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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Animal shelters and other organizations that support pets and their owners after disasters will still need help months after the media has moved on.
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.
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Emeritus Professor of Companion Animal Health, The University of Queensland
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Industry Fellow, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland
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Disaster Researcher and Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware
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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
