Abstract
Objective:
The aim of this study was to clarify the disaster prevention efforts among Type 1 animal handling businesses that deal with animals for profit in metropolitan Tokyo.
Materials and Methods:
A survey was administered to 4,613 businesses registered as Type 1 animal handling businesses in Tokyo. The number of copies collected was 4,013, and the number of valid responses was 3, 889 (96.9%). Binomial logistic regression analysis was carried out in order to extract factors that affect disaster prevention efforts. The correlation between disaster prevention awareness was examined by Spearman rank correlation coefficient.
Results:
For overall disaster prevention, 27.8% of survey respondents conducted such activities in their workplaces, 10.6% recognized business continuity plans (BCPs), and 6.9% had formulated such plans. In the results of binomial logistic regression analysis, "gender," "facilities," "number of animals," and "types of managed animals" had significant effects (p <0.01) on disaster prevention. "Gender," and "age of person," had significant effects on recognizing BCPs, and "age of person," significantly affected BCP formulation. There was no correlation between the high awareness of disaster prevention in self-assessment and the willingness to release managed animals under the disaster.
Discussion:
The rate of disaster prevention in the animal handling business in Tokyo was low, and the manager's knowledge and awareness about disaster prevention were also low. In the future, it will be necessary to elucidate the factors that prevent disaster prevention.
