Cat News / feral cats / Feral Cats / hunting feral cats / Killing feral cats / nativism
September 16, 2023
I had never heard of the word ‘nativist’ until Nathan Winograd used it. It is good one when used to describe the Aussie attitude to feral and stray cats. Nativists believe in nativism which...
Feral Cats / hunting feral cats / Killing feral cats
August 17, 2023
A study found that feather boas are effective in luring feral cats. The person who carried out the study, Alexandra Paton, a PhD student at Tasmania’s School of Natural Sciences at the University of...
cat welfare / contraception / feral cats / hunting feral cats / Killing feral cats / sterlisation services / trap-neuter-release / trapping cats
June 6, 2023
Today, The New York Times reports on cat contraception. This, as I see it, is the Holy Grail for many people concerned about the procreation of stray and feral cats. TNR programs are effective...
August 20, 2020
There have been various attempts over the years by local authorities in America to ban the feeding of feral cats. It is being discussed right now by the Casper City Council in Wyoming. There...
August 12, 2018
The hunters of Victoria, Australia are disappointed that they can’t hunt feral cats and the authorities in this state are confused about shooting feral cats. They declare the feral cat a pest which would...
March 29, 2017
I can’t watch this video (I checked out some individual frames). I don’t expect a lot of cat lovers to watch it either because it is upsetting to most people. But it is interesting...
February 18, 2017
I explain why it is illegal (and impractical) to shoot feral cats in Wisconsin. My assessment of the situation is in stark contrast to the assessment of hunters and trappers who like to kill...
Feral Cats / hunting feral cats
March 20, 2014
It is well-known in the cat world and even outside of it that the Australian authorities wish to eradicate the feral cats of Australia because they consistently say that feral cat destroys precious native wild...
Feral Cats / Foxes / hunting feral cats
September 15, 2013
This is an important article. Many years ago, as a layman and not a scientist, I made the common sense point that feral cats could be useful to people and so did a visitor...
Cat Fancy / Cat Health / cat welfare / Declawing / Euthanasia / Feral Cats / Human to cat relationship / hunting feral cats / neutering
July 6, 2013
India is becoming Westernised. This is demonstrated in many ways including developments in respect of the relationship between citizens and companion animals. Recently, there was a first in the cat world: a cat show...
Feral Cats / hunting feral cats
June 24, 2013
The domestic cat gets the blame for a lot of things that are totally undeserved. In fact you can’t blame the cat for anything because everything the cat does he does out of natural...
Feral Cats / hunting feral cats
June 13, 2013
By Elisa Black-Taylor The Ohio Division of Wildlife is now being petitioned on the Change.com website to make the hunting (and shooting and killing) of feral kittens legal to hunters. You will see counter...
