We need to worry about Bella and Charlie: the impacts of pet cats on Australian wildlife

S Legge, JCZ Woinarski, CR Dickman… - Wildlife …, 2020 - CSIRO Publishing
Research and management attention on the impacts of the introduced domestic cat (Felis
catus) on Australian fauna have focussed mainly on the feral population. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] The implications of policies on the welfare of free-roaming cats in New Zealand

CL Sumner, JK Walker, AR Dale - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

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 …

Impact of a Local Government Funded Free Cat Sterilization Program for Owned and Semi-Owned Cats

JL Cotterell, J Rand, TS Barnes, R Scotney - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Free-roaming cats in urban areas are a source of nuisance complaints. In
Australia, legislation relating to requirements that cat owners microchip and contain their …

Characteristics of cat semi-owners

GC Ma, LJ McLeod, SJ Zito - Journal of Feline Medicine and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives Unowned 'stray'domestic cats threaten wildlife, as well as create a community
nuisance and contribute to high rates of euthanasia in animal shelters. These cats can …

Guidance for management of free-roaming community cats: A bioeconomic analysis

VA Benka, JD Boone, PS Miller… - Journal of Feline …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives This study used computer simulation modeling to estimate and compare costs of
different free-roaming cat (FRC) management options (lethal and non-lethal removal, trap …

Public opinions on seven different stray cat population management scenarios in Flanders, Belgium

C De Ruyver, E Abatih, P Dalla Villa… - Research in Veterinary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Stray cat population management is an important worldwide issue. Understanding citizen
attitudes towards stray cat control options is vital to the success of controlling stray cat …

[HTML][HTML] Solutions-based approach to urban cat management—Case studies of a One Welfare approach to urban cat management

C Crawford, J Rand, V Rohlf, R Scotney, P Bennett - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary When multiple urban free-roaming cats are being cared for by an owner or
a cat caregiver, it often results in public complaints due to concerns about nuisance …