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Australian council misguided in trying to protect wildlife from cats

Confused and potentially criminal attempt by Australian local authority to protect wildlife from cat predation

PoC avatarPosted on January 16, 2023 by Michael BroadJanuary 16, 2023

The war against domestic and feral cats in Australia continues unabated. It looks like a war to me and in line with that analogy, the latest policy of a north-west Sydney council, Hornsby Shire, was cruel because it would have … continue reading…

Posted in Killing feral cats | Tagged animal law, australia, australia feral cat, australian cat, cat killing, killing cats, killing feral cats, local authorities, local laws, New South Wales, ordinance | Leave a reply
Australian Mist cat breed

Australian Mist (2023)

PoC avatarPosted on January 9, 2023 by Michael BroadJanuary 9, 2023

Introduction (2023, January) : I first published this page about 10 years ago. At that time the Australian Mist was a relatively little-known cat breed except perhaps in Australia and New Zealand. Nowadays, a Google search for this breed produces … continue reading…

Posted in Australian Mist | Tagged australia, Australian Mist, cat breeds, pictures of cat breeds | 1 Reply
Taxidermist auctions off his domestic and farm cat pelts

Unsophisticated Aussies and Kiwis turn their pets into rugs and it’s disgusting

PoC avatarPosted on November 11, 2022 by Michael BroadNovember 11, 2022

I have noticed, today, a few articles on online news media about taxidermists creating rugs out of domestic cats and dogs. It’s obviously disgusting. It is obviously self-indulgent. It obviously highlights a human weakness about death and being separated from … continue reading…

Posted in cat skins as rugs | Tagged animal taxidermy, australia, cat products, domestic cat pelts, New Zealand, taxidermy | 1 Reply

What can I do if my neighbour has too many cats?

PoC avatarPosted on July 3, 2022 by Michael BroadJuly 3, 2022

This is a really tricky question although people tend to oversimplify it. First, what is too many cats? It is subjective. That’s the first hurdle but let’s say that without question your neighbour has too many cats. He or she … continue reading…

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged australia, Cat Hoarding, civil law, freehold, irresponsible cat ownership, leasehold, local authorities, local laws, neighbor dispute, nuisance, ordinance, tort | Leave a reply
Landlords letting out to renters with pets

5 things that can happen to improve rentals to pet owners

PoC avatarPosted on June 15, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 16, 2022

In some Australian jurisdictions families are being forced to give up dogs and cat when they go into rental accommodation because landlords ban pets. Australia is not alone. There is a dearth of rental accommodation allowing pets. Or if pets … continue reading…

Posted in landlords | Tagged animal abandonment, animal law, australia, australia law, landlords, news, renting | Leave a reply
Boy, Edward, distraught over lost cat who was like a brother

Some information about where, when and how cats became lost and found

PoC avatarPosted on May 26, 2022 by Michael BroadMay 26, 2022

The information comes from a study in which 1,210 cats were assessed. As I understand it, the study looked at lost cats in America and Australia. The summary opens up with the words: “At least 15% of cat owners lose … continue reading…

Posted in lost cat | Tagged America, australia, finding a lost cat, lost cat, statistics
Huntsman spider

Cat owner relies on her two cats to kill venomous huntsman spiders (video)

PoC avatarPosted on May 22, 2022 by Michael BroadAugust 2, 2022

NEWS AND COMMENT-SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: The first point to make is that although huntsman spiders use venom to immobilise prey and can reach up to 5 inches across, based upon my careful research they do not cause harm to domestic cats … continue reading…

Posted in Human to cat relationship | Tagged australia, cat predation, cat prey items, domestic cat predation, insects, poison, spiders | Leave a reply
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne, Australia were gloves trimmed with genuine domestic cat fur are on sale

Gloves trimmed with cat fur for sale in Australia

PoC avatarPosted on May 20, 2022 by Michael BroadMay 20, 2022

NEWS AND COMMENT-QUEEN VICTORIA MARKET, MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA: Gloves trimmed with genuine domestic and stray cat fur are on sale at the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne. They are marketed as fake (faux) fur but when they were tested by an … continue reading…

