Study: High body condition scores, good overall health among exurban feral catsResearchers trapped 101 free-roaming cats in Russellville, Arkansas, documenting FIV and FeLV rates of 12.7% and 16.7%, respectively.
Feeding free-roaming cats reduces their exposure to common parasiteExplores why cats living in residential areas are at much lower risk of becoming infected with, and transmitting, the T. gondii parasite.
Evidence challenges ‘conventional wisdom’ linking domestic cats to sea otter deathsStudies suggest that parasites from wildlife, not from free-roaming domestic cats, are source of disease observed in California sea otters.
Feeding free-roaming cats reduces presumed interest in hunting wildlifeStudy published in Conservation Biology concludes that regularly fed cats and dogs are significantly less likely to hunt and kill wildlife.
Public support for community cat management options: Guelph, OntarioHow residents of Guelph, Ontario, view community cats and methods for their management. In 2014–15 survey, 78% expressed support for TNR.
Public support for unowned cats and TNR: Ohio survey resultsA 2007 survey of Ohio residents examined attitudes about, and interactions with, free-roaming cats in their neighborhoods.