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Solutions-Based Approach to Urban Cat Management—Case Studies of a One Welfare Approach to Urban Cat Management [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Urban free-roaming cats create concern about their impacts on wildlife and human health, leading to the use of trap–adopt–kill methods to manage these populations.
Caitlin Crawford +4 more
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A Long-Term Lens: Cumulative Impacts of Free-Roaming Cat Management Strategy and Intensity on Preventable Cat Mortalities [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 This study used a previously developed stochastic simulation model (1) to estimate the impact of different management actions on free-roaming kitten and cat mortality over a 10-year period.
John D. Boone +7 more
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Animals, 2017 Cat predation is a prominent issue in New Zealand that provokes strong and opposing views. We explored, via 1011 face-to-face questionnaires, public opinion on (a) support for a National Cat Management Strategy (78% support); (b) concern regarding ...
Jessica K. Walker +2 more
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Rethinking Urban Cat Management—Limitations and Unintended Consequences of Traditional Cat Management [PDF]
AnimalsTraditional methods for managing free-roaming cats in Australia primarily depend on legislation and enforcement to achieve compliance. State laws and local regulations mandate confinement, sterilization, registration, and identification and limit the ...
Jennifer Cotterell +2 more
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AnimalsOverpopulation of domestic animals leads to various problems, such as the formation of feline colonies. Population management methods for these colonies have been studied previously; however, no scientific consensus has been reached. This study evaluated
Ana Nira Nunes Junqueira +1 more
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Social challenges of spatial planning for outdoor cat management in Amami Oshima Island, Japan
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2017 Outdoor cats pose substantial threats to native biodiversity, especially on islands. However, cats also provide benefits to people, such as companionship and the killing of pests.
Kota Mameno +2 more
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Animals, 2022 Despite scratching behavior in owned domestic cats being a self-motivated and natural behavior, it is commonly reported as a behavior problem by owners when it results in damage to household items.
Alissa Cisneros +3 more
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Animals, 2023 Homeless cats are a major problem in Europe, with hundreds of thousands abandoned every year. While many die, others can adapt to a lifestyle of roaming freely and establish community cat populations that tend to cluster together in groups.
Octavio P. Luzardo +3 more
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Dynamics of rare earth elements and associated major and trace elements during Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) litter degradation [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2022 Given the diverse physico-chemical properties of elements, we hypothesize that their incoherent distribution across the leaf tissues, combined with the distinct resistance to degradation that each tissue exhibits, leads to different turnover rates among ...
A. Montemagno +6 more
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Animals, 2021 Overweight is common in cats and has health and welfare implications. This study aimed to assess potential predictive/protective factors for feline overweight associated with owner management and their relationship with cat behavior and welfare.
Laura Arena +5 more
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