A Ten-Stage Protocol for Assessing the Welfare of Individual Non-Captive Wild Animals: Free-Roaming Horses (Equus Ferus Caballus) as an Example

Authors: Andrea M. Harvey, Ngaio J. Beausoleil, Daniel Ramp, David J. Mellor

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: feral, Five Domains, free-roaming, horses, welfare assessment, wild, wildlife

2020

Population survey and management strategies of free-roaming dogs (Canis familiaris) on Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Authors: Adrianna Nimer, Nashelly Meneses, Zachary D. Watson, Stephen M. Shuster, Russell Benford

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: canis familiaris, introduced species, population structure, public perception, spatial distribution

2018

The burden of domestication: a representative study of welfare in privately owned cats in Denmark

Authors: P. Sandøe, A. P. Nørspang, B. Forkman, C. R. Bjørnvad, S. V. Kondrup, T. B. Lund

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural problems, confinement, health issues, neuter status, purebred cats

2017

Canine trap-neuter-return: a critical review of potential welfare issues

Authors: H. Bacon, V. Vancia, H. Walters, N. Waran

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal birth control, animal welfare, assessment, dog population management, dogs, trap-neuter-return

2017

Changing Attitudes and Animal Welfare in Small Island Developing States: Dogs on New Providence, The Bahamas

Authors: William J. Fielding

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: bahamas, free-roaming dogs, population control

2017

Effects of Long-Term Exposure to an Electronic Containment System on the Behaviour and Welfare of Domestic Cats

Authors: N. Kasbaoui, J. Cooper, D. S. Mills, O. Burman

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: cats, electronic containment, free-roaming cats, welfare

2016

Human-animal interactions of community dogs in Campo Largo, Brazil: A descriptive study

Authors: Y. K. E. Kwok, M. A. G. von Keyserlingk, G. Sprea, C. F. M. Molento

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: animal ethology, animal welfare, behavior, behavioral sciences, brazil, community dog, free-roaming, human-animal interactions, life, populations, veterinary sciences

2016

The diet of free-roaming Australian Central Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps)

Authors: D. G. A. B. Oonincx, J. P. van Leeuwen, W. H. Hendriks, A. F. B. van der Poel

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: agamid, australia, lizard, stomach content

2015

Nuisances and welfare of free-roaming cats in urban settings and their association with cat reproduction

Authors: I. Gunther, T. Raz, O. Berke, E. Klement

Publication/Journal: Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Keywords: free-roaming cats, neutering, nuisance, population dynamics, public health, trap-neuter-return, welfare

2015

The relationship between individual behavioural styles, dominance rank and cortisol levels of cats living in urban social groups

Authors: Hilit Finkler, Joseph Terkel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, boldness, cortisol, dominance, free-roaming cats, motivation

2015