For my death count of 23, the ritual was to put the trap and nasty feline in the back of the ute, while BLASTING Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls on max volume.
Cats love Metallica.
For my death count of 23, the ritual was to put the trap and nasty feline in the back of the ute, while BLASTING Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls on max volume.
Cats love Metallica.
Apparently, if you take your cat out to the bush and dump it, it won't survive long as foxes like them and feral cats - which can be huge - also kill them.Quote:
Originally Posted by trout1105
Yes, I've seen some huge ones, including one that was all-black, and you can see where people get their notions of wild panthers from. One of the Departments here used to have a cat-skin they took around for education, and it was about a metre from tip to tip.Quote:
Originally Posted by trout1105
Years ago they had the army out in Western Queensland doing a feral animal eradication program. It was a point and shoot event which am not sure would be acceptable today. There was one cat they had shot that held by the tail at shoulder level the paws reached the ground
Had cats entering my yard as all around had them and we did not. They were using the gardens as a toilet to mark territory. When I tired of using various super soakers on them found that scattering the barbed rose cuttings around the area when they were using as a toilet was an effective deterrent. Also placed them where they were entering the yard
The same can be said about European carp and redfin perch But now our waterways are infested with them[bigwhistle]Quote:
Apparently, if you take your cat out to the bush and dump it, it won't survive long as foxes like them and feral cats - which can be huge - also kill them.
Rabbits and cane toads are another example of innocently introduced species can create havoc in our ecosystems.
Yet the ones out at the property,which is in SW Qld,are relatively small.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arapiles
When lambing is on,and baiting is being done for the foxes,it seems to sort out the cats as well.
But once it’s stopped,the cats and foxes are back.
Lucy jet used to be the bees knees for fox/cat baits But unfortunately you can't get it anymore[bigsad]Quote:
Originally Posted by scarry
well when the 2 billion native animals are all gone what will the cats eat then?
I hope the dingoes get them..... the cats , that is
Please don't shoot it!! Thats awful anyone who shoots a cat! It could be someone's pet! Please trap or catch and take it to a vet or pound and let them find if it has a home, or is able to be rehomed or it not, kindly put to sleep.
Disgusts me how folks think it's ok to just shoot cats. It's not ok! So many horrendous stories.
Its more likely catching mice than the native things and is much less of a danger than stray dogs could be.
I think all cats should not be allowed to wander and should be adequately and safely confined to their properties. Mine are indoor and go outside on leads or in a cat run.
Keeps them safe, keeps wildlife safe, numbers of mice increase outside, and no one can harm them like so many think is ok way to treat a cat!
Could always befriend it and have a new indoor lap warmer. Cats help regulate heart beats [emoji41]
Please, please, please - nobody should even consider ever, ever, ever dumping a cat in the bush. Ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arapiles
Well, not if it's alive, that is.
On a side note, whilst maybe some feral cats do attain surprising size .......most quite definitely don't.
Oh, and while we're here - I noticed that somebody wrote something about a cat being more likely to take "mice" than "natives". Prey selection and gut content analyses over many years would indicate pretty strongly how much native fauna goes down the gullets of cats. I've no doubt that most people now appreciate this - but nobody should ever kid themselves that pussy cats do not individually consume a hell of a lot of native animals. They don't sit around watching geckoes and skinks go past unmolested whilst waiting for a European rat or a tin of Whiskas to turn up.
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Originally Posted by Arapiles
How do you think we ended up with feral cats,
Ohh that’s right, someone let a some “feral” cats go years ago and that’s how we ended up with feral cat populations in all corners of this country 🧚🏿🧚🏿🧚🏿🧚🏿🧚🏿🧚🏿🧚🏿🤨