Thread: Disposing of feral cats

Originally Posted by newhue

Personally,
It's a shame chloroform is now a banned substance. A soaked rag into a plastic bag over the trap would be like going to sleep.

A can of Aerostart, or "Start ya bastard" might do the job. its pretty much all Ether + propellant, I used to be able to buy straight ether from Hobby shops, my old Frog diesel engine used to run on 1/3 ether 1/3 castor oil and 1/3 kero.

Originally Posted by Lucy

Wasting your time with the aspro - won't do much at all

1 asprin and a panadol for good measure, works for me.
http://www.petalia.com.au/Templates/...s&story_no=258

Originally Posted by Lucy

Wasting your time with the aspro - won't do much at all

I'm not the expert, but the vet I was talking too after a bit of persuasion said it will and he's the expert...

interesting that because you're talking to an expert

Well apparently even experts differ in opinion.....you don't see that very often :-)

After all said and done, you have to accept it's not the cats fault that it's here and eating the wildlife. It's just an animal doing what it has evolved to do (and very efficiently too).

I accept that control is of some help, but their disposal is a responsibility, and unless you see yourself as a red necked bogun feral, that responsibility requires you to be sure it is absolutely as humane as is posible (throwing the trap in a tub of water dos'nt cut it.

I guess all control helps, but I'm sure your aware that shooting and trapping will have no effect on the overall numbers and the damage done to native fauna. As with the fox and the cane toad (as devastating as the cats) the only answer will be biological engineering. Probably not likely as it would see the eradication of all cats on this continent and eventually other continents as well including their native cat species.

The only answer is to control where possible, until a natural balance is established, but to do it right.

Originally Posted by korg20000bc

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

Ah yes, Pudjikats from the Dreamtime.

Bob

A cat tree:

Post up your cat tree photo, will give the passing city slickers some idea of the problem in the bush.

Bob

What are the carcasses hanging from farm gates in the Vic High Country? I passed quite a few but couldn't make out what the animal was. Are they meant to discourage Jehovahs Witnesses?