ICAWC 2012: Ian MacFarlaine - Feline Advisory Bureau: "Keep 'em or street 'em?" (CNVR vs rehoming)
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Keep ‘em or street ‘em?IAN MACFARLAINE
HEAD OF OPERATIONS, FELINE ADVISORY BUREAU WELFARE PROJECTS
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• Feline Advisory Bureau – UK charity founded in 1958• Original aims – improve knowledge of care, husbandry, and
veterinary treatment of cats in the UK; led on care and veterinary treatment developments at a time when very little known and understood.
• Remaining true to this aim, with ISFM veterinary division, and international cat welfare projects – training and support emphasis.
• Projects emphasise sustainability through training, development, and capitalising on local expertise – not being visiting resource. Full diary for 2013.
www.fabcats.org
www.isfm.net
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** LATER ON THIS SESSION YOU WILL NEED THE ENVELOPE WITH THE FOUR
COLOURED CARDS THAT WERE LEFT ON YOUR SEAT THIS MORNING **
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1 day
10+yrs
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Window of socialisation opportunity to create a rehomeable pet
Period of life during which attempts at taming will be stressful for cat, futile, and/or injurious to owner
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Who’s in the box?
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Kevin’s kitten!
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CNVR…
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Why do we ignore the basics?
- Human need to “save” and dominate
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Why do we ignore the basics?
- Prejudices based on community the cats live in
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Why do we ignore the basics?
- Prejudices based on community the cats live in
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Why do we ignore the basics?
- Don’t understand cats as a species or their responses – or think they are small dogs
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Dogs Vs Cats
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Dogs
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Cats
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Why do we ignore the basics?
Anthropomorphism.
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Why do we ignore the basics?
- Hoarding urges
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Why do we ignore the basics?
- Easier to raise money through homing or sanctuary – sponsoring animals etc – than through TNR
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Why do we ignore the basics?
- Exaggerated fear of bad things happening to them.
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Why do we ignore the basics?
- Exaggerated fear of bad things happening to them – but worse damage may be caused by "rescue”.
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Why do we ignore the basics?
- Exaggerated fear of bad things happening to them – but worse damage may be caused by "rescue”.
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Why do we ignore the basics?
- Fear that doing the right thing for the animals might upset volunteers or staff with strong opinions….
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So let’s take a vote…..
Hold up pink card Hold up blue card
Hold up green card
Hold up yellow card
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The cat lives on a scrap metal tip. He had minimal handling as a kitten and cannot be touched or picked up. He will come close for food. He is in lots of fights all the time with other cats
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The cat lives on a scrap metal tip. He had minimal handling as a kitten and cannot be touched or picked up. He will come close for food. He is in lots of fights all the time with other cats
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The cat lives on a scrap metal tip. He had minimal handling as a kitten and cannot be touched or picked up. He will come close for food. He is in lots of fights all the time with other cats
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The cat lives on a scrap metal tip. He had minimal handling as a kitten and cannot be touched or picked up. He will come close for food. He is in lots of fights all the time with other cats
Trap and euthanase
TNR
Trap and keep in sanctuary
Do nothing to avoid having to make the decision to put him back
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9 week old unhandleable kitten living in a restaurant in a major city in East Africa. Restaurant owners don’t want more cats. The population of cats has grown by about 30% each year
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9 week old unhandleable kitten living in a restaurant in a major city in East Africa. Restaurant owners don’t want more cats. The population of cats has grown by about 30% each year
TNR now
TNR at 6 months
Bring into shelter
Rehome directly to family
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Pregnant unhandleable female street cat. Lives in public park with dense undergrowth and bushes. Fed by active feeder.
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Pregnant unhandleable female street cat. Lives in public park with dense undergrowth and bushes. Fed by active feeder.
Trap, pregnant spay/abort, return
Trap, keep in shelter till kittens weaned, then spay and put back
Leave till kittens 6 weeks then TNR mum and trap and rehome kittens
Leave all till kittens are old enough to be neutered then TNR all in one go
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Pregnant unhandleable female street cat. Lives in public park with dense undergrowth and bushes. Fed by active feeder.
Trap, pregnant spay/abort, return
Trap, keep in shelter till kittens weaned, then spay and put back
Leave till kittens 6 weeks then TNR mum and trap and rehome kittens
Leave all till kittens are old enough to be neutered then TNR all in one go
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Pregnant unhandleable female street cat. Lives in public park with dense undergrowth and bushes. Fed by active feeder.
Trap, pregnant spay/abort, return
Trap, keep in shelter till kittens weaned, then spay and put back
Leave till kittens 6 weeks then TNR mum and trap and rehome kittens
Leave all till kittens are old enough to be neutered then TNR all in one go
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Feral colony in derelict school. Cats all appear okay but there are lots of cat skeletons everywhere.
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Feral colony in derelict school. Cats all appear okay but there are lots of cat skeletons everywhere.
TNR
Trap and bring to shelter
Trap and euthanase
Try to relocate to another area
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Two little boys! Farm cats. About 8 months old, very friendly, appear to be identical twins. Bonded pair. But constantly sneezing with recurring flu.
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Two little boys! Farm cats, About 8 months old, very friendly, appear to be identical twins. Bonded pair. But constantly sneezing with recurring flu.
TNR
Trap and bring into shelter
Trap and euthanase
Try to rehome directly – “home to home”
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Street ‘Em Keep ‘Em
Freedom from long term chronic health/illness
Risk of death
Stress over long term
Infectious disease
Injury from fights and altercations
Suitable environment
Express normal behaviour
Hunger and thirst
Original problem continues?
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Call to action:
If you work with the cats directly…
If your job is to manage the people who work with the cats
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Coming soon…
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RAOUL
“We had always been able to pick him up and touch him.
We brought him into the shelterand he went absolutely crazy, and lostso much weight.
We realised we only had one choice -To put him back….”
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Thank you.