The Impact of Targeted Trap–Neuter–Return Efforts in the San Francisco Bay Area [PDF]
Animals, 2020 Recently, a growing collection of evidence that associates trap–neuter–return (TNR) programs with substantial and sustained reductions in community cat populations across a variety of environments has emerged.
Daniel D. Spehar, Peter J. Wolf
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An Examination of an Iconic Trap-Neuter-Return Program: The Newburyport, Massachusetts Case Study [PDF]
Animals, 2017 The use of trap-neuter-return (TNR) as a humane alternative to the lethal management of free-roaming cats has been on the rise for several decades in the United States; however a relative paucity of data from TNR programs exists. An iconic community-wide
Daniel D. Spehar, Peter J. Wolf
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The Road to TNR: Examining Trap-Neuter-Return Through the Lens of Our Evolving Ethics [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 In the 2008 article “A Review of Feral Cat Control,” Robertson explored the trend developing in the management of so-called “feral” cats away from lethal methods toward the non-lethal method of trap-neuter-return (TNR). The review explored various issues
Peter Joseph Wolf, Joan E. Schaffner
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Application of a Protocol Based on Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) to Manage Unowned Urban Cats on an Australian University Campus [PDF]
Animals, 2018 In August 2008, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, commenced a trap-neuter-return (TNR) program to manage the population of approximately 69 free-roaming unowned urban cats on its Kensington campus.
Helen Swarbrick, Jacquie Rand
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Cats Are Not Fish: A Ricker Model Fails to Account for Key Aspects of Trap–Neuter–Return Programs [PDF]
Animals, 2021 In a frequently cited 2005 paper, a Ricker model was used to assess the effectiveness of trap–neuter–return (TNR) programs for managing free-roaming domestic cat populations.
Peter J. Wolf +2 more
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A Case Study in Citizen Science: The Effectiveness of a Trap-Neuter-Return Program in a Chicago Neighborhood [PDF]
Animals, 2018 The use of trap-neuter-return (TNR) as a method of managing free-roaming cat populations has increased in the United States in recent decades. Historically, TNR has been conducted most often at a grassroots level, which has led to inconsistent data ...
Daniel D. Spehar, Peter J. Wolf
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Reply to Wolf et al.: Why Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) Is Not an Ethical Solution for Stray Cat Management [PDF]
Animals, 2020 We critique the recent article by Wolf et al. (2019) that claims scientific merit for reducing the number of stray cats in Australia through Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) programs, and then we provide an inventory of biological, welfare, and economic reasons ...
John L. Read +3 more
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The Impact of Return-to-Field and Targeted Trap-Neuter-Return on Feline Intake and Euthanasia at a Municipal Animal Shelter in Jefferson County, Kentucky [PDF]
Animals, 2020 The number of cats and dogs impounded and euthanized at animal shelters in the USA has declined dramatically in recent decades. The Humane Society of the United States reported that in 1973 an estimated 13.5 million cats and dogs were euthanized ...
Daniel D. Spehar, Peter J. Wolf
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Evaluation of Population Management Based on Trap–Neuter–Return and Trap–Neuter–Adoption Practices in a Free-Roaming Cat Colony in the Federal District, Brazil [PDF]
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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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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