Table 7.
Respondents’ opinions about the strategy for stray and companion animal management on the national level
| Description | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Limit the number of the household pet at any one time | 285 | 40.5% |
| Executing an embargo (temporary banning) order to prevent a specific type of high-population animal species (such as cats and dogs) from entering (imported) into this country | 153 | 21.7% |
| Compulsory animal registration to pet’s owner, seller, and breeder | 334 | 47.4% |
| Strengthen the national strategy regarding companion animal breeding policies | 228 | 32.4% |
| Increase the financial allocation for funds or grants under National Companion Animal Welfare Management Program | 279 | 39.6% |
| Animals should be confined to their owner’s property at a designated time, thus less movement and less headache | 121 | 17.2% |
| No animal roaming without the owner’s supervision | 253 | 35.9% |
| Periodical animal handling training is compulsory for everyone who is engaged with animal beings | 192 | 27.3% |
| An animal shall be trained through a special training class taught by an animal trainer | 97 | 13.8% |
| Animals should be conferred with better rights even on wealth inheritance from their owners | 22 | 3.1% |
| Compulsory pet animal insurance, where the coverage benefits are extended to its owner too | 63 | 8.9% |
| Accelerating modernized technologies or ICT devices that are useful for monitoring, tracking, and managing an animal more efficiently | 201 | 28.6% |
| Acclimatizing to more vital religious teaching values on animal welfare to every individual | 219 | 31.1% |
| Incorporating animal welfare related-course in the mainstream education curriculum in schools and higher learning institutions | 202 | 28.7% |
| Encouraging development and management of animal protection areas (such as stray animal sanctuaries and recreational, integrated animal breeding centers, animal halfway home, animal-hostel (pet’s boarding), pet-sitter, and animal-friendly café) through the Blue Ocean strategy initiative based on the cooperative partnership between government, private and public funds | 341 | 48.4% |
| Establishing more animal welfare rangers posts such as animal police, residential community brigades, and stray animal attendees that are dedicated to patrolling, investigating, and curbing animal cruelty cases throughout the country | 236 | 33.5% |
| The penalty for community services to offenders involving animal welfare cases | 286 | 40.6% |
| Fine to whom feeding the stray animal without the intention to keep them as its pet | 36 | 5.1% |
| Increase the fine for anyone who throws away/loses any animal, especially in public areas | 239 | 33.9% |
| Pasting more warning notices/messages prohibits feeding animals in public passages areas and commercial centers | 45 | 6.4% |
| Reducing the selling number of highly populated invasive species of animals in pet shops (including cats and dogs) | 107 | 15.2% |
| Exporting unwanted animals to a country with minimal numbers of companion animals | 3 | 0.4% |
| Exporting unwanted stray animals to a country that defines domesticated animals such as cats and dogs as their food sources | 0 | 0% |