PORT OF NEWCASTLE, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA — NEWS AND COMMENT: Observers of the way the Australian authorities are dealing with feral cats in their country should not be surprised by the mindless massacre of managed feral cats at the … Continue reading →
NEWS AND VIEWS – BLUE MOUNTAINS, NSW, AUSTRALIA: Based on quite vague pawprints and loosely formulated theories there has been speculation about the possibility of “big cats” roaming around the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, NSW. The phrase “big cats” … Continue reading →
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – NEWS AND VIEWS: This is a new but unwelcome development in one respect. In Sydney North Shore and eastern suburbs well-heeled residents are occasionally paying cat walkers AU$78 an hour to walk their cats on a leash … Continue reading →
AUSTRALIA NEWS AND VIEWS: In certain parts of Canberra, there are cat containment ordinances which makes it compulsory to keep cats inside but in other parts they are allowed outside. In one of these districts there is an individual who … Continue reading →
Peter Goer interviews Bill Lewis for ABC Radio Adelaide. Peter Goer is a gentleman and asks his guest if he shoots feral cats and other pest animals humanely. And Bill said that he does. He said that he shoots with … Continue reading →
NEWS/VIEWS: An Australian woman living in Australia decided to strangle her dog and smother her cat, both to death, to put them out of their misery after they were being abused by her partner. This came out in court. I … Continue reading →
AUSTRALIA: Te Raukura Anahera Alexander, 19, lived in a Brisbane property with housemates. She owns or owned two kittens. She became enraged when allegedly housemates mishandled her kittens. There was a simmering dispute which erupted when her kittens wandered into … Continue reading →
Are there any cats native to Australia? No, there are no cat species native to Australia. This is another reason why the authorities – state and federal governments – on the continent, in general, hate the feral cat which they … Continue reading →
NEWS AND COMMENT – PERTH: A peeved and frankly angry Australian man, Craig Turner, built a device which sprays a lot of water at a cat who enters his property and which is fired off by a motion detector. It’s … Continue reading →
Professor Sarah Legge, of the Australian National University and the University of Queensland is the lead scientist of a team who carried out a study on the impact of diseases transmitted from cats to people on the Australian economy. These … Continue reading →
