Cat Friendly (End-of-Life) Decision-Making: Euthanasia: how to avoid it and when to use it to support cat welfare

Vicky Halls; Claire Bessant

doi:10.56771/jsmcah.v4.156

Authors

Vicky Halls International Cat Care, Nadder Centre, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
Claire Bessant International Cat Care, Nadder Centre, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56771/jsmcah.v4.156

Keywords:

euthanasia, end-of-life, unowned cats, welfare

Abstract

This Cat Friendly decision-making document provides guidance on making confident and compassionate end-of-life decisions for cats which are in homing centres or coming through Trap, Neuter, Return (or Relocate; TNR) or community cat neutering programmes. The intended audience is anyone in any country working with, or interested in, unowned cats, principally in the context of cat homing centres (also referred to as shelters, rescues or adoption centres). The document will also be of interest to animal welfare organisations, those undertaking TNR or community cat neutering programmes and veterinary teams working in or with the unowned cat sector.

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