How Serious Are Health-Related Welfare Problems in Unowned Unsocialised Domestic Cats? A Study from Denmark Based on 598 Necropsies
Free ranging unsocialised domestic cats are widely believed to suffer from a high load of welfare problems. We assessed the validity of this belief by performing necropsies on the corpses of 598 unsocialised cats, originating from all parts of Denmark, that had been euthanised by two Danish cat welf...
Main Authors: | Ida Sofie Thuesen, Jørgen Steen Agerholm, Helena Mejer, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Peter Sandøe |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-03-01
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Series: | Animals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/5/662 |
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