Traditional methods based on trap, adopt or euthanise have failed to control cat numbers. An eight-year trial of a more supportive community cat desexing program has been a resounding success.
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Some 60-100% of cats taken in are strays and at least 50% are kittens born in the preceding six months. Community cat programs focused on free desexing in problem areas are badly needed.
Whether to protect humans or out of mercy for the animal, decisions to kill wildlife aren’t taken lightly.
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Emeritus Professor of Companion Animal Health, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor and Head of CenSAS, Utrecht University
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Industry Fellow, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland
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PhD Candidate, Centre for Sustainable Animal Stewardship, Utrecht University
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Inidustry Fellow, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland
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Clinical Academic, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland
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Assistant Clinical Professor of Shelter Medicine, University of Tennessee
