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.
https://abcbirds.org/threat/cats-and-other-invasives/Study Finds Free-Roaming Cats Pose Threat from "Serious Public Health Diseases"
The Great Outdoors is No Place for Catsferalcats.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.htmcat indoors campaign ideas.pdfdomestic cat predation on birds and other wildlife.pdfecological impacts of feral cats.pdfFatal Felines by Ted Williams from Audubon September-October 2009.pdfGreat Outdoors is no place for cats.pdfProblems with trap-neuter-release.pdfTNR - the wrong solution to a tragic problem.pdftoxoplasmosis in feral cats, health risks to humans and wildlife.pdfwhat to do about unwanted cats in your yard.pdfCats and Catbird Study.pdfHouse Cats Study Article.pdfPublic Perceptions Domestic Cats Study.pdfABSTRACT: Zoonotic Diseases Associated with Free Roaming Cats.pdfQuantifying Cat Predation Study.pdfLink 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-17188507EXCELLENT 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