The Significance of Social Perceptions in Implementing Successful Feral Cat Management Strategies: A Global Review
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2019
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Deak, B.P.
Ostendorf, B.
Taggart, D.
Peacock, D.
Bardsley, D.
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Animals, 2019; 9(9):617-1-617-14
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Brooke P. Deak, Bertram Ostendorf, David A. Taggart, David E. Peacock, and Douglas K. Bardsley
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This review examines the social aspects that influence feral cat management. In particular, it examines definitions and perceptions of feral cats as a species in di erent countries and across cultures. Using case studies from around the world, we investigate the factors that can influence public perceptions and social acceptance of feral cats and management methods. The review then highlights the importance of social factors in management and suggests the best approach to use in the future to ease the process of gaining a social license for management campaigns. Implications of the influence of education and awareness on public perception and acceptance are further explained, and are suggested to be an essential tool in successfully engaging the community about management in the future.
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© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).