Instituto ADOTAR: Centro de acolhimento, tratamento e reintegração de animais domésticos abandonados na cidade de Uberlândia

Abstract

Dogs and cats are the most popular companionship animals in the world. Simultaneously with its popularization, the abandonment cases grew up. The presence of these animals on the streets cause a number of environment and public health problems and, furthermore, contributes to animal suffering. With few public policies, many Brazilian cities are at the mercy of the work of non-governmental organizations to rescue and promote actions to control the situation, as it’s the case of the city of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. These organizations, that live on donations, often end up overloaded and overcrowded, forcing them to reduce their performance in order to be able to maintain themselves and those who reside there. With this in mind, this Architecture Final Year Project proposes a system of public shelters for treatment, and reintegration of abandoned animals at Uberlândia, in order to: supply the the demand of collecting animals at risk; promote their treatment and that of those from the low-income population; and support public policies of animal population control and population education.