A importância da guarda responsável de gatos domésticos: aspectos práticos e conexões com o bem-estar animal

Machado, Daiana de Souza; Machado, Juliana Clemente; Souza, J.O.T.; Sant’Anna, Aline Cristina

doi:10.7213/1981-4178.2019.17103

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“…In turn, whereas an extensive management style should present some benefits by stimulating natural behaviors, it also might impose risks if the care practices and necessity of protection are not considered. Cats that stay outdoors without owner oversight are more exposed to several potentially lethal conditions, e.g., motor vehicle accidents, mistreatment, fights with conspecifics, and dog attacks [11,12,14,16,43,69]. The close versus extensive management are examples of extremes and many owners may be in an intermediate part of this continuum.…”

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“…It is expected that both management styles impose some risks and benefits [4]. For instance, risks related to outdoor cats include propagation of infectious diseases [11][12][13], unwanted pregnancies [4], motor vehicle accidents [14,15], fights with conspecifics [4], and mistreatment by people who do not like cats [16]. Outdoor cats might also impact the welfare of other animals, as wildlife due to predation [17,18], and niche overlap with wild carnivores [19].…”

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Beloved Whiskers: Management Type, Care Practices and Connections to Welfare in Domestic Cats

Machado

Gonçalves

Vicentini

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The quality of cat care practices depends in part on the type of management applied, which either positively or negatively impacts cat welfare. This study investigated whether the type of cat management (indoor vs. outdoor) was related to other cat care practices adopted by cat owners, associated with the quality of human-cat relationships and cat welfare. An online survey was distributed via social networks. Descriptive statistics, categorical Principal Component Analysis, Fisher’s Exact test and Chi-square test in contingency table were applied. A total of 16,302 cat owners returned the survey. Most Brazilian owners reported indoor management of their cats; this was related to owners living in apartments, more frequent use of cat care practices, and more interactions with their pets. Outdoor management was related to cats living in houses or farms, sleeping outdoors or around the neighborhood, and owners had fewer interaction with their pets. In conclusion, owners practicing indoor management seemed to be closer to their cats than owners reporting outdoor management. However, obesity and owner-reported behavioral problems were associated with indoor management.

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Beloved Whiskers: Management Type, Care Practices and Connections to Welfare in Domestic Cats

Machado

Gonçalves

Vicentini

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“…From a deontological standpoint, routine desexing is ethically problematic because it infringes on an animal's right to bodily integrity-especially as it cannot be voluntarily relinquished [56]. The consensus for desexing as a responsible ownership practice in many of the surveyed nations may indicate the success of education in promoting its efficacy to control population growth [14] or its value in managing unwanted behaviour [57] and disease [58]. However, it is likely that support for desexing could vary with greater access to more opinions from different regions where deontological consideration may predominate (for example, other areas of Asia or southern Europe).…”

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Piloting an International Comparison of Readily Accessible Online English Language Advice Surrounding Responsible Cat Ownership

Dalais,

Calver,

Farnworth

2023

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Cats are popular companion animals globally. While the general academic definition of responsible cat ownership is agreed upon, committing to responsible cat ownership is multifaceted, often reflecting regional priorities and values. Utilising a virtual private network (VPN), an English-language online search for ‘responsible cat ownership’ was applied from major cities in 10 different nations, accounting for five different geographic regions and nine different geographic sub-regions. Data were extracted from the first 20 webpages of each search and included author affiliation, country of webpage origin, and all recommendations towards responsible cat ownership. Searches identified 58 different webpages, 142 duplicate results, and 16 different recommendations. Both before (60.5%) and after (58.6%) duplicate exclusion, irrespective of region, most webpages originated from Australia, so recommendations may lack local nuance in other countries. Similarly, local government webpages were the most common author affiliation both before (35.5%) and after (37.9%) duplicate exclusion—moreover, most Australian webpages were authored by local government (55.9%). More than half of all webpages recommended registration and microchipping (65.5%), desexing (65.5%), and containment (60.3%), probably due to the predominance of local government and Australian webpages online—reflecting Australia’s strong legislative stance. Both Australia and New Zealand showed majority recommendations for containment but not for environmental and behavioural enrichment in households. This may be partially explained by the significantly higher agreement in Australia and New Zealand that cats threaten valued wildlife in cities, towns, and rural areas. Unlike the Oceanian nations, other countries clearly recommended improved understanding and provision for cat needs, but with little evidence of support for containment. Thus, divergent welfare considerations inform major webpages associated with attitudes towards cat ownership internationally. Encouraging containment, a responsible cat ownership practice with benefits for cats and wildlife, may be more likely to succeed outside Oceania if cat welfare is emphasised instead of wildlife protection. Within Oceania, more attention could be given to enhancing the well-being of contained cats.

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“…Segundo o autor, o potencial do gato como transmissor de zoonoses, especialmente a raiva, já deve ser considerado em estratégias preventivas. Machado et al (2019) alertaram que o manejo de gatos pode comprometer o BEA em animais com acesso restrito ou irrestrito a ambientes externos. Se por um lado, confinar o animal em ambientes limitados, monótonos podem desencadear problemas comportamentais como medo, ansiedade, sedentarismo, agressividade e obesidade, animais que têm acesso à rua estão expostos à acidentes, injúrias, maus-tratos e contato com patógenos.…”

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Humanização dos animais de companhia: por uma Educação Ambiental animalitária

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Objetivou-se caracterizar a relação da sociedade com os animais de companhia por meio de pesquisa quantitativa/transversal. A análise de 3863 participações demonstrou que apesar de cães e gatos serem os mais tutelados, cerca de 20%, especialmente jovens, tutelam animais silvestres nativos ou exóticos. A humanização dos pets foi analisada em 257 participações, cujas respostas foram agrupadas nos eixos: a partilha do espaço, o uso de produtos e serviços e a motivação para ampliação da tutela para animais não convencionais. A relação dos humanos com pets conclama um olhar mais cuidadoso, que encontra na sinergia entre a bioética e da educação ambiental, a possibilidade de transposição da perspectiva antropocêntrica/utilitarista para biocêntrica/ecocêntrica/abolicionista.

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A importância da guarda responsável de gatos domésticos: aspectos práticos e conexões com o bem-estar animal

Cited by 6 publications

References 42 publications

Beloved Whiskers: Management Type, Care Practices and Connections to Welfare in Domestic Cats

Beloved Whiskers: Management Type, Care Practices and Connections to Welfare in Domestic Cats

Piloting an International Comparison of Readily Accessible Online English Language Advice Surrounding Responsible Cat Ownership

Humanização dos animais de companhia: por uma Educação Ambiental animalitária

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