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Practice Guideline
. 2013 Sep;15(9):811-7.
doi: 10.1177/1098612X13500431.

ISFM guidelines on population management and welfare of unowned domestic cats (Felis catus)

Andrew H Sparkes  1 , Claire Bessant, Kevin Cope, Sarah L H Ellis, Lauren Finka, Vicky Halls, Karen Hiestand, Kim Horsford, Christopher Laurence, Ian MacFarlaine, Peter F Neville, Jenny Stavisky, James Yeates; ISFM
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Practice Guideline

ISFM guidelines on population management and welfare of unowned domestic cats (Felis catus)

Andrew H Sparkes et al. J Feline Med Surg. 2013 Sep.

Abstract

GUIDELINES RATIONALE: Cats are among the most commonly kept domestic pets, and coexist with humans in a variety of different circumstances. Cats are sentient beings and, as such, humans have a responsibility for cat welfare where humans and cats coexist. Because cats reproduce efficiently, measures to control populations are frequently needed, but these should be based on ethical and humane approaches.

Framework: These consensus guidelines from the International Society of Feline Medicine's Welfare Advisory Panel provide a framework for the approach to welfare and population control measures, primarily among unowned cats and those going through a homing programme.

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The ISFM Welfare Advisory Panel members do not have any potential conflicts of interest to declare.

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