Human-animal interactions, relationships and bonds: A review and analysis of the literature

G Hosey, V Melfi - International Journal of Comparative …, 2014 - escholarship.org
The study of human-animal interactions (HAI), and the resulting human-animal relationships
(HARs) and bonds (HABs) which are set up as a consequence, is currently a topical issue in …

Cats and Toxoplasma: Implications for Public Health

HA Dabritz, PA Conrad - Zoonoses and public health, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Cats are popular as pets worldwide because they are easy to care for and provide
companionship that enriches the lives of human beings. Little attention has been focused on …

Critical assessment of claims regarding management of feral cats by trap–neuter–return

T Longcore, C Rich, LM Sullivan - Conservation biology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Many jurisdictions have adopted programs to manage feral cats by trap–neuter–return
(TNR), in which cats are trapped and sterilized, then returned to the environment to be fed …

Evaluation of the effect of a long-term trap-neuter-return and adoption program on a free-roaming cat population

JK Levy, DW Gale, LA Gale - Journal of the American Veterinary …, 2003 - Am Vet Med Assoc
Objective—To evaluate the effect of a long-term trapneuter-return program, with adoption
whenever possible, on the dynamics of a free-roaming cat population. Design …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of high-impact targeted trap-neuter-return and adoption of community cats on cat intake to a shelter

JK Levy, NM Isaza, KC Scott - The Veterinary Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
Approximately 2–3 million cats enter animal shelters annually in the United States. A large
proportion of these are unowned community cats that have no one to reclaim them and may …

Cats about town: is predation by free‐ranging pet cats Felis catus likely to affect urban bird populations?

PJ Baker, SE Molony, E Stone, IC Cuthill, S Harris - Ibis, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Even though they are fed daily by their owners, free‐ranging pet cats Felis catus may kill
wild birds and, given their high densities (typically> 200 cats/km2), it has been postulated …

[PDF][PDF] Humane strategies for controlling feral cat populations

JK Levy, PC Crawford - Journal of the American Veterinary Medical …, 2004 - academia.edu
Julie K. Levy, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, and P. Cynda Crawford, DVM, PhD a young age,
enormous effort is often required to tame older feral cats. The lines between loosely owned …

A review of feral cat control

SA Robertson - Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Animal overpopulation including feral cats is an important global problem. There are many
stakeholders involved in the feral cat debate over 'what to do about the problem', including …

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

HM Crawford, MC Calver, PA Fleming - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is advocated as an effective, humane and
ethical solution to problems caused by stray cats living in close association with human …

Decrease in population and increase in welfare of community cats in a twenty-three year trap-neuter-return program in Key Largo, FL: The ORCAT program

RE Kreisler, HN Cornell, JK Levy - Frontiers in veterinary science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a long-term (23-year) trap-neuter-
return program on the population size of community cats in the Ocean Reef Community and …