Beloved Whiskers: Management Type, Care Practices and Connections to Welfare in Domestic Cats.

ABSTRACT: The quality of cat care practices depends in part on the type of management applied, which either positively or negatively impacts cat welfare. This study investigated whether the type of cat management (indoor vs. outdoor) was related to other cat care practices adopted by cat owners, associated with the quality of human-cat relationships and cat welfare. An online survey was distributed via social networks. Descriptive statistics, categorical Principal Component Analysis, Fisher's Exact test and Chi-square test in contingency table were applied. A total of 16,302 cat owners returned the survey. Most Brazilian owners reported indoor management of their cats; this was related to owners living in apartments, more frequent use of cat care practices, and more interactions with their pets. Out

SUBMITTER: Machado DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7762120 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature