Sentences with phrase «cat populations»

«Third,» Cuomo continued, «the prevailing science suggests that TNR programs are not guaranteed to reduce feral cat populations, and, even if they do, may take many more years to do so than existing programs,» a non-sequiteur in view that the only other approach to feral cat reduction, catch - and - kill, has had no demonstrable success anywhere, ever, in a mainland habitat.

AHS has partnered with the Animal Defense League of Arizona and other community partners to develop an expanded TNR program to help reduce outdoor cat populations in the Valley.

The NHS Cat Action Team (CAT) creates awareness about living harmoniously with feral cats and the benefits of Trap - Neuter - Return (TNR)-- an effective and humane way of managing feral and outdoor cat populations — as well as facilitating TNR itself.

So probably there is lots of cycling of parasites between cat populations and native species and introduced rodents as well,» Professor Johnson said.

The authors also say the policy is often put in place by cities and counties without «widespread public knowledge» and without studies on the impacts of large feral cat populations on the environment.

This program is promoted on a national level by the ASPCA as a more effective way of dealing with feral cat populations.

Utilization of Matrix Population Models to Assess a 3 - Year Single Treatment Nonsurgical Contraception Program Versus Surgical Sterilization in Feral Cat Populations

Conflicts over cat management practices often prevent or delay the implementation of policies that could reduce cat populations, improve animal welfare and reduce risks to wildlife.

This selected bibliography is a strong starting point to illustrate that targeted TNR is a valuable tool in managing cat populations at the local level.

Unfortunately, TNR programs have been shown to fail to reduce feral cat populations while simultaneously maintaining feral cats on the landscape, where they contribute to wildlife and public health risks.

Trap - Neuter - Return (TNR) has proven to be a humane and effective method of managing feral cat populations.

And they learned that the biologist not only had been a vocal advocate of controlling outdoor cat populations to protect birds and other wildlife but also had sparked controversy as a graduate student in Athens, Georgia, for trapping free - roaming cats and taking them to the local shelter.

Both of these viruses are ubiquitous in cat populations, and because infection is so common, and can often be quite severe (especially in younger cats), vaccination is considered important for all cats.

Robertson reviewed the scientific literature on feral cats and feral cat control and concluded that there is scientific evidence that, under certain conditions, TNR can control feral cat populations.

Another of Dauphine and Cooper's «facts» — that «TNR does not typically reduce feral cat populations» — is contradicted by another one of the studies they cite.

As a result, we get books and articles and news reports claiming that dog and cat populations in our country are «at crisis levels,» or «out of control,» or «exploding.»

Only now, for example — after years of struggling with this issue — does FWS propose to «implement monitoring and conduct further research as needed to determine abundance and distribution of free - roaming cats throughout the Refuge, document effectiveness of management actions taken or not taken on cat populations, and determine the impacts on the ecosystems and native species to aid in the adaptive management process.»

We focus on reaching pets in low - income and underserved communities, prioritizing aid for those animals at highest risk in local shelters, and supporting efforts to control feral cat populations.

TNVR is the internationally accepted, effective and humane method of controlling feral and free - roaming cat populations.

Animal Care Expo is an annual conference bringing together professionals and newbies from around the globe to learn new skills and strategies to find pets homes, keep pets in homes, engage communities, humanely manage community cat populations, and more.

The scientific evidence regarding TNR clearly indicates that TNR programs are not an effective tool to reduce feral cat populations.

Revised policy endorses lethal methods of controlling free - roaming cat populations, despite the fact that trap / neuter / return is the only proven method to work.

Feral cat populations» density and locations are not contingent on individuals intentionally providing food for the cats.1, 2 Studies have shown that other sources of food are always available — including food scraps in household trash and municipal garbage facilities.3 Cats are territorial and bond to their surroundings.

The Community Cat Program is an all - volunteer effort to humanely control wild or feral cat populations throughout Jefferson County, WA by trapping, neutering, and returning (TNR) cats to their capture site.

Local governments are moving toward TNR because they recognize that it is the only humane and effective approach to community cat populations.

The Alley Cat Allies and MCASAC partnership will enable Montgomery County to effectively address community cat populations, allow the county to focus resources on lifesaving programs for adoptable cats, and improve the community for cats and residents.

The opening workshop of the day, «Helping Cats in Your Community,» will demonstrate the steps involved with Trap - Neuter - Return (TNR), the only humane and effective approach to outdoor cat populations.

Trap - Neuter - Return (TNR) has proven to be the most humane and effective method of managing feral cat populations.

TNR reduces homeless cat populations by sterilizing cats so they can not reproduce.

TNR is the only humane and effective approach to community cat populations.

After decades of the cruel, costly method of catching and killing cats have failed to stabilize cat populations, local officials, animal control officers, and animal shelters are realizing that they need a completely different approach.

Community cats and people benefit from TNR, the humane, effective, mainstream approach to addressing cat populations.

Trap - Neuter - Return is the only approach that stabilizes the cat populations.

Trap - Neuter - Return (TNR) is the most effective way to manage stray and feral cat populations.

TNR is the only humane and effective approach to manage community cat populations.

Findings: On university campuses, TNR has proven to stabilize community cat populations in the short and long term.

Scientific studies show that TNR is the only humane and effective approach to community cat populations.

Trap - Neuter - Return quickly stabilizes feral cat populations by instantly ending reproduction and by removing socialized cats from the colony.

Trap, Neuter and Return (TNR) is becoming widely recognized as an effective and humane strategy for managing and reducing feral cat populations.

Because cat populations are fluid, free - roaming owned cats will interact with unowned cats.

Trap - Neuter - Return is the only effective and humane way to stabilize community cat populations.

Communities benefit from TNR because it reduces and stabilizes community cat populations, saves tax - payers» dollars, helps shelters focus on adoptions, and provides a humane and collaborative way to address concerns and coexist with cats.

«I am hoping this new bill will open communication and options for citizens to quickly address community cat populations with TNR,» says Marion Hosmer, a TNR practitioner and coordinator who often works with Rude Ranch.

They do want to see cat populations stabilized and often appreciate when some of the behaviors manifested by intact cats are brought into check.

The truth is that TNR stabilizes cat populations, greatly reduces the number of calls of concern about cats, decreases euthanasia rates at shelters, and saves municipalities money.

Trap - Neuter - Return programs stabilize feral cat populations, and the vaccination component ensures that cats are protected against disease.

The Montgomery County Community Cat Coalition is a new initiative organized by the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center (MCASAC) to help to support, encourage, and carry out spay & neuter and vaccinations for cats through Trap - Neuter - Return to protect and stabilize cat populations.

For more than a decade Alley Cat Allies has advocated Trap - Neuter - Return (TNR)- the most humane and effective method to reduce feral cat populations.

Fat Cat Rescue, Inc. partners with trap - neuter - return groups to address the issue and needs of feral cat populations in Lake County, IL.

Showing local officials that people want a humane approach to animal control — and that TNR is the best way to stabilize community cat populations — can eventually lead them to officially embrace the new model.