Slater, M. R. (2007). The welfare of feral cats. In The welfare of cats (pp. 141-175). Springer Netherlands.
The control of feral cats is a controversial
issue in many countries, due to the differences in the way humans perceive cats
in general and feral cats in particular. As cats spread into a wide rage of
habitats, there are concerns regarding the best methods to control their
numbers. Predation on wildlife, public health and zoonotic diseases, as well as
the welfare of the cats themselves, are issues that drive the need to control
the feral cat population. Killing the cats, or letting nature take its course,
were the usual historical approaches but in recent years non-lethal methods
have been espoused as being more humane and effective. Effors have been made to
improve the welfare of feral cat populations through sterilization, the control
of infectious disease and ensuring that they are adequately cared for. A
combination of approaches are necessary to decrease feral cat numbers, to
prevent influx of owned cats into the populations, and to manage established
feral cat colonies successfully.
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