Table 2.
Percentage distribution alongside sample size of respondents' responses to key survey questions.
| % (n) | |
|---|---|
| PERCEPTIONS OF UNOWNED CATS | |
| Think that there are negative consequences of unowned cats in the community | 87 (676) |
| Cite the following bad points of unowned cats include: | |
| Dirty | 40 (309) |
| Smell | 20 (157) |
| Fighting with pet cats | 18 (137) |
| Noise | 17 (130) |
| Breeding | 14 (112) |
| Think that there are positive consequences of unowned cats in the community | 42 (321) |
| Good because they control vermin | 20 (156) |
| KNOWLEDGE OF UNOWNED CATS NEEDS | |
| Think that it is very or quite important that unowned cats are provided with neutering | 74 (571) |
| Think that it is very or quite important that unowned cats are provided with treatment | 72 (559) |
| Think that everyone in the community are responsible for looking after unowned cats | 18 (137) |
| Think that charities are responsible for looking after unowned cats | 39 (302) |
| KNOWLEDGE OF NEUTERING | |
| Disagree that related cats won't mate with each other | 37 (290) |
| Agree that neutering reduces anti-social cat behavior, like wailing and spraying | 67 (519) |
| Disagree that female cats should be allowed to have kittens before being neutered | 47 (364) |
| BEHAVIORAL INTENT | |
| Likely to arrange or take an unneutered cat, which you believe to be unowned, to the vet to be neutered | 25 (192) |