Today, breeding birds are kept
in individual cages while they are assessed, whereas poultry farmers force as many as nine chickens to share a single cage.
All animals should be identified
by individual cage cards or waterproof identification bands.
Results of this study suggest that, in
traditional individual cage settings, cats that are not accustomed to living with other cats may experience more stress in the initial few days of attempting to adjust to shelter existence.
Specifically, the new law will phase out gestation crates and veal crates —
individual cages that confine breeding sows and veal calves.
Effective Jan. 1, 2011, the new law will prohibit gestation crates and veal crates —
individual cages that virtually immobilize breeding pigs and veal calves for nearly their entire lives.
The eight cats in the study, all neutered males, were housed together in a large room for 20 to 22 hours every day, only going back to
their individual cages to be fed.
Inspect
the individual cages or crates to make sure they aren't dirty and have no fleas or ticks.
Hamsters should be kept in
individual cages.
Check out
each individual cage for a full list of convenient and fun features.
In all, we removed over 1,500
individual cages, none larger than five gallons.
While AHS houses some adoptable cats in colony areas, Fresh Start cats are housed in
individual cages, so their litter box habits can be monitored.