March 2010: CatBib is featured in new book from Johns Hopkins Press, Urban Carnivores. See Chapter: The Ecology of Dogs and Cats by Dr. Phillip Baker (Reading University, UK).Citizen Science - Survey Results
For one year every customer who bought a CatBib was offered the chance to take an anonymous survey. Over 600 customers took the optional survey. The results are organized into similar groups of answers followed by numbers of answers, with the most often given answers at the top. Thanks to all the environmentally concerned cat-owners who participated.
THE SURVEY QUESTIONS
- Why do you let your cat outside?
- How long do you allow your cat outdoors?
- Do you lock your cat in at night?
- Have you tried to keep your cat indoors?
- What happened when you tried to keep your cat indoors?
- How old is your cat?
- If you had previous indoor/outdoor cats, how old did they get to be?
- Why did you choose a cat?
- Any comments or details you would like to share?
THE SURVEY ANSWERS
- Why do you let your cat outside?
- HEALTH, EXERCISE, ENJOYMENT [226 answers]
- UNABLE TO KEEP THEM INSIDE [180 answers]
- HAVE DOG DOOR [73/180 answers]
- DRIVE ME CRAZY [65/180 answers]
- FEWER BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS [42/180 answers]
- NATURAL [82 answers]
- FERAL, ALREADY AN OUTSIDE CAT. [77 answers]
- DON'T WANT LITTER BOX. [37 answers]
- LIVE IN SAFE AREA. [33 answers]
- ALLERGIC TO CATS. [13 answers]
- RODENT CONTROL. [12 answers]
- CATS DON'T GET ALONG. [11 answers]
- How long do you allow your cat outdoors?
- NO LIMIT [211 answers]
- ALL DAY ONLY [197 answers]
- ALL NIGHT ONLY [10 answers]
- 6-8 HOURS [20 answers]
- 4-6 HOURS [48 answers]
- 2-4 HOURS [30 answers]
- 1-2 HOURS [22 answers]
- AN HOUR OR LESS [3 answers]
- NOT ALLOWED OUTDOORS [2 answers]
- Do you lock your cat in at night?
- YES - 304 definite yes.
- NO- 187 definite no.
- Sometimes - 61
- Have you tried to keep your cat indoors?
- 411 cat owners(70% of total responses) tried to keep their cat indoors.
- 110 cat owners have not tried to keep their cats indoors.
- What happened when you tried to keep your cat indoors?
- MEOWS, HOWLS*, YOWLS*, INCESSANT CRYING [171 answers]
- DESTRUCTIVE:CLAW SCREENS, RIP CARPET, SCRATCH FURNITURE [123 answers]
- MISERABLE, DEPRESSED, BORED, STRESSED [120 answers]
- BECOMES ESCAPE ARTIST, CAN'T KEEP IN [72 answers]
- AGGRESSIVE TOWARDS PEOPLE, HOSTILE [46 answers]
- SPRAYS, PEEING, LITTER BOX ISSUES [45 answers]
- GOES NUTS, STIR CRAZY, BONKERS, DRIVES US NUTS [43 answers]
- BULLY OTHER CATS [19 answers]
- KEEPS US AWAKE AT NIGHT [18 answers]
- DIDN'T MIND BEING INDOORS [17 answers]
- GAINED WEIGHT [9 answers]
- How old is your cat?
- If you had previous indoor/outdoor cats, how old did they get to be?
- Why did you choose a cat?
- LOVE THEM [183 answers]
- THEY CHOSE US! [95 answers]
- RESCUE, STRAY [84 answers]
- LESS WORK, EASY TO CARE FOR [54 answers]
- COMPANIONSHIP [43 answers]
- INDEPENDENT, [41 answers]
- GIFT, INHERITED [24 answers]
- FOR THE CHILDREN [21 answers]
- NO REAL REASON...ALWAYS HAD THEM [21 answers]
- AFFECTIONATE [17 answers]
- LIFESTYLE, WORK FULL TIME, APARTMENT [12 answers]
- Any comments or details you would like to share?
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ETC.
Evening only, approximately 3 hours - 1
Only when supervised - 3
Cat kennel - 1
On deck only - 2
1-3 hours weekends only - 1
During weekends, all day...inside during the week days - 1
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*the word Howl was used 19 times, the word Yowl was used 15 times
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