How Effective and Humane is Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) for Feral Cats?
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Critical assessment of claims regarding management of feral cats by trap-neuter-return.
Many jurisdictions have adopted programs to manage feral cats by trap-neuter-return (TNR), in which cats are trapped and sterilized, then returned to the environment to be fed and cared for by volunteer caretakers. Most conservation biologists probably do not realize the extent and growth of this practice and that the goal of some leading TNR advocates is that cats ultimately be recognized and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: EDIS
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2576-0009
DOI: 10.32473/edis-uw468-2020