Public Attitudes towards and Management Strategies for Community Cats in Urban China
AnimalsManaging community cats in urban China is a contentious and emerging issue, with debates centering on the most effective and humane approaches. This study aimed to investigate public attitudes towards community cats and various management strategies.
Xuan Gu +8 more
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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]
Animals (Basel)This 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 mandate of Law 7/2023.
Luzardo OP +3 more
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PCR detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in fecal samples from stray cats in Bangkok Metropolitan, Thailand [PDF]
Food and Waterborne ParasitologyToxoplasma gondii is a globally important zoonotic parasite, with domestic cats serving as the definitive host by shedding oocysts into the environment, where they undergo sporulation, a process that increases the resistance of the oocyst wall and ...
Chanya Kengradomkij +4 more
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Influences of roaming domestic cats on wildlife activity in patchy urban environments
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Roaming domestic cats (Felis catus) are recognised as a threat to wildlife globally. Yet management of pet cats in urbanised areas is not regularly mandated, and management of feral cats in urbanised areas is rarely implemented.
Loren L. Fardell +3 more
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Influences of key factors on river water quality in urban and rural areas: A review
Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 2023 Water quality in rivers is deteriorating in urban and rural areas due to natural and anthropogenic factors. Understanding how changes and factors affect river water quality is crucial for managing water quality in river basins.
Nguyen Tuan Anh +4 more
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The Integrated Dataset of Cat () Roadkill by Korea Roadkill Observation System [PDF]
Geo Data, 2023 The incidence of roadkill and habitat fragmentation caused by human development and road networks is on the rise. Cats primarily consume artificial food and engage in hunting near urban areas.
Sooahn Heo +4 more
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Domestic Cat Abundance and Activity Across a Residential Land Use Gradient
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Free-ranging domestic cats are a detriment to wildlife and humans by preying on native species and transmitting disease. As a result, removing free-ranging cats from the landscape has become a conservation and public health priority.
Kevin F. P. Bennett +5 more
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Research challenges and conservation implications for urban cat management in New Zealand [PDF]
Pacific Conservation Biology, 2016 Over the past 20 years, conservation efforts in New Zealand have moved from being concentrated in rural and isolated island locations, where exotic mammalian predators are often controlled, to begin to bring native fauna back to major cities. However, human–wildlife conflicts arise when conservation occurs in close proximity to cities.
Kikillus, KH +3 more
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Animals, 2023 In urban and peri-urban areas of the world, free-roaming cats often pose management challenges for authorities. Most are wandering owned or semi-owned cats (fed by people who do not perceive ownership).
Rebekah Scotney +4 more
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The Implications of Policies on the Welfare of Free-Roaming Cats in New Zealand
Animals, 2022 A lack of national legislation for cat management in New Zealand poses challenges for ensuring that practices are consistently humane and effective. In this paper, we review the current cat management policies in New Zealand and the implications they ...
Christine L. Sumner +2 more
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