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 →
Tasmanian devils are being introduced into Australia to prey on feral cats and foxes. The feral cat is persona non grata in Australia. They are enemy number one and the authorities on that vast continent will do almost anything to … Continue reading →
I do believe that feral cats in Australia can, exceptionally, grow to twice the normal size of a feral cat. This picture shows one such example and the beauty of the photograph is that you can make a size comparison … Continue reading →
Elwood has been hanging around an Epworth healthcare center (hospital?) in Richmond, Australia. They don’t know where Elwood came from. He looks well fed and healthy which indicates that he has an owner but the story does not tell us … Continue reading →
News.com.au is probably taking the piss but they might be genuine but mistaken. They have a story about a university student capturing on video a large, black domestic cat (in my considered view) which has been described as a “black … Continue reading →
On my reading of the situation, RSPCA South Australia, are struggling to obtain the agreement of the federal government to instigate a comprehensive policy which they have devised and written up to “resolve South Australia’s cat crisis”. They describe the … Continue reading →
The question asks how many cats can a resident own in Queensland, Australia? My research on the Internet was not as straightforward as I had thought it would be. There are two areas in Queensland where there are limitations on … Continue reading →
I really like this excellent cat story. Russell Crowe took the time to churn out 13 tweets (to their maximum length under the rules of Twitter) to describe his rescue of a tortoiseshell-and-white kitten (calico) in the bush far from … Continue reading →
People ask why there are no big cats in Australia but they could also ask a much wider question namely, “Why are there no native cats at all in Australia?” The answer must be found in the fact that the … Continue reading →
I have just been informed by the authors of a study on the impacts of pet cats on Australian wildlife that animal shelters desex cats when they are younger than four months of age because the focus is on preventing … Continue reading →
