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When I was young ( not as street wise) a feral cat rewarded my kindness by stripping the skin off my index finger from the knuckle down to the tip.:twisted:
I've found the lead injected behind the ear to work. One I shot one night, as it was constantly howling, was a local alley cat in St Kilda & it ran 50m & dropped dead at my feet. They are tough critters..
PS: to the above.
Quiet and sneaky. Doh.
Yeah, sub sonic .22 :wasntme:
That's all well and good. And i am of the same belief. I think all shooters are like this. But i could just imagine killing them or trapping them in the wrong way, and someone seeing you, then handing you licence plate etc off to cops, then them looking for you etc etc. I guess what i'm really saying is, be cautious in who is around when it's done. Unfortunately there are a lot of sensitive people out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by olbod
The blurb for QLD is here, though it's nowhere near as detailed as the previous link I put up:Quote:
Originally Posted by austravel
http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/documents...ology-PA26.pdf
It does have some info in there about poisoning and trapping though.
We used to live semi rural, our cat was only allowed out middle of the day, apart from venturing down burrows and reducing the bunny population she was too lazy to go hunting and chasing. We had some fantastic birdlife around the house. After we moved into town the cat is now a house cat. Goes out into the backyard only with supervision, literally!
I like cats, but I am more interested in wildlife so the cat is inside where the wildlife isn't. (Well, teenage children aside...)
It is up to the owners of said cats to be vigilant and responsible, the cat only knows about instinctive hunting and killing/ eating. It isn't their fault they are programmed for it.
I am hoping that a decent eradication program like this is developed for desert park feral cats ASAP, especially in remote areas where traffic, dogs and humans aren't able to reduce the cat population through attrition.
Island free of killer cats - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
And one other point, the do gooders etc obviously haven't seen too many diseased, flea and tick ridden feral cats, that is no life for any animal. Humane destruction would be preferrable than allowing them to suffer in poor health and near starvation as they get weaker.
JC
There are heaps of them around in western Qld due to the increase in rain we have had the last couple of years.
It appears that 1080 seems to clean up the foxes,dingo,and wild dogs,but the cats won't take it.
The best way we clean them up is use a dog to sniff them out,and then they climb the nearest tree,or are outrun in the open,easily shot.We have a springer spaniel,which finds them easily,once on a scent,they never give up.
The other way is spotting at night,but with the dog we find is the most productive.
A mate of mine used to trap them,he would drop the trap into the dam to put an end to them,or shoot them in the trap.
We've got cats, my wife has a keen cat hobby. Nothing disgusts either of us more than cats roaming the streets and bush. Cat desexing should be compulsory for all pet cats not owned by registered breeders. Entire (non desexed) cats are the biggest pain in the arse to have around. Desexed cats are usually quite nice. My wife sells kittens but they are desexed before they leave us. I have gone to great expense having our backyard cat proofed with extra large wired in areas for the cats to get fresh air and exercise. There is NO place for cats in our bush. People are the cause of the problem, big surprise. The cats wear the consequences.
Yes this is next on the agenda :(, indoors all the time isn't healthy for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikehzz
JC
I saw an interesting documentary on feral cats in Australia.
They suggested that the cat has been present in Australia from at least the same times as dingos having been introduced through Asia rather than Europe.
The research indicated that aborigines have always accepted them as part of the natural landscape.
Of course, it has gotten worse as time has gone on