Using applied social science disciplines to implement creative outdoor cat management solutions and avoid the trap of one‐size‐fits‐all policies [PDF]
Conservation Biology, Volume 39, Issue 1, February 2025.Abstract In the United States, policy conflicts have prevented successful population‐level management of outdoor cats for decades. Wildlife conservation professionals have sought widespread use of humane dispatch (i.e., lethal culling applied humanely), whereas cat welfare professionals have promoted trap–neuter–return (TNR) (cats are trapped, neutered,
Kirsten Mya Leong +4 more
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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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The Role of Veterinarians in Managing Community Cats: A Contextualized, Comprehensive Approach for Biodiversity, Public Health, and Animal Welfare [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Homeless cats are a major problem in Europe, with hundreds of thousands abandoned every year. While many die, others can adapt to a lifestyle of roaming freely and establish community cat populations that tend to cluster together in groups.
Octavio P. Luzardo +3 more
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Animals, 2018 Available evidence indicates that overall levels of feline intake and euthanasia at U.S. shelters have significantly declined in recent decades. Nevertheless, millions of cats, many of them free-roaming, continue to be admitted to shelters each year.
Daniel D. Spehar, Peter J. Wolf
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An accessible scheme for monitoring free‐roaming cat population trends
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Free‐roaming cats (FRCs) form nondomiciliary population groups that might lead to adverse environmental effects, as well as to welfare impairment of the cats themselves.
Idit Gunther +4 more
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Integrating Conservation and Community Engagement in Free-Roaming Cat Management: A Case Study from a Natura 2000 Protected Area [PDF]
AnimalsLa Graciosa, a Natura 2000 site in the Canary Islands, faces substantial conservation challenges, including a large free-roaming cat population that threatens the island’s native biodiversity. In July 2024, a Trap–Neuter–Return (TNR) campaign achieved an
Octavio P. Luzardo +4 more
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Public Opinions on Stray Cats in China, Evidence from Social Media Data [PDF]
Animals, 2023 The management of stray cats is often contentious because public perceptions about these animals are different. Using user-generated content from Weibo, this study investigated Chinese citizens’ opinions on stray cats on a large scale.
Jiaping Xu, Aiwu Jiang
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Territorially Stratified Modeling for Sustainable Management of Free-Roaming Cat Populations in Spain: A National Approach to Urban and Rural Environmental Planning [PDF]
AnimalsThis study presents the scientific and methodological foundation of Spain’s first national framework for the ethical management of community cat populations: the Action Plan for the Management of Community Cat Colonies (PACF), launched in 2025 under the ...
Octavio P. Luzardo +3 more
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Realities, perceptions, and strategies for implementation of an ethical population management program for dogs and cats on university campuses [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceStray dogs and cats pose significant challenges for public health and animal welfare due to their potential involvement in zoonotic disease transmission, accidents, and aggressions.
Gustavo Canesso Bicalho +16 more
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Trap-Neuter-Return: A Study of the Practice in Switzerland
Derecho Animal, 2021 Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is well-established in many countries and increasingly considered to be the most effective and humane way to manage feral and stray cat populations. Nonetheless, it confronts major challenges everywhere it is practiced.
Elizabeth Umlas
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