We can not afford yet another solution that grows
the population of abandoned cats.
Not exact matches
About 15 million
of the national human
population of 23 million people live in the intensely urbanized Taipei area, at the extreme north
of the island nation, where most
of the dogs and
cats are pets, or are descended from lost or
abandoned pets, in an environment affording some suitable habitat for feral
cats, but little or none for street dogs.
is a 501 C 3 nonprofit organization committed to the well being
of Hawaii's
abandoned and homeless
cat population.
The study claims
cats kill birds and mammals with
abandon, and that trap - neuter - return — the nationally popular and humane program to stabilize and reduce the
population of unsocialized (unadoptable) feral
cats — isn't working.
Cats, Pit Bulls, and Chihuahuas make up the greatest
population of homeless and
abandoned animals in Sonoma County.
As part
of this project, CFHS conducted a general
population survey
of Canadians, as well as a multi-stakeholder survey
of animal care organizations, receiving data from municipalities, veterinarians, humane societies and SPCAs, rescue organizations, trap - neuter - return groups, spay / neuter groups and other organizations across Canada that help to house or care for unwanted,
abandoned, stray and feral
cats in Canada.
It will help us find loving homes for
abandoned pets and address the
population crisis which sees millions
of healthy
cats and dogs killed every year.
Help us lower the
population of homeless and
abandoned cats in the Pittsburgh area and have a great meal in
While we need more research, it is prudent at this point to consider the
population of stray dogs and
cats in your facility — if many
of those may in fact not be lost, but potentially
abandoned, or a community dog or
cat who was supported to some extent within a neighborhood.
One might easily get the impression that ABC has a plan to reduce the
population of stray,
abandoned, and feral
cats — a feasible alternative to TNR.
But what if there's a better option, a non-lethal method for managing the
population of stray,
abandoned, and feral
cats that reduces their numbers more quickly?
Impacts
of Free - ranging Domestic
Cats (Felis catus) on birds in the United States: A review of recent research with conservation and management recommendations (2009) HAHF cites the 2009 paper co-authored by former Smithsonian researcher Nico Dauphiné (who resigned after being found guilty of attempted animal cruelty last year, after rat poison was found in cat food outside her apartment building) as evidence of «the incredible impact of free ranging cats on the bird populations of the U.S.» Among the many flaws in «Impacts of Free - ranging Domestic Cats» was the authors» estimate of «117 to 157 million exotic predators,» which was based on David Jessup's inflated (and, not surprisingly, unattributed) «estimate» of «60 to 100 million feral and abandoned cats.&ra
Cats (Felis catus) on birds in the United States: A review
of recent research with conservation and management recommendations (2009) HAHF cites the 2009 paper co-authored by former Smithsonian researcher Nico Dauphiné (who resigned after being found guilty
of attempted animal cruelty last year, after rat poison was found in
cat food outside her apartment building) as evidence
of «the incredible impact
of free ranging
cats on the bird populations of the U.S.» Among the many flaws in «Impacts of Free - ranging Domestic Cats» was the authors» estimate of «117 to 157 million exotic predators,» which was based on David Jessup's inflated (and, not surprisingly, unattributed) «estimate» of «60 to 100 million feral and abandoned cats.&ra
cats on the bird
populations of the U.S.» Among the many flaws in «Impacts
of Free - ranging Domestic
Cats» was the authors» estimate of «117 to 157 million exotic predators,» which was based on David Jessup's inflated (and, not surprisingly, unattributed) «estimate» of «60 to 100 million feral and abandoned cats.&ra
Cats» was the authors» estimate
of «117 to 157 million exotic predators,» which was based on David Jessup's inflated (and, not surprisingly, unattributed) «estimate»
of «60 to 100 million feral and
abandoned cats.&ra
cats.»
This, combined with those who
abandon or neglect their pets ads to the rise
of the feral
cat population.
This
population is made up
of of strays, who are lost or
abandoned tame pet
cats (some
of whom have regressed to a not - so - tame state), and ferals, the essentially wild (that is, not socialized to humans) offspring and descendants
of non-neutered strays and pets who were allowed to roam.
Conservationists say that, far from diminishing the
population of unowned
cats, trap and release programs may be making it worse, by encouraging people to
abandon their pets to outdoor colonies that volunteers often keep lovingly fed.
«People, not infrequently,
abandon cats much more than dogs,» said Peter J. Wolf, founder
of Vox Felina, a blog on science and policy issues related to
cat -
population management.
Setting that aside for the moment, though, the question remains: If TNR isn't the answer, then how are we to reduce the
population of stray,
abandoned, and feral
cats?
None
of which seems to reduce the overall
population of stray,
abandoned, and feral
cats.
And if it's done anything to reduce the
population of the city's stray,
abandoned, and feral
cats, nobody's documented it.
(2) Due to the large number
of stray and
abandoned cats, euthanasia is not a cost effective, acceptable or ethical solution to the threats to public health and safety posed by large
populations of stray, feral or homeless
cats.
Levy, Gale, and Gale reported a 66 percent decline in the
population of managed colonies on the University
of Central Florida campus between 1991 and 2002, despite the arrival
of stray or
abandoned cats.
Community
cat populations generally consist
of a mixture
of feral
cats [2], semi-socialized
cats and lost and
abandoned pets.
Dr. Paul Maza, faculty member and consultant for the Cornell Feline Health Center, is also the director
of a small group called FARVets (Feral,
Abandoned, and Rescued animals) that assists animal welfare organizations abroad, in their missions to treat feline diseases and tackle overpopulation issues that may lead to abandonment
of cats, inability to care for
cats as pets, and feral
cat populations.
Long - term confinement is not a humane option for the control
of feral and stray or
abandoned cat populations, according to new guidelines issued by the International Society
of Feline Medicine (ISFM) in its Journal
of Feline Medicine and Surgery.
In an effort to curb the
population of abandoned and wild
cats, the Humane Society
of Tampa Bay partnered with the Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center, to trap, neuter, vaccinate, clip the left ear, then release feral
cats back to their caregivers or the neighborhoods where they were trapped.