Thread: Feral cat

Originally Posted by olbod

Mate, If I new where to get one I would buy two !!!


Thanks all for the comments.

I woukd not give it back or relocate the things, they would die quickly.
As have they in the past.
I think of the suffering of the wildlife destroyed needlessly and then smile
as the cat dies.

I dont mind cats, we have had them but none that survived hunted wildlife. The last ones we had, my Lorikeet used to walk around on and
would groom them.

If your councils are anything like mine traps will be provided by animal control. But you can buy traps from most of those big hardware outfits like Bunnings, or at Mitre 10 if you have it.

I endorse what others have said about humanely destroying them, and animal control should be able to sort that. Of course I suppose it needs to be said that there is a difference between feral cats and domestic ones. Unlike one or two comments, cats with collars are not feral and are owned by someone so if you are found to have killed it you could be in it with the law.

Feral cats are a blight. They are not friendly mogs but fiendish killers that are even more efficient than stoats. They are wild animals and carry nasty diseases. They will attack if cornered.

Nevertheless their demise need not be cruel and vicious despite some peoples' desire to inflict pain on them. If you are a good shot you might be able to shoot them but most that I have dealt with in the bush here are too smart for that. It is more likely that any cats you have actually seen are domestic mogs.

Originally Posted by feraldisco

probably not a popular comment, but let's remember that it's not the ferals fault that they're here - it's ours...so the least we can do is kill them as humanely as possible. They're just doing what comes naturally and I find it bizarre that people who would get upset if their dog got a thorn in it's foot sometimes seem to actually take pleasure in going out of their way to kill unwanted animals in inhumane ways...

bring on the hate mail...

All good mate, but it isnt my fault... I hate cats, they destroy too many native birds... crap everywhere etc... I think Cats and Rabbits should be banned as pets... And destroyed... All of them.

My comment about them going in the ingot moulds may sound inhumane, but lets face it...130,000kg of Steel hitting you on the head at 1700 degrees C doesnt hurt for long... And they used to come in to steal workers meals and yes, they attack when they are threatened..

Well you are not talking about the cat that I talked about in another thread--a black pantha that may be feral.

Other groups like wildlife carers may also hire traps. They would be easy enough to make one.

Hi,
the best way I found to get a feral cat out of a humane trap, was to put the opening into a potato bag tied around the end of the trap, and the cat will run out into the bag.
Close the neck of the bag and you can handle it easily, with out danger to yourself and it has no chance of escaping.
Now what do you do with a wriggly growling bag?
cheers

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
the best way I found to get a feral cat out of a humane trap, was to put the opening into a potato bag tied around the end of the trap, and the cat will run out into the bag.
Close the neck of the bag and you can handle it easily, with out danger to yourself and it has no chance of escaping.
Now what do you do with a wriggly growling bag?
cheers

Better not say... might let the cat out of the bag!!!

Originally Posted by JohnF

Other groups like wildlife carers may also hire traps. They would be easy enough to make one.

Here's one a guy invented - from ABC's new inventors.
New Inventors: Feral Cat Trap

trap types
Possum traps, rat traps, rabbit traps. Cage traps: rigid cage traps suitable for trapping brushtail possums, rabbits, bandicoots, white tail rats, quolls, ferrets and small rodents. Folding traps for scientific field research, native animal catch and




Humour (kinda) content follows:

This one's VERY effective.... not.
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPOMtAwnmbA"]YouTube- how to: make a cat/ small dog trap[/nomedia]

This is a pointless plan..
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHPbYbwobUQ"]YouTube- How to Make a Cat Trap out of Household Items[/nomedia]


This guy doesn't know the difference between stary and feral.
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwc1QiWKIi8"]YouTube- MEAN KITTY - Cat Trapping[/nomedia]
Yes, so we can neuter them...

Originally Posted by Tombie2

Years ago at BHP it was quite common for the feral cats on site to go for a "jump" into the ingot mould just before some molten steel made its way in....

Now that's a novel idea.

Bit hard to get them to stay in one spot in a gold bullion mould though.

We used to have an old open pit near the crusher that was about half full of hypersaline water. A quick drive down the ramp to the waterline usually managed the job.

Originally Posted by Reads90

Get yourself a pair of huskies. They eat cats. My neigbour has just got a cat and he said to me the other day that my dogs better not kill his cat. I told him they won't unless of course it is in my garden then they will. He was not Happy with that comment. But then I hate the way cats **** I everyoneelse garden apart from their own

Reminds me of years ago, we had a german shepherd cross samoyed. next door neighbour's cats had a litter of kittens - apparently a rare breed and expected to be sold for a tidy sum each. Neghbour's wife put her hand through the picket fence between our yards with a kitten (little ball of fluff) in the palm of her hand to show my wife. Our dog, who was sitting next to my wife, took the kitten out of the neighbour's wife's hand and swallowed it.

I cracked up laughing ................ was not the most popular person with the neighbour's wife for quite some time.

if you're still having cat problems you can borrow my dogs.