Animal Welfare Seminar 2021

Feline Futures

Presentation and Q&A videos

Presentation and Q&A videos from the RSPCA Animal Welfare Seminar 2021.

Presentation and Q&A videos

Day One

Presentation and Q&A videos from Day One of the RSPCA Animal Welfare Seminar 2021.

Welcome to the RSPCA Australia Animal Welfare Seminar 2021 - Richard Mussell

Introduction - Dr Sarah Zito

Rethinking the role of shelters as a response to outdoor cats - Dr Kate Hurley

Dr Kate Hurley - Q+A Session

Dr Kate Hurley and Dr Cindy Karsten - Follow Up Session

Dr Sophie Riley - Q+A Session

Dr Sophie Riley - Follow Up Session

Can I buy me a social license - Dr Lynette McLeod

Dr Lynette McLeod - Q+A Session

Dr Lynette McLeod - Follow Up Session

Connecting positively with cat semi-owners - Emeritus Professor Jacquie Rand

Overview of Australian Local Government domestic cat management strategies - Nell Thompson

Nell Thompson - Q+A Session

Assessing suitability of cats for rehoming - Dr Gabrielle Carter

Dr Gabrielle Carter - Q+A Session

Dr Gabrielle Carter - Follow Up Session

Presentation and Q&A videos

Day Two

Presentation and Q&A videos from Day Two of the RSPCA Animal Welfare Seminar 2021.

New models for humane and effective cat management in shelters - Dr Cindy Karsten

Dr Cindy Karsten - Q+A Session

Dr Kate Hurley and Dr Cindy Karsten - Follow Up Session

Characteristics of cat hoarders and ways forward for better mgmt - Dr Rosemary Elliott

Safe Cat, Safe Wildlife, Using social science to inform and evaluate a community conservation program - Emily McLeod

National Desexing Network NDN Cooperative Desexing Programs with Councils - Dr Joy Verrinder

Who let the cat out - overcoming barriers for cat containment - Dr Lynette McLeod

Dr Lynette McLeod - Follow Up Session

Cat de-sexing programs - great partnerships achieving great outcomes - Dr Ann Enright

TassieCat - working with councils and the community to improve cat mgmt - Nikki Brookman

Keeping Cats Safe at Home + Panel Discussion

Reports

Included here are links to relevant reports:

Knowledgebase articles

The following articles on the RSPCA Knowledgebase may prove useful:

Safe and Happy Cats

Whether you’ve just adopted a new cat or kitten, or are considering how best to care for your existing cat, the RSPCA Australia Guide on keeping your cat safe and happy at home can help.

The idea that all cats need to roam outdoors has changed; many owners now provide a safe and suitable environment for their cat at home all day, every day.

Keeping your cat safe and happy at home means providing for all their needs, including many that may previously have been met by being outdoors. Meeting these needs in other ways requires forward thinking and a little imagination and commitment. But you needn’t go it alone: we’re here to help explain how you and your cat can live at home together in harmony.

Click on the image below to visit the RSPCA Australia Safe and Happy Cats website for more information:

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Videos

TassieCat - "Indoors is Better"

Million Cat Challenge: Cats, Birds, and Animal Shelters: Seeking Common Ground (Kate Hurley)

Resources

Social Licence References

Presentation slides

Speaker
Slides
Sarah Zito
Sarah Zito - introduction, cat population subcategories and humane effective cat managament.pdf
Kate Hurley
Kate Hurley - Rethinking community cat management feline futures Australia 2021.pdf
Sophie Riley
Sophie Riley - Legal classifications as social constructions on the place of cats in society.pdf
Lynette McLeod

Lynette McLeod - Understanding risk, trust, social capital and contested science in the context of domestic cat management.pdf

 

Note that references for this talk and Lynette's papers can be found in the Resources page.

Jacquie Rand Jacquie Rand - Connecting positively with cat semi-owners.pdf
Nell Thompson Nell Thompson - Overview of Australian Local Government domestic cat management strategies.pdf
Gabrielle Carter Gabrielle Carter - Assessing the suitability of cats for rehoming.pdf
Cindy Karsten Cindy Karsten - New model for cat management in shelters.pdf
Rosemary Elliott Rosemary Elliott - Characteristics of cat hoarders and ways forward for better management.pdf
Lynette McLeod Lynette McLeod - Who let the cat out - overcoming barriers for cat containment.pdf
Joy Verrinder Joy Verrinder - NDN Cooperative Desexing Program.pdf
Ann Enright Ann Enright - Cat desexing programs - great partnerships achieving great outcomes.pdf
Nikki Brookman Nikki Brookman - TassieCat - working with councils and the community to improve cat management and responsible cat ownership.pdf

Relevant published research articles from RSPCA authors

RSPCA authors in bold and where the article is free access, the link is provided.

Alberthsen C, Rand J, Bennett P, Paterson M, Lawrie M, Morton J (2013) Cat admissions to RSPCA shelters in Queensland, Australia: description of cats and risk factors for euthanasia after entry. Australian Veterinary Journal 91: 35-42. 

