Effects of Long-Term Exposure to an Electronic Containment System on the Behaviour and Welfare of Domestic Cats.
Free-roaming cats are exposed to a variety of risks, including involvement in road traffic accidents. One way of mitigating these risks is to contain cats, for example using an electronic boundary fence system that delivers an electric 'correction' via a collar if a cat ignores a warning c...
Main Authors: | Naïma Kasbaoui, Jonathan Cooper, Daniel S Mills, Oliver Burman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5014424?pdf=render |
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