This page is dedicated to links and information concerning the ongoing discussion about issues relating to pet cats, feral cats, public health and birds.Here are some links with relevant information.
http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/cats/index.html
Study Finds Free-Roaming Cats Pose Threat from "Serious Public Health Diseases"
feralcats.htm link: This links to a special issue of The Wildlife Professional, vol
5, no 1, spring 2011. It is a comprehensive view of the issue from the wildlife
profession. "Pick one: outdoor cats or conservation -- the fight over managing an
invasive predator."
feralcats.htm
cat indoors campaign ideas.pdf
domestic cat predation on birds and other wildlife.pdf
ecological impacts of feral cats.pdf
Fatal Felines by Ted Williams from Audubon September-October 2009.pdf
Great Outdoors is no place for cats.pdf
Problems with trap-neuter-release.pdf
TNR - the wrong solution to a tragic problem.pdf
toxoplasmosis in feral cats, health risks to humans and wildlife.pdf
what to do about unwanted cats in your yard.pdf
Public Perceptions Domestic Cats Study.pdf
ABSTRACT: Zoonotic Diseases Associated with Free Roaming Cats.pdf
Quantifying Cat Predation Study.pdf
Link below is an EXCELLENT news report (20/20 video) about the roaming cat
issue.....it highlights a recent study by Dr. Sonia Hernandez at the University of
Georgia.
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/kitties-attack-17188507
EXCELLENT charts/graphics for the general public of study results are on
the KittyCam research page, http://www.kittycams.uga.edu/research.html.
Note from main page, http://www.kittycams.uga.edu/: "...For our next
phase of research we have designed a study to examine the impact of a stray cat
colony on several avian populations inhabiting a sensitive barrier island. To help
fund this research using KittyCams, contact: Dr. Sonia Hernandez..."
"No good for the birds, but also no good for the cats"; Washington Post article
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/no-good-for-the-birds-but-also-no-good-for-the-cats/2011/03/17/ABLGkvr_story.html