Alberthsen C, Rand J, Morton J, Bennett P, Paterson M, Vankan D (2016) Numbers and Characteristics of Cats Admitted to Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) Shelters in Australia and Reasons for Surrender. Animals 6(3): 23.

Beausoleil NJ, Mellor DJ, Baker L, Baker SE, Bellio M, Clarke AS, Dale A, Garlick S, Jones B, Harvey A, Pitcher9 BJ, Sherwen S, Stockin KA, Zito S (2018) “Feelings and Fitness” Not “Feelings or Fitness”–The Raison d'être of Conservation Welfare, Which Aligns Conservation and Animal Welfare Objectives. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 5: 296.

Bruce SJ, Zito S, Gates MC, Aguilar G, Walker JK, Goldwater N, Dale A (2019) Predation and Risk Behaviors of Free-Roaming Owned Cats in Auckland, New Zealand via the Use of Animal-Borne Cameras. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6:205. 

Carter, J., Paterson MBA, Morton JM and Gelves-Gomez , F, (2020), Beliefs and Attitudes of Residents in Queensland, Australia, about Managing Dog and Cat Impacts on Native Wildlife. Animals 10: 1637. 

Elliott R, Snowdon J, Halliday G, Hunt GE, Coleman S (2019) Characteristics of animal hoarding cases referred to the RSPCA in New South Wales, Australia. Australian Veterinary Journal 97(5): 149-156.

Hampton JO, Jones B, McGreevy PD (2020). Social license and animal welfare: Developments from the past decade in Australia. Animals 10(12). 

Gates MC, Mancera K, Dale A, Zito S (2019) Preliminary analysis of post-adoption outcomes for kittens and adult cats rehomed through a New Zealand animal shelter. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 68(1):1-21. 

Gates MC, Walker J, Zito S, Dale A (2019) A survey of opinions towards dog and cat management policy issues in New Zealand. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 67(315):1-20. 

Kerr CA, Rand J, Morton JM, Reid R, Paterson M (2018) Changes Associated with Improved Outcomes for Cats Entering RSPCA Queensland Shelters from 2011 to 2016. Animals 8: 95.

Lancaster E, Rand J, Collecott S, Paterson M (2015) Problems Associated with the Microchip Data of Stray Dogs and Cats Entering RSPCA Queensland Shelters. Animals 5(2):332-348.

Liu S, Paterson M, Camarri S, Murray L, Phillips CJC (2020) The effects of the frequency and method of gentling on the behavior of cats in shelters, Journal of Veterinary Behavior 39: 47-56,

McLeod LJ, Evans D, Jones B, Paterson M, Zito S (2020) Understanding the Relationship between Intention and Cat Containment Behaviour: A Case Study of Kitten and Cat Adopters from RSPCA Queensland. Animals 10(7): 1214.

Orr B, Jones B (2019) A Survey of Veterinarian Attitudes Toward Prepubertal Desexing of Dogs and Cats in the Australian Capital Territory. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6: 272.

Paterson, MBA, O’Donoghue, M, Jamieson, P and Morton, JM, (2020) The Cat Desexing Policies and Activities of Private Veterinary Practices in Queensland. Animals, 10(5): 841.

Paterson, MBA, Jamieson, P (2021) Sterilizing Pregnant Companion Animals: Ethics and Law Journal of Applied Animal Ethics Research, (accepted).

Zito S, Vankan D, Bennett P, Paterson M, Phillips CJC (2015) Cat Ownership Perception and Caretaking Explored in an Internet Survey of People Associated with Cats. PLoS ONE 10(7):e0133293.

Zito S, Paterson M, Vankan D, Morton J, Bennett P, Phillips C (2015) Determinants of Cat Choice and Outcomes for Adult Cats and Kittens Adopted from an Australian Animal Shelter. Animals 5(2):276-314.

Zito S, Morton J, Vankan D, Paterson M, Bennett PC, Rand J,  Phillips CJC (2016) Reasons People Surrender Unowned and Owned Cats to Australian Animal Shelters and Barriers to Assuming Ownership of Unowned Cats. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 19(3):1-17. 

Zito S, Morton J, Paterson M, Vankan D, Bennett PC, Rand J,  Phillips CJC (2016) Cross-Sectional Study of Characteristics of Owners and Nonowners Surrendering Cats to Four Australian Animal Shelters. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 19(2):1-18. 

Zito S, Aguilar G, Vigeant S, Dale A (2018) Assessment of a Targeted Trap-Neuter-Return Pilot Study in Auckland, New Zealand. Animals 8(5):73.

Zito S, Walker J, Gates MC, Dale A (2019) A Preliminary Description of Companion Cat, Managed Stray Cat, and Unmanaged Stray Cat Welfare in Auckland, New Zealand Using a 5-Component Assessment Scale. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6:40.

Speakers: contact details, biographies and presentation abstracts

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Download AWS 2021 Feline Futures Speakers - biographies and abstracts (PDF 1.5MB)

Speaker
Contact
Ann Enright
Email
Emily McLeod Email
Cindy Karsten Email
Jacquie Rand Email
Kate Hurley Email
Lynette McLeod Email
Nell Thompson Email
Nikki Brookman Email
Rosemary Elliott Email
Sarah Zito Email