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After climate-linked disasters, some US animal shelters experience a spike in dog and cat numbers for up to a year

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After climate-linked disasters, some US animal shelters experience a spike in dog and cat numbers for up to a year

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000066

Article Title: Disaster event effects on cat and dog populations within United States animal care facility services: A cross sectional study

Author Countries: U.S.A.

Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.


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