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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2018

Changes Associated with Improved Outcomes for Cats Entering RSPCA Queensland Shelters from 2011 to 2016.

Caroline Audrey Kerr, Jacquie Rand, John Murray Morton, Ronelle Reid, Mandy Paterson

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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29 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Caroline Audrey KerrSchool of Veterinary Science, the University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia. caroline.kerr@uqconnect.edu.au.
Jacquie RandSchool of Veterinary Science, the University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia. jacquie@petwelfare.org.au.
John Murray MortonSchool of Veterinary Science, the University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia. John.morton@optusnet.com.au.ORCID 0000-0001-8926-5942
Ronelle ReidRoyal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), Wacol, QLD 4076, Australia. rreid@rspcaqld.org.au.
Mandy PatersonSchool of Veterinary Science, the University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia. mpaterson@rspcaqld.org.au.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This retrospective study of cat admissions to RSPCA Queensland shelters describes changes associated with improved outcomes ending in live release in 2016 compared to 2011. There were 13,911 cat admissions in 2011 and 13,220 in 2016, with approximately 50% in both years admitted as strays from the general public or council contracts. In contrast, owner surrenders halved from 30% to 15% of admissions. Percentages of admissions ending in euthanasia decreased from 58% to 15%. Only 5% of cat admissions were reclaimed in each of these years, but the percentage rehomed increased from 34% to 74%, of which 61% of the increase was contributed by in-shelter adoptions and 39% from non-shelter sites, predominately retail partnerships. The percentage temporarily fostered until rehoming doubled. In 2011, euthanasias were most common for medical (32% of all euthanasias), behavioral (36%) and age/shelter number (30%) reasons, whereas in 2016, 69% of euthanasias were for medical reasons. The number of young kittens euthanized decreased from 1116 in 2011 to 22 in 2016. The number of cats classified as feral and euthanized decreased from 1178 to 132, in association with increased time for assessment of behavior and increased use of behavior modification programs and foster care. We attribute the improved cat outcomes to strategies that increased adoptions and reduced euthanasia of young kittens and poorly socialized cats, including foster programs. To achieve further decreases in euthanasia, strategies to decrease intake would be highly beneficial, such as those targeted to reduce stray cat admissions.

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