Integrating Conservation and Community Engagement in Free-Roaming Cat Management: A Case Study from a Natura 2000 Protected Area

Animals, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(3), P. 429 - 429

Published: Feb. 4, 2025

La Graciosa, a Natura 2000 site in the Canary Islands, faces substantial conservation challenges, including large free-roaming cat population that threatens island’s native biodiversity. In July 2024, Trap–Neuter–Return (TNR) campaign achieved an 81.4% sterilization rate within urban areas, highlighting TNR’s short-term effectiveness reducing reproductive potential and, consequently, mitigating predation pressures primarily through prevention of new litters and reduced activity cats. The campaign’s success relied heavily on active involvement local community, who assisted with identifying, trapping, monitoring cats, thereby facilitating high rate. However, administrative restrictions hindered access to peri-urban zones, leaving essential clusters unsterilized limiting overall scope. Additionally, strong opposition from groups, amplified by extensive media coverage, halted project prematurely, effective 69.3% three months. Population Viability Analysis (PVA) suggests achieving rates could lead reduction over time; however, inability all segments reach ideal 93–95% threshold limits as long-term standalone solution. Our findings underscore need for adaptive, context-specific management frameworks ecologically sensitive areas integrate TNR complementary measures, consider regulatory barriers, value community involvement. This case study provides crucial insights policymakers conservationists seeking balance biodiversity humane practices protected areas.

Language: Английский

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Exploring Dog and Cat Management Practices in Multispecies Households and Their Association with the Pet-Owner Relationship

Animals, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(23), P. 3465 - 3465

Published: Nov. 30, 2024

This study aimed to investigate differences and similarities of the pet-owner relationship management dogs cats living in same household. An online survey was completed by 1270 individuals who owned both dog(s) cat(s). Most respondents only one dog (56.4%) but two or more (63.1%;

Language: Английский

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‘I want you to want me’: How owners value cats' choices has implications for cat containment

People and Nature, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6(2), P. 548 - 561

Published: Jan. 30, 2024

Abstract Globally, cats are a common companion animal. Allowing to roam away from home can have negative impacts on native wildlife and cat welfare. A more contained lifestyle limit the detrimental of roaming; however, this continues be an uncommon choice for owners in many countries. Communication strategies that focus welfare benefits successfully motivated some prevent their roaming. However, little is known about other factors influencing owners' decisions roaming, such as owner–cat relationship cat's membership local community. We conducted five groups with 31 Aotearoa New Zealand understand these factors. Using thematic analysis, we identified three major themes describe how view containment cat/s. First, finding balance between enabling restricting choices ensure at heart relationship. Critically, repeatedly return reaffirms Second, striking right provision ensuring contingent characteristics. Owners providing cat/s leave perceived positively associated freedom, independence curiosity. Third, belong spaces occupied by humans outside property, despite most participants living near populations significant threatened species. The allow welfare, cat, human Efforts facilitate shift need help provide will meet needs foster Locally relevant consider views members community likely successful. Read free Plain Language Summary article Journal blog.

Language: Английский

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The impact of owner personality traits and cat lifestyle decisions on cat-related guilt

Human-Animal Interactions, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: July 12, 2024

Abstract Introduction: The current study aimed to expand knowledge on cat-related guilt beyond work cat conflict and about parenting determine the influence of owner’s personality traits, choices regarding their cat’s lifestyle, factors. Additionally, we sought assess potential predictors anxiety depression contributions guilt, owner social compensatory behaviors, while controlling for demographics. Methods: An online, anonymous, cross-sectional survey was disseminated between October 18 28, 2023. Survey respondents (n = 531) were adults who resided in United States primary caretakers a they had owned at least 6 months. Descriptive statistics captured Multiple linear regression used predict parenting, conflict, anxiety, depression. Results: Significant included factors, time away, indoor, attention. gender Work traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism) significantly predicted scores. Lastly, scores by neuroticism, behaviors. Discussion: Findings from this extend understanding illuminate how lifestyle pets perceive internalize feelings practices. nuanced nature receives limited recognition, leaving owners isolated disenfranchised which influences Our findings underscore imperative research public education beneficial ways integrate contact enrichment activities foster both human animal wellbeing.

Language: Английский

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Indoor–Outdoor Cats and the “One Health” Perspective: Veterinarian Insight and Influence

Veterinary Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(8), P. 330 - 330

Published: July 23, 2024

Veterinarian and client discussions about indoor-outdoor cats, although challenging, can impact decisions made regarding cat care outdoor access. An online survey, exploring topics discussed with clients cats One Health, was available to veterinarians practicing in the U.S. 2022. The importance of by practice location veterinarian versus what perceived as important were analyzed. Of 280 responding veterinarians, 95% activities clients. Cat-associated disease (81%), population control (64%), cat-associated trauma (53%) most often. With exception control, rural, suburban, urban did not significantly differ frequency discussed. Danger (e.g., diseases) topic when addressing clients; 57% considered it themselves 61% client. Only 13% extremely comfortable discussing Health several Health-related (zoonoses wildlife impacts) least Less focus on is potentially a missed opportunity educate clients, enable more informed decisions, improve overall cats.

Language: Английский

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Fear, exposure and stressors: What ranges of responses can tell us

Journal of Veterinary Behavior, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 60, P. A3 - A4

Published: Feb. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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