The temperament of a cat is shaped by its genes (traits passed down by parents) and the environment it is brought up in.Pet cats are made, they are not born that way! What influences where cats sit within this range? See the ISFM Guidelines on Population Management and Welfare of Unowned Domestic Cats ( Felis catus) In between the two ends of this range are cats that live alongside people with varying amounts of contact and different reactions to being near people, from pleasure, to fear and distress. Let’s look at the range of ways in which cats live, from the feral cat that is free-roaming and survives by hunting and avoiding all contact with people, to the pet cat that is happy to share our homes and company. This does not mean, however, that they are all the same in relation to their needs and desire to live closely with people and we have to consider this carefully in deciding how we can help them for the long term. Identifying solutions for ‘inbetweener’ catsįeral, street and pet cats are all the same species (domestic cat, Latin name: Felis catus).

Outcomes for kittens born to free-roaming unowned cats.Managing cat populations based on an understanding of cat lifestyle and population dynamics.

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