A suburb of Canberra Australia is a cat containment area. The Threatened Species Commissioner of Australia declared on Facebook that Lawson in Canberra will be a 24-hour cat containment area. please continue reading
Betty Boo is a cute hair salon cat and a working cat spending her days in a Melbourne hair salon entertaining the customers and giving the business character and charm. please continue reading
Australia’s dirty secret is shooting kangaroos and cats at night, out of sight. The authorities consider both these animals vermin and pests because (a) the kangaroo competes with livestock for pasture and (b) the feral cat kills native species. Kangaroos … please continue reading
This is the happy ending story of Little Frankie, a young kitten found in Australia under a house along with his brother. He recently found a forever home with the fosterer who fell in love with him. The siblings were … please continue reading
A cat shelter owner, Susan McNair, living and working in Australia has become frustrated with cat owners because she’s been saving the lives of kittens for 20 years and has seen little change in the habits of a minority of … please continue reading
I think it might be useful if the New Zealand and the Australian authorities did a study on the number of abandoned cats in their countries as a means to assess whether they need to take proactive steps to prevent the creation of feral cats rather than just focusing on eliminating them. please continue reading
You’d have thought that compulsory desexing and microchipping would be in place through federal law in the USA. This is because of the intractable problem of some cat owners letting their female cats have one litter before spaying leading to … please continue reading
A nation’s conservationists are always hostile towards non-native species. It is axiomatic. It is automatic. Non-native species must be bad for the environment and native species. This is certainly the case for Australian conservationists and environmental experts who provide advice … please continue reading
Does the large scale killing of rabbits in Australia to protect the landscape cause feral cats to switch prey and commence predation on native, endangered species? The authorities don’t know. A study is being set up to find out. please continue reading
Police were ordered to stop feeding a stable cat because the cat food was an unnecessary expense as the cat should find his own food. Western Australia: There are mounted police in the Western Australia police force. Of course the … please continue reading
