Integrating Trap-Neuter-Return Campaigns Into a Social Framework: Developing Long-Term Positive Behavior Change Toward Unowned Cats in Urban Areas [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018 Cat management is often discussed in terms of population reduction, with trap-neuter-return (TNR) campaigns commonly organized to manage unowned urban cat populations.
Jane Clements, Mark Farnworth
exaly +12 more sources
Potential Factors Influencing Complete Functional Recovery in Traumatized Unowned Cats with Orthopedic Lesions—A Cohort Study [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesThe management of unowned cats is an emerging problem, with public institutions and citizens’ concerns regarding their care and arrangement. Little is known regarding the outcome of traumatic orthopedic injuries in these patients.
Stefano Romussi +2 more
exaly +8 more sources
Animals, 2022 The present study aimed (1) to estimate the size of the population of unowned free-ranging domestic cats in Denmark using a questionnaire survey combined with a GPS-tracking survey, and (2) to estimate the distribution of the population across different ...
Henrik Meilby +2 more
exaly +7 more sources
Multistate matrix population model to assess the contributions and impacts on population abundance of domestic cats in urban areas including owned cats, unowned cats, and cats in shelters [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Concerns over cat homelessness, over-taxed animal shelters, public health risks, and environmental impacts has raised attention on urban-cat populations.
Jason B Coe, D T Tyler Flockhart
exaly +6 more sources
Assessing welfare risks in unowned unsocialised domestic cats in Denmark based on associations with low body condition score [PDF]
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2023 Background Populations of unowned unsocialised cats are present worldwide. Generally, there is concern about their welfare. Low body condition score (BCS) is a potentially relevant indicator that is relatively easy to assess: emaciated cats are likely to
Pikka Jokelainen +2 more
exaly +6 more sources
Correction: Multistate matrix population model to assess the contributions and impacts on population abundance of domestic cats in urban areas including owned cats, unowned cats, and cats in shelters. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192139.].
D T Tyler Flockhart, Jason B Coe
doaj +4 more sources
Human influences shape the first spatially explicit national estimate of urban unowned cat abundance [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Globally, unowned cats are a common element of urban landscapes, and the focus of diverse fields of study due to welfare, conservation and public health concerns.
Jennifer L. McDonald +1 more
exaly +4 more sources
An Investigation of Shelter Workers’ Perspectives on the Assessment and Management of Unowned Cat Welfare in the United Kingdom [PDF]
AnimalsFree-living unowned cats are prevalent across the UK and may experience numerous welfare challenges. However, there is limited research around this. Cat shelter workers were interviewed on the complexities of unowned cat welfare and management, current ...
Avni Bhatia +4 more
doaj +3 more sources
Outcomes of a Community Cat Program Based on Sterilization of Owned, Semi-Owned and Unowned Cats in a Small Rural Town [PDF]
AnimalsFree-roaming cats in urban and peri-urban areas and in rural towns pose significant challenges due to their nuisance behaviors, threats to wildlife, and potential disease transmission. Traditional management methods often involve trapping and euthanizing
Jacquie Rand +3 more
doaj +6 more sources
Domestic cat management in the UK: learnings from a global perspective [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceThe overpopulation of domestic cats has the potential to result in negative outcomes for cats, people and the surrounding environment. A whole-population approach to management requires a system of services considering owned, shelter and free-living ...
Jenni L. McDonald +5 more
doaj +2 more sources