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Perceptions of Responsible Cat Ownership Behaviors among a Convenience Sample of Australians.

ABSTRACT: Responsible cat ownership is important for keeping pet cats and wildlife safe. Much research investigating levels of compliance with and attitudes towards responsible cat ownership practices has focused on cat owners. Non-owner attitudes are relevant because their opinions may encourage cat-owning friends and family to engage (or not) in a cat management practice. The aim of this study was to determine levels of compliance with responsible cat ownership practices among cat owners, as well as attitudes towards those behaviors by owners and non-owners alike. An online survey was completed by 6808 people living in Australia who were recruited via companion animal or wildlife interest groups on social media. Frequency data were used to measure owner compliance with responsible cat ownership behaviors and t-tests were used to determine whether owners and non-owners differed in their attitudes towards these behaviors. Owner compliance with responsible practices ranged from 46.5% (complete cat containment all day and night) to 76.9% (cat is de-sexed). Owner attitudes towards these practices were generally more positive than the reported levels of management practices implemented for their own cat. For example, 47.3% of owners agreed or strongly agreed that cats should always be contained and 88.6% agreed that cats should be contained at night. Non-owners were more likely than owners to agree that cats should be contained during the day, but there was no difference for containment at night. Owners were more likely to report that cats should be de-sexed. These results can be used to inform campaigns aimed at increasing compliance with responsible cat ownership behaviors.

SUBMITTER: Elliott A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6769723 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Perceptions of Responsible Cat Ownership Behaviors among a Convenience Sample of Australians.

Elliott Alicia A Howell Tiffani J TJ McLeod Emily M EM Bennett Pauleen C PC

Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20190919 9

Responsible cat ownership is important for keeping pet cats and wildlife safe. Much research investigating levels of compliance with and attitudes towards responsible cat ownership practices has focused on cat owners. Non-owner attitudes are relevant because their opinions may encourage cat-owning friends and family to engage (or not) in a cat management practice. The aim of this study was to determine levels of compliance with responsible cat ownership practices among cat owners, as well as att ...[more]

PMID: 31546938

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Perceptions of Responsible Cat Ownership Behaviors among a Convenience Sample of Australians.

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Perceptions of Responsible Cat Ownership Behaviors among a Convenience Sample of Australians.

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