Management of feral domestic cats in the urban environment of Rome (Italy)
| Autor: | Simona Cafazzo, Anna Faini, Laura Maragliano, C. Fantini, Eugenia Natoli, Giuseppe Cariola, Roberto Bonanni |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Veterinary medicine Urban Population Ovariectomy media_common.quotation_subject Immigration Animals Wild Food Animals Animals Humans Animal Husbandry Socioeconomics media_common CATS Abandonment (legal) Trap neuter return Population Decrease Geography Neutering Caregivers Italy Animals Domestic Cats Female Animal Science and Zoology Population Control Free roaming cats Orchiectomy Urban environment |
| Zdroj: | Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 77:180-185 |
| ISSN: | 0167-5877 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2006.06.005 |
| Popis: | In Italy, which is rabies-free, the national Law No. 281 [Legge Nazionale 14 agosto 1991. No. 281: Legge Quadro in materia di animali di affezione e prevenzione del randagismo. Gazz. Uff. Rep. Ital. no 203 del 30 agosto 1991: p. 3] on the management of pets and on the control of feral cats has introduced the no-kill policy for this species. Thus, "trap-neuter-release" (TNR) programs have been carried out for >10 years. In this paper we present data on registered colonies and censused cats in Rome from 1991 to 2000; the results of the neutering campaign from 1991 to 2000; and a survey, on 103 cat colonies, on the effects of demographic control of urban feral-cat colonies in the city of Rome, carried out by the local Veterinary Public Services (VPS) in collaboration with the associations of cat care-takers. In 10 years almost 8000 were neutered and reintroduced in their original colony. The spay/neuter campaigns brought about a general decrease in cat number but the percentage of cat immigration (due to abandonment and spontaneous arrival) is around 21%. This suggests that all these efforts without an effective education of people to control the reproduction of house cats (as a prevention for abandonment) are a waste of money, time and energy. |
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