Uncontrolled outdoor access for cats: An assessment of risks and benefits

SML Tan, AC Stellato, L Niel - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Outdoor access for companion cats is a controversial topic. Some have
suggested that outdoor access can negatively impact the welfare of companion cats through …

Change the humans first: Principles for improving the management of free-roaming cats

LJ McLeod, DW Hine, AB Driver - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary For free-roaming cat management to be effective, people—including land
managers, conservationists, cat lovers and the general public—need to be sufficiently …

A conciliatory and persuasive social campaign changes owner behavior to reduce cats' hunting

E MacDonald, M Farnworth… - … science and practice, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Solutions to the cats‐hunting‐wildlife environmental conflict could benefit from social
science approaches. Our Theory of Planned Behavior questionnaire—informed by an …

Perspectives of Canadian and American cat owners on provision of uncontrolled outdoor access for owned domestic cats

SML Tan, S Jajou, AC Stellato, L Niel - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
While uncontrolled outdoor access can increase opportunities for cat physical and mental
stimulation, it can also increase risks of injury and illness, and result in predation of wild …

Forensic cases of suspected dog and cat abuse in the Community of Madrid (Spain), 2014–2019

A Rebollada-Merino, C Bárcena… - Forensic science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Companion animal abuse is an issue that concerns not only veterinarians and law
enforcement agencies but also society in general. Animals that die under suspicious or …

Assessing the impact of different persuasive messages on the intentions and behaviour of cat owners: A randomised control trial

LJ McLeod, DW Hine, AJ Bengsen, AB Driver - Preventive veterinary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Owners of free-ranging domestic cats (Felis catus) are under increasing pressure to keep
their pet contained within their house or yard, in an effort to reduce adverse impacts on cat …

Mortality due to trauma in cats attending veterinary practices in central and south‐east England

JL McDonald, IR Cleasby, DC Brodbelt… - Journal of Small …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To identify important demographic and spatial factors associated with the risk of
trauma and, more specifically, road traffic accident‐related mortality, relative to other …

[HTML][HTML] Causas de morte e razões para eutanásia em gatos na Região Central do Rio Grande do Sul (1964-2013)

M Togni, A Curtis, DP Vargas, GD Kommers… - Pesquisa Veterinária …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Este trabalho tem por objetivo determinar a prevalência das doenças que causam a morte
ou levam à eutanásia de gatos da região central do Rio Grande do Sul. Para isto, foram …

Evaluation of cat and owner characteristics and their relationships to outdoor access of owned cats

EA Clancy, AS Moore, ER Bertone - Journal of the American …, 2003 - Am Vet Med Assoc
Objective—To examine characteristics of cats and their owners with regard to outdoor
access of owned cats. Design—Cross-sectional study. Animals—184 owned cats admitted …

Non-accidental injuries found in necropsies of domestic cats: a review of 191 cases

A de Siqueira, FC Cassiano… - Journal of feline …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Animal cruelty is defined as a deliberate action that causes pain and suffering to an animal.
In Brazil, legislation known as the Environmental Crimes Law states that cruelty toward all …