Posted in fur trade | Tagged animal cruelty, Animal laws, australia, cat cruelty, cat fur trade, cat meat, cat meat industry, Cat News, chinese cat meat, fur trade
Outdoor cat caught a mouse

Targeted domestic cat confinement a better solution to protecting wildlife

PoC avatarPosted on April 17, 2022 by Michael BroadApril 17, 2022

Usually, the discussion about protecting wildlife from predation by domestic cats is binary: either you confine them to the home or you allow them to be free-roaming. A lot of people think domestic cat should be allowed to roam freely … continue reading…

Posted in rat catching | Tagged ACT, Animal laws, australia, bird conservation, cat confinement, cat predation, domestic cat predation, indoor vs outdoor cat, microchipping
Australian feral cat kills a venomous mulga snake

True feral cats are smarter than domestic cats

PoC avatarPosted on April 7, 2022 by Michael BroadApril 7, 2022

True feral cats are smarter than domestic cats. This gives them an advantage in survival. I’m thinking here of the true Australian feral cat living in the outback and surviving on an abundance of marsupials and small mammals that are … continue reading…

Posted in intelligence | Tagged australia, australia feral cat, cat brain, cat intelligence, cat study, challenged, feral cats, feral cats and their management, killing feral cats, mentality, science, survival
Enriched home for indoor cats

The big flaw that is never admitted in keeping cats indoors full-time

PoC avatarPosted on March 27, 2022 by Michael BroadMarch 29, 2022

NEWS AND COMMENT-AUSTRALIA: The Australian authorities have been disseminating negative propaganda about feral and domestic cats for years. The objective of local, state and federal legislation is to kill all the feral cats on the Australian continent and keep all … continue reading…

Posted in indoor cats | Tagged australia, australia feral cat, cat caregiver, cat owner, enriched environment, enriching cat environment, full time indoor cats, indoor cat, indoor cat environment, indoor vs outdoor cat, money | Leave a reply
Gondwanaland

Why are there no native cats in Australia?

PoC avatarPosted on March 22, 2022 by Michael BroadMarch 22, 2022

Eighty-five million years ago, Australia, New Guinea, and New Zealand separated from the major land mass called Gondwanaland. About 200 million years ago Australia was attached to Antarctica. 85 million years ago was well before the beginnings of the evolution … continue reading…

Posted in evolution | Tagged australia, cat evolution, evolution
What would you say to someone who said to you that they hate cats?

Australian Capital Territory leads the world on cat containment

PoC avatarPosted on February 17, 2022 by Michael BroadFebruary 17, 2022

I have the feeling that Australian Capital Territory (ACT) leads the world on domestic cat containment. I think that in the future humankind will look back and decide that it was the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly which was at … continue reading…

Posted in cat confinement | Tagged ACT, animal law, Animal laws, australia, Canberra, cat confinement, cat containment
Stray cat Australia

Reason why TNR is ‘illegal’ in Australia except for ACT (Australian Capital Territory)

PoC avatarPosted on February 12, 2022 by Michael BroadFebruary 12, 2022

For me, a person who is interested in TNR as a means of managing feral cats, it is interesting to read on the Internet that TNR is ‘banned’ or ‘illegal’ in Australia except for that small jurisdiction called ACT, which … continue reading…

Posted in trap-neuter-release | Tagged abandoned cats, animal law, australia, australia feral cat, TNR | 2 Replies

Australia totally rejects TNR because they think it doesn’t work

PoC avatarPosted on January 22, 2022 by Michael BroadJanuary 23, 2022

It’s clear that all the states and territories of Australia wholeheartedly reject TNR as a method of controlling feral cat numbers. They just don’t think that it works. It is as simple as that. The last territory where TNR is … continue reading…

Posted in trap-neuter-release | Tagged australia, australia feral cat, australia law, Cat News, TNR | Leave a reply

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