Thread: Inside a Cats guts @ Roxby Downs

The messed up part is that you're allowed to have feral animals as pets but most types of native animals are not permitted, so the problem is perpetuated by law. Why not turn that around - ban feral animals as pets and only allow native animals as pets. Then people who spend their time breeding ferals such as cats & dogs could turn to breeding a range of threatened & endangered species.

Back to the original post though, that's a very old poster. I can remember seeing that in William Creek in 2000. Same time I took the photo of the William Creek cat tree




Martyn

Originally Posted by LowRanger

When was the last time that you heard of people being mauled to death by a domestic cat?
The breeds of dog that have been prohibited are breeds that have either been bred for a specific purpose ie fighting or dogs that are a known breed that more often than not can exhibit tendencies of unnatural aggression.

My neighbor looked after our cat while we on holiday, it took a dislike to her and bit her hand and wouldn't let go She ended up in hospital for a week with an infection and I had to cough up $700.00 towards her medical bill

Thing is I hate the damn thing and it hates me, although I never mistreat it It's also rather large and can't fit through the cat flap, it's also too stupid to catch anything

There has to be a balance when dealing with any living species.
To me, no cats mean there will then be too many rabbits, rats and mice.
Look at the soil damage that the rabbits, rats and mice did to Macquarie island when they eradicated the cats there.

2007 The Tasmanian and Australian Governments announced a joint commitment to fund a $24.6 million eradication project – the largest of its kind in the world to date for these three species

They have just finished that baiting program on Macquarie island to reduce the mice and rabbit numbers and found that it also killed a large number of some of the bird species living there.

Ref; Parks & Wildlife Service - The Eradication Project
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Lessons learned from devastating effects of cat eradication on Macquarie Island

Decades of conservation effort was compromised on Macquarie Island when a feral cat eradication program from 1985 to 2000 led to unintended and unplanned consequences.

Ref; Lessons learned from devastating effects of cat eradication on Macquarie Island — Australian Antarctic Division
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Originally Posted by Sue

I love cats and have had several.. what I don't like though is irresponsible cat owners who let their cats roam wherever they want whenever they want. I am over picking up the remains of dead birds in my yard from a neighbours cat and I've over having cat faeces in my garden when I don't have a cat. If someone chooses to own a cat then they should at the very least ensure it is not able to wander at will and destroy wildlife.

Unfortunately this problem doesn't just involve cats,the local vermin K9's roam the street,defecating wherever is their want,and sometimes that includes my front yard And don't think that dogs wont take native animals and birds,if given the chance,it is just the fact that they aren't as adept at hunting as the felines!!!

Originally Posted by jerryd

My neighbor looked after our cat while we on holiday, it took a dislike to her and bit her hand and wouldn't let go She ended up in hospital for a week with an infection and I had to cough up $700.00 towards her medical bill

Thing is I hate the damn thing and it hates me, although I never mistreat it It's also rather large and can't fit through the cat flap, it's also too stupid to catch anything

Cats tend to align themselves to individual humans,and to just tolerate other members in the family.It wouldn't be unusual for any animal that has been left by its owners,if it felt threatened or anxious,to lash out in any way it could.
And as you state,you hate it,and never mistreat it,so your mind is closed,and you think it is stupid and can't catch anything.Cats never lose the instinct to hunt,but yours being overweight,it might have lost the urge

Tired of neighborhood cats coming into my yard to hunt my birds. My birds roam the yard at will whenever anyone is home.
Hope to get a permit for big owl to hunt the local cats at night.
Great way for the owners to feel like I do every time their miserable pet comes into my place to traumatized my loved pets.
Hoo hoo.