Reporting from EveryCAT Health Foundation’s 2022 Symposium: Bringing Awareness to Unowned Cats

Guest post by Ingrid R Niesman MS, PhD

For innumerable reasons, cats pose a quandary for conservation biologists, rescue groups and municipal policy stakeholders, because each of these groups sees cats differently.

Conservationists view cats as apex predators. Animal welfare groups want to see more cat go to good homes or provided supportive care. Local authorities are beholden to constituents, who are often at polar ends of public policy decisions. At the center of all discussions is the unex...