Sentences with phrase «of culling cats»

Groups such as Operation Catnip seek to control the homeless cat population by neutering instead of culling cats in shelters.

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«This science reaffirms the importance of the ambitious targets to cull feral cats that I am implementing with the support of Minister Frydenberg under the Threatened Species Strategy,» said Mr Andrews.

A Stray Cat Sterilisation Programme has been put in place to control the population of stray cats, as an alternative to culling.

Knee jerk reactions to complaints that result in the indiscriminate culling of cats also produces another knee jerk reaction when people start bringing them home in big numbers to keep them safe.

To determine the population impact of trap and remove (culling) efforts on two open population sites in Tasmania, researchers used wildlife cameras and cat counts to track the number of cats at each site.

Effects of low - level culling of feral cats in open populations: a case study from the forests of southern Tasmania.

This pawstigious event will feature approximately 100 internet cat videos culled from nominations by the public in the categories of Comedy, Drama, Animated, Musical, Action, Vintage, and Documentary.

In the past, the quick removal of the cat for culling only perpetuates an endless cycle of cruelty as the root of the issue is not addressed.

If you come across any irresponsible feeding, do try to educate them as their actions may be the cause of complaints in your estate that is leading to the removal of cats for culling.

For me, the way to address the issue of feral cat predation is TNR and a very careful reintroduction of the cat's natural predators, because lethal culling of cats simply doesn't work - the 70 % rule kicks in.

Although the number of cats being cage - trapped and euthanised fell — implying the culling was successful — the camera monitoring suggested cat numbers were rising.

Implications: If culling is used to reduce cat impacts in open populations, it should be as part of a multi-faceted approach and may need to be strategic, systematic and ongoing if it is to be effective.

The cull comes in the wake of a government campaign warning of the diseases cats carry and ordering residents to help clear the streets of them.»

Conclusions: Our results showed that low - level ad hoc culling of feral cats can have unwanted and unexpected outcomes, and confirmed the importance of monitoring if such management actions are implemented.

Low - level culling is often used to reduce their impact, but in open cat populations the effectiveness of culling is uncertain.

A lot of our work involves frontline intervention to prevent the unnecessary culling of our community cats.

They also looked to the Society to restart a dialogue with authorities to stop the culling of cats that they had painstakingly sterilised, which reverted to the high of over 10,000 cats in a year.

«Any culling of feral cats should be humane and must not subject feral cats to unacceptable suffering.»

In nations without well - established animal care and control policies, such as Ukraine, Greece, Egypt and Romania, stray animals are eliminated by any means possible and barbaric methods including beating, poisoning and hanging are oftentimes used, and are even encouraged, as effective ways to cull stray populations of cats and dogs.

Using remote trail cameras, Lazenby et al. estimated the number of cats at two southern Tasmania study sites before and after «a 13 - month pulse of low - level culling» intended to «simulate the resource - effort that typically might be available to and expended by natural resource managers.»

The more likely explanation, write the researchers, is that «the culling sites experienced influxes of new [adult] individuals after dominant resident cats were removed.»

«If euthanisation numbers have decreased, it surely means that sterilisation is working, as fewer cats need to be culled,» said executive director of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Corinne Fong.

Lazenby, B.T., N.J. Mooney, and C.R. Dickman, Effects of low - level culling of feral cats in open populations: a case study from the forests of southern Tasmania.

According to the society, which is the veterinary division of the charity International Cat Care, culling to control cat populations is also rarely effective or acceptable, whereas trap — neuter — return programmes and rehoming (in appropriate cases) can offer effective and humane solutions, but need to be properly managed and targetCat Care, culling to control cat populations is also rarely effective or acceptable, whereas trap — neuter — return programmes and rehoming (in appropriate cases) can offer effective and humane solutions, but need to be properly managed and targetcat populations is also rarely effective or acceptable, whereas trap — neuter — return programmes and rehoming (in appropriate cases) can offer effective and humane solutions, but need to be properly managed and targeted.

In June 2000, the last of the nearly 2,500 cats were culled in an effort to save the seabirds.