Outcome of cats adoption from a biomedical research program (2006)

DiGangi, B. A., Crawford, P. C., Levy, J. K.

Abstract

For more than a decade, the University of Florida .. has allowed investigators to arrange for the adoption of nonhuman animals used in their research. This report directed a survey to caregivers (owners) of 458 cats adopted over a 6-year period. .. Adoption [of cats] into private homes is a viable alternative for cats who have completed research studies.