Shelter Crowd Control: Keeping Community Cats Out Of Shelters
Julie Levy, DVM, Director of Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida, discusses how to stop the tragic deaths of shelter cats, and cut your shelter's cat intake dramatically. Learn how to practice high-volume, high-quality spay/neuter and disease management on cats, and how to get your community – including municipal government – on board with trap-neuter-return programs. She will show evidence that such programs can actually work to reduce the population of community cats, prevent the spread of disease, and save resources and money for local shelters.
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Population control of community cats is one of the most controversial issues in animal welfare due to:
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Environmental concerns
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Public health concerns
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Cat welfare concerns
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All of the above
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None of the above
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D. All of the above -
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What is the largest source of cats that contributes to the overpopulation problem?
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Pet cats
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Community (free-roaming) cats
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Cats in animal shelters/rescue organizations
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Cats from managed colonies
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B. Community (free-roaming) cats -
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The goals of a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program include which of the following:
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Non-lethal cat population reduction
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Healthier and safer cats
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Lower adverse impacts
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Reduced public complaints
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All of the above
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E. All of the above -
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What are the core methods of TNR?
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Live-trapping, spay/neuter, ear tipping, rabies vaccination, euthanasia of ill cats
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Live-trapping, spay/neuter, tattooing, rabies vaccination, euthanasia of ill cats
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Live-trapping, spay/neuter, rabies vaccination, FeLV and FIV testing, euthanasia of ill cats
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Live-trapping, spay/neuter, ear tipping, rabies vaccination, foster and treatment of ill cats
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Live-trapping, spay/neuter, tattooing, rabies vaccination, foster and treatment of ill cats
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A. Live-trapping, spay/neuter, ear tipping, rabies vaccination, euthanasia of ill cats -
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There is scientific evidence that TNR is effective in reducing the free-roaming cat population through natural attrition.
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True
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False
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A. True -
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Testing for FeLV and FIV is not routinely done by larger scale TNR programs because:
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It is too difficult to obtain a blood sample from the cats
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The tests for FeLV and FIV are known to be inaccurate
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The small percentage of cats that test positive for FeLV and FIV does not justify costs of the tests
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All of the above
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Both (a) and (b)
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C. The small percentage of cats that test positive for FeLV and FIV does not justify costs of the tests -
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The minimum requirements for a community cat management program are:
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Sterilization, vaccination against rabies and FVRCP, ear tipping
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Sterilization, testing for FeLV and FIV, vaccination against rabies, ear tipping
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Sterilization, vaccination against rabies, tattooing
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Sterilization, vaccination against FVRCP, tattooing
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Sterilization, vaccination against rabies, ear tipping
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E. Sterilization, vaccination against rabies, ear tipping -
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The minimum standards for High Quality High Volume Spay/Neuter (HQHVSN) clinics are:
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All patients receive appropriate and professional care, regardless of their situation
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Safe anesthetic and surgical techniques
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Surgical asepsis at all times
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Analgesics for all patients
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Medical records for all patients
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Professionalism at all times
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All of the above
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G. All of the above -
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For HQHVSN clinics, the following is recommended for the safety of volunteers:
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Cats not handled awake, inject in trap, wear gloves at all times, human rabies vaccination
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Cats can be handled as long as they are securely restrained, inject in trap, wear gloves at all times, human rabies vaccination
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Cats not handled awake, inject in trap, gloves are optional, human rabies vaccination
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Cats not handled awake, inject while cat restrained in holder’s arms, wear gloves at all times, human rabies vaccination
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Cats not handled awake, inject in trap, wear gloves at all times, human distemper vaccination
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A. Cats not handled awake, inject in trap, wear gloves at all times, human rabies vaccination -
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Discharge instructions for cats sterilized in a HQHVSN clinic involves the following:
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Cats remain in traps overnight
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Returned to their colony the next morning if fully recovered
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Cats can be released from their traps as soon as they are returned to their colony despite recovery status
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If an emergency were to take place, caregivers are instructed to do nothing
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Both (a) and (b)
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E. Both (a) and (b) -
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