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Research Library
Wildlife impacts of free-roaming cats: Estimates vs. evidence
Exploring the impact of outdoor cats on birds and wildlife, including predation, indirect "fear effects," and risk of disease transmission.
Expectations vs. reality: The risk of rabies from cat bites and scratches
Dog incidents outnumber cat incidents in studies on the circumstances under which patients sought rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (RPEP).
TNR results: Cat population reduced 78% on urban college campus
Results of a nine-year TNR program implemented by a university in Sydney, Australia. Researchers documented a 78% reduction in campus cats.
Do cats cause schizophrenia? Longitudinal study challenges previous findings
Results from a longitudinal study on the link between early-age cat ownership and psychotic symptoms (e.g. schizophrenia) in adolescence.
Managing stray cats with TNR: Public opinion and policy concerns
How public sentiment (and survey design) shapes public policy in the matter of using trap-neuter-return (TNR) for community cat management.
TNR results: Free-roaming cat numbers reduced in rural study
Study published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association documents a 36% average cat colony size reduction after TNR.
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