author keywords: Adoption; Animal welfare; Feline; Homing; Importation; Parasites; Bacteria; Viruses; Prevention; Relocation; Shelter; Zoonosis

MeSH headings : Cats; Animals; Disease Vectors; Animal Welfare; Cat Diseases / prevention & control

TL;DR: The issue of relocation and homing of unowned cats from a global perspective is discussed and a consensus statement consolidated at the 15th Symposium of the Companion Vector-Borne Diseases (CVBD) World Forum is presented to help veterinary team professionals understand the problem and the role they have in helping to prevent and manage vector-borne and other pathogens in relocated cats. (via Semantic Scholar)