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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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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Response to Wolf et al.: Furthering Debate over the Suitability of Trap-Neuter-Return for Stray Cat Management [PDF]
Animals, 2020 To continue dialogue over proposed Australian trials of Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), we applied a framework requiring identification of areas of agreement, areas of disagreement, and identification of empirical data collection required to resolve ...
Michael C. Calver +2 more
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Territorial Constraints on Trap–Neuter–Return in Insular Landscapes: Demographic and Ecological Implications of a Conservation-Oriented Policy [PDF]
AnimalsManaging community cats on islands requires reconciling animal-welfare mandates with biodiversity protection under real operational constraints. In the Canary Islands (Spain), national Law 7/2023 endorses ethical, non-lethal colony management, while ...
Ruth Manzanares-Fernández +3 more
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Predictors and accuracy of visual weight estimation by veterinary students for cats in trap–neuter–return programs [PDF]
Journal of Feline Medicine and SurgeryObjectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of visual weight estimation by veterinary students for free-roaming cats presented in traps during trap–neuter–return (TNR) events and identify variables that predict the percentage ...
Ashley F Darr +2 more
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Evidence for Citation Networks in Studies of Free-Roaming Cats: A Case Study Using Literature on Trap–Neuter–Return (TNR) [PDF]
Animals, 2020 Trap–Neuter–Return and its variants (hereafter TNR) aims to control unowned cat populations. Papers on this topic form a useful case study of how how an area of literature grows, papers become influential, and citation networks form, influencing future ...
Michael C. Calver, Patricia A. Fleming
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Ear-tipping practices for identification of cats sterilized in trap–neuter–return programs in the USA [PDF]
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2022 Objectives Ear-tipping practices and the meaning of the ear tip in trap–neuter–return (TNR) programs have not been well documented. The purpose of this study was to report the frequency of common ear-tipping practices in the USA, to identify the most effective methods and to establish a foundation for ear ...
Rachael Kreisler, Am Dalrymple
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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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Reply to Crawford et al.: Why Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) Is an Ethical Solution for Stray Cat Management [PDF]
Animals, 2019 The recently published article, ‘A Case of Letting the Cat out of the Bag—Why Trap-Neuter-Return Is Not an Ethical Solution for Stray Cat (Felis catus) Management,’ by Crawford et al. warrants rebuttal.
Peter J. Wolf +4 more
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Trap-Neuter-Return Activities in Urban Stray Cat Colonies in Australia [PDF]
Animals, 2017 Trap, neuter and return (TNR) describes a non-lethal approach to the control of urban stray cat populations. Currently, in Australia, lethal control is common, with over 85% of cats entering some municipal pounds euthanized. No research has been published describing TNR activities in Australia.
Kuan Tan, , Rand Jacquie
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