Using puzzle feeders to provide all a cat’s food (as opposed to treats) was the only intervention (out of 5 interventions) to actually increase wildlife predation

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Provision of High Meat Content Food and Object Play Reduce Predation of Wild Animals by Domestic Cats Felis catus

Martina Cecchetti

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Using puzzle feeders to provide all a cat’s food (as opposed to treats) was the only intervention (out of 5 interventions) to actually increase wildlife predation 0 0 1

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Using puzzle feeders to provide all a cat’s food (as opposed to treats) was the only intervention (out of 5 interventions) to actually increase wildlife predation 0 0 1

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There is a limit to how much puzzling/hunting a cat wants to do, beyond which is stressful and hunger-inducing 0 0 1

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