Most Australians don’t need to be persuaded of the benefits of rules that require owners to stop their pet cats roaming outside their properties. Only 8% of those surveyed were against this policy.
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Visiting Research Fellow, Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Nottingham Trent University
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Lecturer, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences; Senior Scientist, Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society, Simon Fraser University
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PhD Researcher, Aberystwyth University
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Associate Professor of Animal Behaviour, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee
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Director, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
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Policy Officer, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
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Senior Social Science Research Manager, Zoos Victoria, and PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Professor, Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor, Animals in Science and Society, Utrecht University
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Assistant Professor in Behavioural Biology, Utrecht University
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PhD Student in Environmental Science and Policy, University of Maryland
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PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide
