[HTML][HTML] What is a companion animal? An ethological approach based on Tinbergen's four questions. Critical review

P Pongrácz, P Dobos - Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Having one or more non-human animals in our company became a steadily growing custom
around the world. The terminology that describes these non-consumable animals …

The social lives of free-ranging cats

KR Vitale - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cats are ubiquitous in human spaces. Cats live in our homes and on our
streets and occupy a variety of social environments. However, scientists still disagree on the …

Conspecific and human sociality in the domestic cat: consideration of proximate mechanisms, human selection and implications for cat welfare

LR Finka - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The domestic cat is the only species within the felis genus to have
transitioned from a wild, solitary species to one of the most popular human-companion …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring attitudes and beliefs towards implementing cattle disease prevention and control measures: A qualitative study with dairy farmers in Great Britain

ML Brennan, N Wright, W Wapenaar, S Jarratt… - Animals, 2016 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Further understanding of why dairy farmers do not engage in disease
prevention and control strategies (biosecurity) is required. Using semi-structured interviews …

Cat: Empirical modelling of Felis catus population dynamics in the UK

J McDonald, L Finka, R Foreman-Worsley, E Skillings… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Domestic cats are popular companion animals, however not all live in human homes and
many cats live within shelters or as free-roaming, unowned-feral or stray cats. Cats can …

Human influences shape the first spatially explicit national estimate of urban unowned cat abundance

JL McDonald, E Skillings - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
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. However …

[HTML][HTML] The significance of social perceptions in implementing successful feral cat management strategies: a global review

BP Deak, B Ostendorf, DA Taggart, DE Peacock… - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Feral cats pose a threat to many populations of small-to medium-sized
animal species around the world, primarily through predation and disease. For this reason …

How does cat behaviour influence the development and implementation of monitoring techniques and lethal control methods for feral cats?

P Fisher, D Algar, E Murphy, M Johnston… - Applied Animal Behaviour …, 2015 - Elsevier
The need for lethal control of feral cats will remain in some contexts and potentially increase
in others, alongside an obligation to develop and apply methods that are as cost-effective …

Categorisation of cats: Managing boundary felids in Aotearoa New Zealand and Britain

A Palmer, V Thomas - People and Nature, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Management of domestic and wild animals is an integral part of conservation and is often
based on how an animal is categorised. For example, feral cats are often killed, while valued …

[HTML][HTML] Changes associated with improved outcomes for cats entering RSPCA Queensland shelters from 2011 to 2016

CA Kerr, J Rand, JM Morton, R Reid, M Paterson - Animals, 2018 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The aim of this study was to identify changes that contributed to the
markedly improved live release of cats in Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to …