image: A high-density shelter environment with limited available space. Photographed by Adul Sangthong during fieldwork associated with this study and artistically processed into a watercolor-style illustration (not AI-generated).
Credit: Adul Sangthong, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Shelter dogs in more crowded conditions might have more disrupted gut microbiomes compared to those with more space, per Thai study
Article URL: https://plos.io/4afR9nZ
Article title: Linking shelter conditions to health: A multisystem analysis of stress, metabolism, and fecal microbiota in dogs
Author countries: Thailand.
Funding: This research was supported by Targeted Research Scholarship of Chiang Mai University (Grant number; R66IN00430), Chiang Mai University, Thailand. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLOS One
Article Title
Linking shelter conditions to health: A multisystem analysis of stress, metabolism, and fecal microbiota in dogs
Article Publication Date
1-Jul-2026
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.