Table 5.
Time commitments (median hours (range)) by respondents in various TNR activities, and time commitments and numbers of people providing care for the largest colony 1 for each role; only time commitments >0 and numbers >0 were included in analyses
| Role Undertaken at the Colony | Hours that Respondent Cared for Colonies | Hours that Respondent and Others Cared for Largest Colony 1 | Number of Carers Caring for Largest Colony 1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Respondents | Individual-Operated Program | Organization-Operated Program | All Respondents | Individual-Operated Program | Organization-Operated Program | All Respondents | Individual-Operated Program | Organization-Operated Program | |
| Feeding cats (h/week) | 4 (0.5 to 20) n = 20 |
3 (1 to 6) n = 4 |
4 (0.5 to 20) n = 15 |
6.5 (1 to 25) n = 14 |
8.5 (5 to 25) n = 6 |
3.5 (1 to 2) n = 7 |
3 (1 to 12) n = 13 |
3 (1 to 12) n = 7 |
2 (1 to 7) n = 6 |
| Organizing feeding roster (h/week) | 1.5 (0.1 to 5) n = 8 |
2.5 (0.5 to 3) n = 4 |
0.7 (0.1 to 5) n = 4 |
1 (0.4 to 10) n = 8 |
1 (0.5 to 2) n = 5 |
6 (0.4 to 10) n = 3 |
1 (1 to 5) n = 8 |
1 (1 to 3) n = 6 |
3 (1 to 5) n = 2 |
| Locating resources (h/month) | 4.5 (0.5 to 160) n = 22 |
4 (2 to 24) n = 7 |
5 (0.5 to 160) n = 14 |
7 (1 to 20) n = 13 |
8.5 (2 to 15) n = 6 |
6 (1 to 20) n = 6 |
2.5 (1 to 6) n = 10 |
2.5 (2 to 6) n = 6 |
3 (1 to 6) n = 4 |
| Developing/maintaining community relations (h/month) | 2 (1 to 18) n = 17 |
2 (1 to 16) n = 7 |
2 (1 to 18) n = 10 |
6 (1 to 20) n = 11 |
6.5 (1 to 20) n = 6 |
2 (1 to 20) n = 5 |
2 (1 to 4) n = 9 |
2.5 (1 to 4) n = 6 |
1 (1 to 4) n = 3 |
| Finding homes for cats and/or kittens (h/6 months) | 20 (2 to 100) n = 16 |
25 (2 to 100) n = 8 |
11 (3 to 60) n = 8 |
17.5 (2 to 200) n = 10 |
40 (10 to 200) n = 6 |
8.5 (2 to 50) n = 4 |
3 (1 to 6) n = 10 |
3 (2 to 6) n = 7 |
2 (1 to 5) n = 3 |
| Trapping (h/6 months) | 1 (1 to 100) n = 16 |
21 (6 to 100) n = 8 |
10 (1 to 20) n = 8 |
26 (10 to 100) n = 9 |
38 (20 to 100) n = 6 |
10 (10 to 50) n = 3 |
4 (1 to 6) n = 10 |
4 (2 to 6) n = 7 |
1 (1 to 4) n = 3 |
| Returning to location (h/6 months) | 8 (1 to 100) n = 14 |
4.5 (2 to 50) n = 8 |
10 (1 to 100) n = 6 |
10 (5 to 100) n = 10 |
10 (5 to 30) n = 6 |
30 (5 to 100) n = 4 |
3 (1 to 100) n = 10 |
3 (2 to 4) n = 6 |
2.5 (1 to 10) n = 4 |
| Transporting to vet for desexing and back to colony (h/6 months) | 8 (2 to 40) n = 18 |
10 (2 to 40) n = 9 |
6 (2 to 10) n = 9 |
20 (7 to 60) n = 9 |
20 (10 to 60) n = 6 |
10 (7 to 50) n = 3 |
2 (1 to 4) n = 9 |
3 (2 to 4) n = 6 |
1 (1 to 2) n = 3 |
| Transporting cats/kittens for rehoming (h/6 months) | 10 (1 to 30) n = 17 |
10 (2 to 30) n = 8 |
10 (1 to 25) n = 9 |
15 (1.5 to 60) n = 8 |
20 (10 to 60) n = 5 |
10 (1.5 to 50) n = 3 |
2 (1 to 5) n = 9 |
3 (2 to 5) n = 6 |
1 (1 to 2) n = 3 |
1 The largest colony that the respondent was involved with.