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 →
Although the shooting of domestic cats (cats owned by individuals) occurs across the planet to varying degrees, I would like to pick up on two countries where it can happen and where, quite frankly, it is legalised through national legislation. … Continue reading →
The online press are fond of clickbait and this story is a good example. All of them are reporting on a picture of an “enormous feral cat” with a lizard in its mouth. The location: Simpson Desert. The lizard is … Continue reading →
