Monteiro, DanielaCosta, Cláudia S.Santos, Susana Ferreira dos2026-02-042026-02-042025Monteiro, D.; Costa, C.S.; Santos, S.F.dos. (2025) Determinants of Local Governance mechanism choices in the provision of official companion animal sheltering services in Portugal. In 32nd APDR Congress – Sustainable Transformation and Spatial Interaction of People and Places: Urban and Rural Landscapes for mobility, migration and tourism: Abstracts. APDR:Porto. ISBN 978-989-8780-13-3 p. 215-216978-989-8780-13-3http://hdl.handle.net/10198/35680This study aims to identify the main factors that influence the selection of governance mechanisms used by local governments to provide public services through official collection centers (CRO) for companion animals in Portugal.engOfficial companion animal shelteringGovernance mechanismsLocal governmentsEconomic factorsPolitical factorsconference paper