Owner and cat features influence the quality of life of the cat

Adamelli, Serena; Marinelli, Lieta; Normando, Simona; Bono, G

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2005.02.003

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“…This is perhaps because usually women take care of the cats, and feed them (Bradshaw 1992). Nevertheless, this problem has not been sufficiently elucidated and the opinion of Adamelli et al (2005) can be supported that it needs further investigation in order to clarify whether women are really more involved in interactions with cats than men. Apart from this, in our U households there were fewer other animals kept.…”

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Cats in Czech Rural and Urban Households

Baranyiová

Holub²,

Tyrlík

et al. 2006

Acta Vet. Brno

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Baranyiová E., A. Holub, M. Tyrlík, M. Volfová: Cats in Czech Rural and Urban Households. Acta Vet. Brno 75, 2006: 411-417.The aim of this study was to elucidate the effects of rural and urban environments on the coexistence of humans and their cats. From the obtained questionnaire data we selected the rural cats (R, n = 54) and compared them with urban cats (U, n = 144). The R group cats lived predominantly in family houses, U cats in urban apartments.The pressures of physical and social factors in the small niches of urban apartments (dwellings in Czech urban high-density living settings, though comfortable, are smaller than in numerous European countries; they prevailed in our U group) resulted in statistically significant differences in only 31 (51.7%) out of 60 traits under study. Among them, 15 (68.2%) out of 22 concerned the conduct of household members, and 16 (42.1%) out of 38 concerned the behaviour of their cats. Thus the conduct of people in U households showed relatively higher proportion of changes than the behaviour of their cats. U onwers more frequently purchased their cats (R = 24.1%, U = 48.6%, chi-square = 10.648, df = 4, p < 0.05), they kept the cat pedigrees (R = 37.0%, U = 75.4%, chisquare = 24.661, df = 1, p < 0.001), paid more attention to their cats ((R = 93.0%, U = 100.0%, chi-square = 8.950, df = 1, p < 0.005), talked to them daily (R = 87.0%, U = 98.6%, chi-square = 12.024, df = 1, p < 0.001), allowed them to use furniture (R = 77.8%, U = 100.0%, chi-square = 33.839, df = 1, p < 0.001), sleep in beds of family members (R = 61.1%, U = 95.1%, chi-square = 37.149, df = 1, p < 0.001), and celebrated their birthdays (R = 25.9%, U = 100.0%, chi-square = 7.014, df = 2, p < 0.05). Their cats were more destructive than R cats, hunted less and were less aggressive when stroked. However, they showed a slightly larger scope of aggressive behaviours and were more frequently described as nervous and restless.The nature of the significant differences found in this study indicates that the co-existence of cats with people in the urbanized world is becoming more intimate. More interactions occur between the two species. The relationships between people and their cats deserve further study not only in order to gain more insight but also for a practical application of this knowledge. Questionnaire, behaviour, human-cat interactions, housing,In the information age of North America and Western Europe increasingly more cats are kept

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confidence: 97%

“…Hence women seem to select cats for their companions more frequently. It is generally assumed that the cat-human relationship is more intense, when the human partner is female (Turner et al 2003;Adamelli et al 2005). Cats themselves contribute to the closeness of this bond.…”

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Cats in Czech Rural and Urban Households

Baranyiová

Holub²,

Tyrlík

et al. 2006

Acta Vet. Brno

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“…Females are reported to be more likely to be the primary caregiver for cats and provide more caretaking to cats than males (Adamelli et al, 2005;. Females are also reportedly more likely to be "cat people" , to own a cat ) and have closer relationships to their cats than males (Mertens, 1991).…”

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“…Adamelli, S., Marinelli, L., Normando, S. and Bono, G. (2005 3 Chapter 3: Cross-sectional study of characteristics of owners and nonowners surrendering cats to four Australian animal shelters…”

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Understanding human factors involved in the unwanted cat problem

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The large number of unwanted cats in many modern communities results in a complex, worldwide problem causing many societal issues. These include ethical concerns about the euthanasia of many healthy animals, moral stress for the people involved, financial costs to organisations that manage unwanted cats, environmental costs, wildlife predation, potential for disease spread, community nuisance, and welfare concerns for cats.Humans contribute to the creation and maintenance of unwanted cat populations and also to solutions to alleviate the problem. The work in this thesis explored human factors contributing to the unwanted cat problem-including cat ownership perception, cat caretaking, cat semi-ownership and cat surrender-and human factors associated with cat adoption choices and outcomes.To investigate human factors contributing to the unwanted cat problem, data were collected from 141 people surrendering cats to four animal shelters. The aim was to better understand the people and human-cat relationships involved, and ultimately to inform strategies to reduce shelter intake.Participants were recruited for this study when they surrendered a cat to a shelter and information was obtained on their demographics, cat interaction history, cat caretaking, and surrender reasons.This information was used to describe and compare the people, cats, and human-cat relationships contributing to shelter intake, using logistic regression models and biplot visualisation techniques.A model of cat ownership perception in people that surrender cats to shelters was proposed. A revised questionnaire was then used to explore cat ownership perception in a broader population of 1013 Australians. Data were collected on demographic, attachment, and caretaking factors through an internet survey. A framework based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour was used to determine attitudes, beliefs, social norms, and perceived behavioural control factors associated with cat ownership perception.In the population of cat surrenderers, both cat owners and non-owners shared a common concern for cats and their welfare. The majority of non-owners interacted with, formed attachments to, and felt responsible for the cats they surrendered, but differed from owners in their level of caretaking. The extent of cat semi-ownership in the study population was considerable, emphasising the need for identification of semi-owners contributing to shelter intake. This could help direct strategies aimed at reducing unwanted cat numbers. Determinants of ownership perception in people surrendering cats included cat acquisition method, association time, closeness of the human-cat relationship, and III degree of responsibility for the cat's care. Detailed analysis of surrender reasons, which were usually multifactorial, highlighted the complexity of the unwanted cat problem. The results suggested that the collection of more detailed information by shelters at the time of surrender is warranted to guide strategies to prevent future surrenders.The internet survey from a ...

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Introduction to cat behavior

Zawistowski

2015

Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff

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Owner and cat features influence the quality of life of the cat

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