在全球城市化进程中,城市地区社区猫的管理和共存日益受到关注。通过一项基于调查的调查,我们研究了中国城市居民对社区猫总体健康和人猫关系的看法。5382名参与者的数据显示,大约70%的参与者认为社区猫身体健康,60%的人报告居民与这些猫之间和谐或非冲突共存。大约45%的参与者拯救或帮助社区猫,38%的人表示有意收养,18%的人向管理人员投诉社区猫的问题。线性,logistic,和多层次逻辑回归被用来检查城市和社区的类型或参与者的社会人口统计学与社区猫或人猫关系的感知幸福感之间的关联。结果显示,四线城市的猫(例如,县级城市)的生活条件比一线城市差(例如,北京),而城市村庄社区的猫(例如,与普通商品房社区相比,城市中的村庄)不太可能表现出良好的健康状况。结果还表明,社会人口统计学变量,比如教育程度,婚姻状况,和收入水平,预测参与者与社区猫的关系。本研究尚属首次。它为利益相关者制定有效的猫管理政策和干预措施提供了宝贵的见解,强调需要在不同的城市环境和人口中制定量身定制的战略。
The management and coexistence of community cats in urban areas is a growing concern amid global urbanization. Through a survey-based investigation, we examine the residents\' perceptions of the general health of community cats and human-cat relationships in urban
China. The data from 5382 participants revealed that approximately 70% of participants perceived community cats as being in good health, and 60% reported harmonious or non-conflict coexistence between residents and these cats. Around 45% of the participants rescued or helped community cats, 38% expressed their intention to adopt, and 18% complained about the issues of community cats to management staff. Linear, logistic, and multilevel-logistic regressions were employed to examine the associations between the types of cities and communities or the participants\' socio-demographics and the perceived well-being of community cats or human-cat relationships. The results show that the cats in fourth-tier cities (e.g., county-level cities) had poorer living conditions than in first-tier cities (e.g., Beijing), while the cats in urban village communities (e.g., villages in the city) were less likely to exhibit good health than in ordinary commercial housing communities. The results also show that socio-demographic variables, such as educational attainment, marital status, and income level, predicted participants\' relationships with community cats. This study is the first of its kind. It provides valuable insights for stakeholders to develop effective policies and interventions on cat management, emphasizing the need for tailored strategies in diverse urban settings and populations.