Association of neutering with health and welfare of urban free-roaming cat population in Israel, during 2012-2014

Gunther, Idit; Raz, Tal; Klement, Eyal

doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.05.018

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“…Wolf et al [2] fairly challenge us to explain our ethical stance on TNR. To set context, there are claims of improved stray cat welfare following neutering, release, and subsequent supplementary feeding based on factors such as visual appearance of cats [76], increased longevity [28], reduced prevalence of infectious disease [28] or skin lesions [77], and reduced fighting [76,78]. Against these must be balanced the acknowledged risks of the free-roaming lifestyle for all cats, irrespective of ownership status, such as: predation [79,80], human persecution [81], accidental poisoning or ingestion of other hazardous substances [25], accident trauma [82], and fighting injuries [82].…”

Section: Reptilementioning

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Response to Wolf et al.: Furthering Debate over the Suitability of Trap-Neuter-Return for Stray Cat Management

Calver

Crawford

Fleming

2020

Animals

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To continue dialogue over proposed Australian trials of Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), we applied a framework requiring identification of areas of agreement, areas of disagreement, and identification of empirical data collection required to resolve disagreements. There is agreement that Australia has a problem with stray cats, causing problems of impacts on wildlife, nuisance, disease transmission (including public health issues and exchange of diseases between stray cat and pet cat populations), poor welfare outcomes for stray cats, and an emotional burden on staff euthanising healthy stray cats. There is disagreement on whether (i) current measures are failing, leading to unacceptably high euthanasia levels, (ii) some contributors to the debate misunderstand TNR, (iii) TNR trials will reduce urban cat populations and associated problems, (iv) TNR is an ethical solution to cat overpopulation, and (v) some contributors to the debate promulgated misinformation. Although not everyone agrees that TNR trials should proceed, as a hypothetical exploration, we propose an experimental approach explicitly comparing TNR to alternatives. Trials could only be considered if other detailed and well-funded attempts at stray cat control focusing across an entire Local Government Area (LGA) prove ineffective.

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Section: Reptilementioning

confidence: 99%

Response to Wolf et al.: Furthering Debate over the Suitability of Trap-Neuter-Return for Stray Cat Management

Calver

Crawford

Fleming

2020

Animals

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“…In many countries, surgical neutering is a common procedure and considered a likely factor influencing obesity in cats [41]. Neutering in urban free-roaming cats is associated with an increased prevalence of feline obesity [42]. After neutering, male cats still have decreased insulin tolerance compared with female cats, and lower adiponectin levels [43].…”

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Feline obesity and diabetes: a One Health perspective.

Lewitt¹

2019

CABI Reviews

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There is increasing awareness of obesity and diabetes mellitus in cats that parallels the 'epidemic' of obesity and type 2 diabetes in humans. Likewise, understanding of the pathophysiology and management of feline obesity and diabetes has developed alongside and draws from human medicine. As in human medicine, overweight and obesity are associated with the development with diabetes; however, there are other genetic and environmental influences that contribute to this risk, some of which are shared. In cats, the body condition score appears to be a good diagnostic tool. It is reliable in the hands of owners and is likely to reflect visceral adiposity. However, the diagnostic label of feline obesity should be considered against the rate of success of any intervention, owner perspectives and impact on cat quality of life, as well as risk of future disease. The classification of human diabetes is evolving towards one that is more closely linked to disease outcome and therefore management. Consideration could be given to classifying the diabetes of hypersomatotropism and that associated with exogenous glucocorticoid administration in cats, separately in veterinary medicine. Rather regarding feline obesity and diabetes as models of human disease, a closer interdisciplinary 'One Health' approach between veterinary and human medicine is warranted to advance research and clinical care in this field.

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“…Such unrestricted populations can cause adverse ecological effects (Loss, Will, & Marra, ; Moseby, Peacock, & Read, ) as well as constitute a hazard to public health (Gerhold & Jessup, ; Gunther, Raz, Berke, & Klement, ; Morters et al, ). Moreover, the welfare of these animals is commonly impaired (Gunther et al, ; Gunther, Raz, & Klement, ; Nutter, Levine, & Stoskopf, ). Consequently, in the last few decades, efforts have been made to control the overpopulation of free‐roaming cats, employing culling or fertility‐control programs.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Such unrestricted populations can cause adverse ecological effects (Loss, Will, & Marra, 2013;Moseby, Peacock, & Read, 2015) as well as constitute a hazard to public health (Gerhold & Jessup, 2013;Gunther, Raz, Berke, & Klement, 2015;Morters et al, 2013). Moreover, the welfare of these animals is commonly impaired (Gunther et al, 2015;Gunther, Raz, & Klement, 2018;Nutter, Levine, & Stoskopf, 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

An accessible scheme for monitoring free‐roaming cat population trends

Gunther

Azriel

Wolf

et al. 2020

Ecology and Evolution

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Free‐roaming cats (FRCs) form nondomiciliary population groups that might lead to adverse environmental effects, as well as to welfare impairment of the cats themselves. Though criticized by ecologists, for the last two decades, the trap–neuter–return (TNR) programs were often employed aiming to manage these populations. At present, no accepted and accessible monitoring scheme exists to determine the effectiveness of those programs. In the current study, we present the reliability and validity of an applicable monitoring scheme, as an adjunct tool for a TNR program of FRC in an urban environment. The monitoring scheme is based on cat observation counts along randomly chosen transects. Fifty‐four transects were repeatedly walked for three years, between 2012‐2014, in 27 neighborhoods within an urban area of 19.3 Km2. Cat numbers counted in the 2014 observations were significantly higher than cat numbers found in the 2012 observations (prevalence ratio = 1.258, CI95%= 1.198–1.322, p < 0.001). The method revealed high reliability when different observers and different transects in the same neighborhood were compared (R2 = 0.548 and R2 = 0.391, respectively, for measuring cat counts per km, p < 0.001; and R2 = 0.5 and R2 = 0.74, respectively, for measuring neutering percentage, p < 0.001). This scheme was constructively validated by measurements of municipal data on the number of neutered cats and demonstrated high correlation (R2 = 0.59, p < 0.001). Conducting cat observations using friendly calling and feeding resulted in an increased number of FRC observed per km walk (by 79% and 22%–30%, respectively). However, these manipulations did not alter the recorded percentage of neutered cats. The proposed scheme provides spatio‐temporal data that can contribute to the management programs of such cat metapopulations in an urban environment.

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Association of neutering with health and welfare of urban free-roaming cat population in Israel, during 2012-2014

Cited by 29 publications

References 42 publications

Response to Wolf et al.: Furthering Debate over the Suitability of Trap-Neuter-Return for Stray Cat Management

Response to Wolf et al.: Furthering Debate over the Suitability of Trap-Neuter-Return for Stray Cat Management

Feline obesity and diabetes: a One Health perspective.

An accessible scheme for monitoring free‐roaming cat population trends

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