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Applying One Health to Free-Roaming Cats

Society & Animals, 2022
Abstract One Health seeks the optimal health of people, animals, and the environment through an integrated approach to the treatment and prevention of disease. While cats and other animals can be vectors of zoonotic diseases, the “moral panic” over free-roaming cats should be viewed with great skepticism.
Joann M. Lindenmayer, Danielle Jo Bays, Julia Pesek   +2 more
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Characteristics of free-roaming cats and their caretakers

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2002
Abstract Objectives—To describe the characteristics of unowned, free-roaming cats and their caretakers who participated in a trap-neuter-return (TNR) program and to determine the effect of the program on free-roaming cat colonies. Design—Prospective study.
Lisa A, Centonze, Julie K, Levy
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Oral Disease and Microbiota in Free-Roaming Cats

Topics in Companion Animal Medicine, 2017
Oral health status was evaluated in 34 free-roaming cats that were submitted to a Trap-Neuter-Return program. Only 38.2% of individual cats showed oral disease. Periodontal disease (PD) was present in 6 cats ( 17.6%). Four cats (11.8%) showed feline gingivostomatitis, and clinical evidence of feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions was detected in only
Ana, Whyte, Alba, Gracia, Cristina, Bonastre, María Teresa, Tejedor, Jaime, Whyte, Luis Vicente, Monteagudo, Carmen, Simón   +6 more
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Zoonotic Diseases Associated with Free‐Roaming Cats

Zoonoses and Public Health, 2012
SummaryFree‐roaming cat populations have been identified as a significant public health threat and are a source for several zoonotic diseases including rabies, toxoplasmosis, cutaneous larval migrans because of various nematode parasites, plague, tularemia and murine typhus.
R W, Gerhold, D A, Jessup
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A science-based policy for managing free-roaming cats

Biological Invasions, 2022
Free-roaming domestic cats (i.e., cats that are owned or unowned and are considered ‘at large’) are globally distributed non-native species that have marked impacts on biodiversity and human health. Despite clear scientific evidence of these impacts, free-roaming cats are either unmanaged or managed using scientifically unsupported and ineffective ...
Christopher A. Lepczyk, David C. Duffy, David M. Bird, Michael Calver, Dmitry Cherkassky, Linda Cherkassky, Christopher R. Dickman, David Hunter, David Jessup, Travis Longcore, Scott R. Loss, Kerrie Anne T. Loyd, Peter P. Marra, John M. Marzluff, Reed F. Noss, Daniel Simberloff, Grant C. Sizemore, Stanley A. Temple, Yolanda van Heezik   +18 more
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Survival, Fecundity, and Movements of Free‐Roaming Cats

The Journal of Wildlife Management, 2007
Abstract: Free ‐roaming cats (e.g., owned, semi‐feral, and feral) impact wildlife worldwide through predation, competition, and disease transmission. Baseline ecological information necessary for population management is lacking. We radiocollared free‐roaming cats (feral, n =
PAIGE M. SCHMIDT, ROEL R. LOPEZ, BRET A. COLLIER   +2 more
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Free‐roaming cats

Veterinary Record, 2019
After reading Michael Fox’s letter ( VR , 14 September 2019, vol 185, p 308) regarding the risks from free-roaming cats I felt a mixture of things, from disappointment to slightly culturally offended. Some years ago at a BSAVA congress I attended a lecture on cat toileting problems. The speaker from the USA …
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Ectoparasites of free-roaming domestic cats in the central United States

Veterinary Parasitology, 2016
Free-roaming domestic cat (Felis catus) populations serve as a valuable resource for studying ectoparasite prevalence. While they share a similar environment as owned cats, free-roaming cats do not receive routine veterinary care or ectoparasiticide application, giving insight into parasite risks for owned animals.
Jennifer E. Thomas, Lesa Staubus, Jaime L. Goolsby, Mason V. Reichard   +3 more
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Risks from free‐roaming cats

Veterinary Record, 2019
I was interested to read the news article highlighting the top welfare priorities for the different species identified by Cathy Dwyer and her team for the Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) ( VR , 15 …
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Managing Our Relationship with Free-Roaming Cats in Zoopoland

Society & Animals, 2022
Abstract Debate over the proper management of our relationship with free-roaming cats has escalated based on concerns over impacts on biodiversity and public health, with some calling for their eradication. It is often waged between animalists, primarily focused on the interests of the individual animal, and traditional conservationists,
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