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Back to School: An Updated Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Long-Term Trap-Neuter-Return Program on a University's Free-Roaming Cat Population.
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- Beyond population size: long-term changes in free-roaming cat population structure during TNR implementation in Seoul.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Gene therapy delivery of anti-Müllerian hormone in prepubertal female domestic cats induces long-term sterilization.Nature communications · 2025Article
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- Emerging Zoonotic Dermatophytosis: A 10-Year Case Series from a Dermatology Clinic in Japan.Mycopathologia · 2025Article
- Rethinking Urban Cat Management-Limitations and Unintended Consequences of Traditional Cat Management.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- A Purr-Suasive Case for Sterilization: How Sterilizing Working Cats Supports Dairy Farmers' Wellbeing, Improves Animal Welfare, and Benefits the Environment.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Population Management Based on Trap-Neuter-Return and Trap-Neuter-Adoption Practices in a Free-Roaming Cat Colony in the Federal District, Brazil.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Public Attitudes towards and Management Strategies for Community Cats in Urban China.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- A Survey of Public Opinion on Community Cats' General Health and Relationship Quality with Residents in Urban China.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Community Engagement and the Effectiveness of Free-Roaming Cat Control Techniques: A Systematic Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
- Realities, perceptions, and strategies for implementation of an ethical population management program for dogs and cats on university campuses.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Social mechanisms for integrating community cats into community governance in urban China.PloS one · 2024Article
- Reduction of free-roaming cat population requires high-intensity neutering in spatial contiguity to mitigate compensatory effects.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022Article
- Rethinking the Animal Shelter's Role in Free-Roaming Cat Management.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Review
- Trends in Intake and Outcome Data From U.S. Animal Shelters From 2016 to 2020.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- Cats Are Not Fish: A Ricker Model Fails to Account for Key Aspects of Trap-Neuter-Return Programs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- The Impact of Targeted Trap-Neuter-Return Efforts in the San Francisco Bay Area.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Article
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Abstract
A growing body of evidence indicates that trap-neuter-return (TNR) is not only effective at reducing community cat numbers, but that such reductions are sustainable over extended periods. Recently, a series of peer-reviewed articles documenting long-term declines in community cat populations associated with TNR have been published. The present study adds to this pool of evidence by updating and reexamining results reported from the campus of the University of Central Florida (UCF) in 2003 by Levy et al. From 1991 to 2019, a total of 204 cats were enrolled in a volunteer-run TNR program on the university grounds; 10 cats (5%) remained on site at the conclusion of the present study. The campus community cat population declined by 85% between 1996, the year an initial census (indicating the presence of 68 cats) was completed, and 2019. In addition, 11 of 16 total colonies were eliminated over a 28-year period. These results occurred despite significant growth in enrollment at UCF over the same time frame, which suggests that with sufficient ongoing management of colony sites, declines in community cat populations associated with TNR are sustainable over long periods and under varying conditions.
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