A Michael Broad Blog
The authorities on Christmas Island, a tiny island in the Indian Ocean with a population of about 2,000 people, are planning to use drones to drop poison bait to kill the feral cats on the island. The island is an Australian external territory. It is around 8 miles long on its longest length and …
This is a complicated area. It is hard to arrive at a clear-cut conclusion. The major reason for this is because it is difficult to describe with complete certainty a cat as a “feral cat”. An outside cat may be someone’s domestic cat. He may be a stray cat, betwixt-and-between domestic and feral. This …
Yes, we are back to that evergreen topic: the Australian government’s proposals to cull millions of feral cats in order to save native animals that they love and who define the nation. They’re making a choice between an invasive species that they dislike and native species which they love. They should remind themselves that …
I explain why it is illegal (and impractical) to shoot feral cats in Wisconsin. My assessment of the situation is in stark contrast to the assessment of hunters and trappers who like to kill feral cats anyway possible. For example, one such person made the following comment: “It is perfectly legal to do so …
If a trapper in Wisconsin deliberately sets out to trap to kill feral cats then his actions would be illegal. The regulations regarding trapping animals in Wisconsin are quite extensive and quite complicated but they do list the animals that can be trapped, the sort of traps that can be used, the restrictions on …
One of today’s hot cat topic is how to deal with feral cats in the USA. Broadly speaking there are two camps: the shooters and the TNRers. Although I detest arch-troller Woody, he consistently states that anyone, anywhere in the USA has the legal right to shoot feral cats (link opens a new window/tab …
