The Cohabitation of Humans and Urban Cats in the Anthropocene: The Clash of Welfare Concepts
Urban environments are inhabited by several types of feline populations, which we can differentiate as feral cats, free-roaming pets, and confined pets.
Filip Jaroš
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Rapid recolonisation of feral cats following intensive culling in a semi-isolated context [PDF]
Invasive feral cats threaten biodiversity at a global scale. Mitigating feral cat impacts and reducing their populations has therefore become a global conservation priority, especially on islands housing high endemic biodiversity.
Pauline Palmas +7 more
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Comparison of the activity of selamectin, imidacloprid and fipronil for the treatment of cats infested experimentally with Ctenocephalides felis felis and Ctenocephalides felis strongylus [PDF]
Twenty adult, domestic short hair cats were randomly allocated into four groups of five cats and housed in separated cages. Each cat was infested with 25 fleas Ctenocephalides felis felis and 25 Ctenocephalides felis strongylus and 2 days later (day 0 ...
Yao, Kp, Franc, Michel, Yao, K.P.
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Feral Cats Are Better Killers in Open Habitats, Revealed by Animal-Borne Video. [PDF]
One of the key gaps in understanding the impacts of predation by small mammalian predators on prey is how habitat structure affects the hunting success of small predators, such as feral cats.
Hugh McGregor +3 more
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“State of the Mewnion”: Practices of Feral Cat Care and Advocacy Organizations in the United States
Over the last several decades, feral cats have moved from the fringes to the mainstream in animal welfare and sheltering. Although many best practice guidelines have been published by national non-profits and veterinary bodies, little is known about how ...
Sabrina Aeluro +3 more
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Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii‐like oocyst shedding in feral and owned cats in Damascus, Syria
Background The incidence of toxoplasmosis in humans in Syria indicates an increase in the number of infections with this disease. Cats are the only definitive host of Toxoplasma gondii and excrete environmentally resistant oocysts in their feces ...
Mohammad Taher Ismail, Abeer Al‐Kafri
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Gastrointestinal parasites of feral cats from Christmas Island [PDF]
Objective To investigate the gastrointestinal parasites present in feral cats on Christmas Island, with particular interest in the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
Elliot, A.D. +3 more
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ABSTRACT This study presents the first unequivocal evidence for the presence of Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) in the Pilbara region of northwestern Australia, based on material recovered from archaeological excavations at Juukan Gorge on Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura country.
Timothy J. Churchill +5 more
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Cape Town's domestic cats : prey and movement patterns in deep-urban and urban-edge areas [PDF]
Includes bibliographical references (p. 74-85).Domestic and feral cats (Felis catus) have impacted negatively on native wildlife on both islands and on the mainland.
George, Sharon
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This review critically evaluates clotrimazole as a potential antifungal for finfish aquaculture, highlighting strong mechanistic and in vitro efficacy against aquatic mycoses alongside major gaps in in vivo evidence, toxicokinetics, residue safety, and environmental risk, outlining priorities for responsible therapeutic development and regulatory ...
Arya Sen +2 more
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