Slater Margaret R, Miller Katherine A, Weiss Emily, Makolinski Kathleen V, Weisbrot Lila A M
Animal Health Services, ASPCA, 1717 South Philo Road, Urbana, IL 61802, United States.
J Feline Med Surg. 2010 Aug;12(8):592-600. doi: 10.1016/j.jfms.2010.02.001. Epub 2010 May 9.
Despite the lack of validated methods for differentiating feral from frightened socialized cats upon intake to animal welfare agencies, these organizations must make handling and disposition decisions for millions of cats each year based on their presumed socialization status. We conducted a nationwide survey of feline welfare stakeholders to learn about methods used to evaluate and categorize incoming cats, amount of time cats are held before assessment, disposition options available, and the level of cooperation among welfare agencies to minimize euthanasia of ferals. A wide variety of assessment methods were described and only 15% of 555 respondents had written guidelines. Holding periods of 1-3 days were common, and cats deemed feral were often euthanased. About half the shelters transferred ferals to trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs at least occasionally. Results highlight the need for validated assessment methods to facilitate judicious holding and disposition decisions for unowned cats at time of intake.
尽管在将野猫与受惊的社会化猫送入动物福利机构时缺乏经过验证的区分方法，但这些组织每年仍必须根据假定的社会化状态对数百万只猫做出处理和安置决定。我们对猫科动物福利相关方进行了一项全国性调查，以了解用于评估和分类新来猫的方法、评估前猫被收容的时间、可用的安置选项，以及福利机构之间为尽量减少野猫安乐死而进行的合作程度。调查中描述了各种各样的评估方法，555名受访者中只有15%有书面指导方针。1至3天的收容期很常见，被认为是野猫的猫通常会被安乐死。大约一半的收容所至少偶尔会将野猫转移到诱捕-绝育-放归（TNR）项目中。结果凸显了需要经过验证的评估方法，以便在收容时为无主猫做出明智的收容和安置决定。
