Welfare issues in cat housing (2001)

Rochlitz, I.

Abstract

Keeping cats in an enriched, stimulating environment not only encourages a wide range of normal behaviours, making them better subjects for scientific investigations, but also makes it easier for caretakers to detect illness and other causes of poor welfare. The author addresses the following questions/issues: (1) How much space do cats need to live peacefully [together]? (2) What should you put inside the enclosure? (3) Importance of contact with humans??