Shelter Crowd Control: Keeping Community Cats Out Of Shelters

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2. Population control of community cats is one of the most controversial issues in animal welfare due to:

Environmental concerns

Public health concerns

Cat welfare concerns

All of the above

None of the above

3. What is the largest source of cats that contributes to the overpopulation problem?

Pet cats

Community (free-roaming) cats

Cats in animal shelters/rescue organizations

Cats from managed colonies

4. The goals of a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program include which of the following:

Non-lethal cat population reduction

Healthier and safer cats

Lower adverse impacts

Reduced public complaints

All of the above

5. The minimum standards for High Quality High Volume Spay/Neuter (HQHVSN) clinics are:

All patients receive appropriate and professional care, regardless of their situation

Safe anesthetic and surgical techniques

Surgical asepsis at all times

Analgesics for all patients

Medical records for all patients

Professionalism at all times

All of the above

6. Discharge instructions for cats sterilized in a HQHVSN clinic involves the following:

Cats remain in traps overnight

Returned to their colony the next morning if fully recovered

Cats can be released from their traps as soon as they are returned to their colony despite recovery status

If an emergency were to take place, caregivers are instructed to do nothing

Both (a) and (b)

7. There is scientific evidence that TNR is effective in reducing the free-roaming cat population through natural attrition.

True

False

8. What are the core methods of TNR?

Live-trapping, spay/neuter, ear tipping, rabies vaccination, euthanasia of ill cats

Live-trapping, spay/neuter, tattooing, rabies vaccination, euthanasia of ill cats

Live-trapping, spay/neuter, rabies vaccination, FeLV and FIV testing, euthanasia of ill cats

Live-trapping, spay/neuter, ear tipping, rabies vaccination, foster and treatment of ill cats

Live-trapping, spay/neuter, tattooing, rabies vaccination, foster and treatment of ill cats

9. The minimum requirements for a community cat management program are:

Sterilization, vaccination against rabies and FVRCP, ear tipping

Sterilization, testing for FeLV and FIV, vaccination against rabies, ear tipping

Sterilization, vaccination against rabies, tattooing

Sterilization, vaccination against FVRCP, tattooing

Sterilization, vaccination against rabies, ear tipping

10. For HQHVSN clinics, the following is recommended for the safety of volunteers:

Cats not handled awake, inject in trap, wear gloves at all times, human rabies vaccination

Cats can be handled as long as they are securely restrained, inject in trap, wear gloves at all times, human rabies vaccination

Cats not handled awake, inject in trap, gloves are optional, human rabies vaccination

Cats not handled awake, inject while cat restrained in holder’s arms, wear gloves at all times, human rabies vaccination

Cats not handled awake, inject in trap, wear gloves at all times, human distemper vaccination

11. Testing for FeLV and FIV is not routinely done by larger scale TNR programs because:

It is too difficult to obtain a blood sample from the cats

The tests for FeLV and FIV are known to be inaccurate

The small percentage of cats that test positive for FeLV and FIV does not justify costs of the tests

All of the above

Both (a) and (b)