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Consider the (Feral) Cat: Ferality, Biopower, and the Ethics of Predation

Society & Animals, 2020
Abstract Cats confound clear distinctions: not least that between the human and natural worlds. As a consequence, they are prime examples of “ferality”: a category of nonhuman subjects who are neither domestic, nor wild, but instead move between those realms.
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Rabies and feral cat colonies in Italy

Veterinary Record, 2010
IN parts of Italy, voluntary carers look after colonies of feral cats living in a semi-wild state and provide them with food and shelter. The relationship they establish with these cats is often quite close since they not only give the cats food but also interact with them socially.
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Use of Feral Cats in Psychotherapy

Anthrozoös, 1997
Animal-assisted therapy typically involves the use of domesticated, well controlled animals that are trained to permit approach behavior and interaction by patients. This report describes the use of undomesticated, feral cats as adjuncts to psychotherapy. This approach provides advantages not attainable when domesticated pets are used.
Eileen S. Wells, Lionel W. Rosen, Sally Walshaw   +2 more
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Feral cat management.

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2014
We applaud McCarthy et al for their research addressing a critical issue in feral cat management. We concur that feral and free-roaming cats pose myriad problems for people and the environment. However, we believe that the authors overlooked several important factors when concluding that trap-vasectomy- hysterectomy-release (IVHR) "should be ...
Lepcyzk, Christopher A., Conant, Sheila, Duffy, David, Bird, David M., Calver, Michael, Duval, Fern P., Hutchins, Michael, Lohr, Cheryl A., Loyd, Kerrie Anne, Marra, Peter P., Pitt, William C., Sizemore, Grant, Sprague, Rachel, Temple, Stanley A., van Heezik, Yolanda, Wallace, George   +15 more
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Effect of neutering on two groups of feral cats

Veterinary Record, 1984
Two colonies of urban feral cats were subjected to a programme of population control by trapping, neutering and returning to site. The behaviour of individual cats and the stability of the groups was studied before and after the programme, which was then assessed in terms of its humaneness and effectiveness as a means of control.
P F, Neville, J, Remfry
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Body Condition of Feral Cats and the Effect of Neutering

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 2002
Considerable debate exists regarding the most appropriate methods for controlling feral cat populations, both from humane and logistical points of view. The physical condition of feral cats has not been reported, and it is not known if these cats benefit from neutering.
Karen C, Scott, Julie K, Levy, Shawn P, Gorman, Susan M, Newell   +3 more
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Response of feral cats to vaccination at the time of neutering

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2007
Abstract Objective—To determine whether administration of inactivated virus or modified-live virus (MLV) vaccines to feral cats at the time of neutering induces protective serum antiviral antibody titers. Design—Prospective study. Animals—61 feral cats included in a trap-neuter-return program in Florida.
Sarah M, Fischer, Cassie M, Quest, Edward J, Dubovi, Rolan D, Davis, Sylvia J, Tucker, John A, Friary, P Cynda, Crawford, Teri A, Ricke, Julie K, Levy   +8 more
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Humane strategies for controlling feral cat populations

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2004
Despite theenhanced status of cats as human companions, mil-lions of unwanted cats are admitted to animal shelterseach year and most of these cats are euthanatizedbecause homes cannot be found for them. Debateabout the true impact of free-roaming cats on the envi-ronment, on feline welfare, and as a reservoir of felineand zoonotic diseases is ongoing ...
Julie K, Levy, P Cynda, Crawford
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Relationships Between Cat Lovers and Feral Cats in Rome

Anthrozoös, 1999
ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to assess the relationships between cat lovers and feral cats in Rome. One hundred and fifty-eight cats from 3 populations were observed for 1108 hours of data collection: some demographic characteristics of the colonies were investigated, together with the behavior of cat lovers (those who fed and cared for the cats).
Eugenia Natoli, Marika Ferrari, Elisabetta Bolletti, Dominique Pontier   +3 more
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Feral Cats

2017
Christopher A. Lepczyk, David C. Duffy
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