Social mechanisms for integrating community cats into community governance in urban China. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe presence of community cats roaming freely in urban spaces has caused considerable controversy. This is because the management and care of community cats have yet to become part of urban community governance.
Di Wu, Jintu Gu
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Decrease in Population and Increase in Welfare of Community Cats in a Twenty-Three Year Trap-Neuter-Return Program in Key Largo, FL: The ORCAT Program [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a long-term (23-year) trap-neuter-return program on the population size of community cats in the Ocean Reef Community and to describe the demographic composition and outcome of enrolled cats.
Rachael E. Kreisler +2 more
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Effects of the Community Cats Program on Population Control, Migration and Welfare Status of Free-Roaming Cats in Tokyo, Japan [PDF]
Animals, 2020 The community cats program (CCP), which includes trap−neuter−return activities, has been promoted in Japan to reduce the population of free-roaming cats without harmful effects on their welfare. To ascertain the effects of the CCP, a two-year
Kana Mitsui, Shusuke Sato, Yoshie Kakuma
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A Survey of Public Opinion on Community Cats’ General Health and Relationship Quality with Residents in Urban China [PDF]
AnimalsThe management and coexistence of community cats in urban areas is a growing concern amid global urbanization. Through a survey-based investigation, we examine the residents’ perceptions of the general health of community cats and human-cat relationships
Xuan Gu +7 more
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The Role of Veterinarians in Managing Community Cats: A Contextualized, Comprehensive Approach for Biodiversity, Public Health, and Animal Welfare [PDF]
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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Public Attitudes towards and Management Strategies for Community Cats in Urban China [PDF]
AnimalsManaging community cats in urban China is a contentious and emerging issue, with debates centering on the most effective and humane approaches. This study aimed to investigate public attitudes towards community cats and various management strategies.
Xuan Gu +8 more
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Seroreactivity against Leptospira spp. differs between community cats and privately-owned cats in Hong Kong [PDF]
One HealthLeptospirosis is a bacterial zoonotic disease of major One Health significance and public health impact globally, with a wide host range including mammals, cetaceans and herpetofauna.
Wing Yan Jacqueline Tam +12 more
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Application of a high-quality, high-volume trap–neuter–return model of community cats in Seoul, Korea [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background This study was performed to determine the characteristics of community cats that were admitted to trap–neuter–return(TNR) programs and the feasibility of the high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN) model in Seoul, Korea.
Yoonju Cho +3 more
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Low Zoonotic Pathogen Burden in Free-Roaming Cats Revealed by 18S rRNA Metabarcoding: A Baseline Study from an Insular Natura 2000 Site in Spain [PDF]
AnimalsFree-roaming cats may contribute to zoonotic risk via parasites and other eukaryotic taxa, yet surveillance in protected island settings is limited and conventional coprology can miss low-intensity or degraded signals.
María del Mar Travieso-Aja +6 more
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Experience implementing a sporotrichosis surveillance and control program in free-roaming cats on a university campus. [PDF]
PLoS ONESporotrichosis is an emerging zoonosis with growing impact in Brazil's urban areas, aggravated by the absence of effective public health policies and standardized surveillance protocols, especially for free-roaming cats.
Raquel Geovana Nunes Alves +10 more
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