ExpertAdvisors-Claire Bessant
Claire Bessant
FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE
International Cat Care
Claire Bessant has been Chief Executive of International Cat Care for over 25 years. Over that time the charity has developed evidence-based, pragmatic, cat friendly solutions to a wide range of issues, taking into account human behavior change, understanding of cats themselves, the position of cats within the human environment, the issues which affect cat welfare, and insight into the relationship people have with cats.
Claire’s early work years for the British Veterinary Association in its publishing department laid the foundation for the development of the charity’s veterinary division, the International Society of Feline Medicine, and publishing of the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, leading to a growing international membership of vets interested in cats and accreditation of Cat Friendly Clinics.
Claire has always enjoyed collaborative working, such as is required to tackle problems associated with unowned cats - to understand the global issues and develop a range of pragmatic solutions which can be used in different individual situations.
Resources-Humane Canada
Animal welfare
Humane Canada
An animal welfare organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the well-being of animals through advocacy and collaboration.
MarkersVector-Australia
3%
cats and dogs are homeless
CountryDetails-Australia
This means 328.3K out of 10.55M cats and dogs in Australia are homeless
In shelters
61.7K dogs
117.7K cats
On the streets
38.2K dogs
110.7K cats
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Where does the data come from
3
%
of cats and dogs are homeless
The biggest barrier to cat ownership amongst those surveyed in Australia is the issue of cats killing birds and wildlife.
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DataSource-China-1
Pet population
Number of sheltered cats and dogs
CountryDetails-China
This means 131.85 million out of 255.5 million cats and dogs in China are homeless
In shelters
180K dogs
20K cats
On the streets
26.3M dogs
105.3M cats
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Where does the data come from?
52
%
of cats and dogs are homeless
19%
of lost cats are ever found. Of all the countries surveyed, it's in China that lost cats are least likely to be found again.
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MarskersVector-India
69%
of cats and dogs are homeless
Programs-VCA Charities
United States
VCA Charities
Donates veterinary services, medication, food, and more to hundreds of humane societies, animal rescues, shelters, and service dog organizations.
HomepageRadial-India
India
69
%
of cats and dogs are homeless