Toxoplasmosis from cat feces poses a public health risk particularly for pregnant women and immunocompromised individuals, with risk management requiring understanding rather than cat removal.
Toxoplasmosis risk management requires accurate information because misunderstanding leads to unnecessary cat relinquishment that causes welfare harm to cats without meaningful risk reduction. Many pregnant women are advised to rehome cats when simple hygiene precautions provide equivalent or better protection. The actual risk from pet cats fed commercial food kept indoors is very low and dramatically lower than the risk from undercooked meat. Evidence-based public health communication that accurately characterizes risk protects both human health and cat welfare.