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Feral cats are a highly efficient and environmentally friendly alternative to chemical pest control

PoC avatarPosted on January 23, 2020 by Michael BroadJanuary 23, 2020

In 2019, Cats Protection in the UK had more requests than ever before from farmers to provide feral cats as pest controllers. They say that semi-feral farm cats are better than chemicals in controlling pest. In 2019 we had more … Continue reading →

Posted in barn cats | Tagged barn cats, cats protection, farm feral cats, feral cats, pests, relocating feral cats | Leave a reply

US workplace standards agency removes feral cats from list of vermin

PoC avatarPosted on May 17, 2019 by Michael BroadMay 18, 2019

An agency of the US Dept. of Labor has decided to remove feral cats from its list of vermin under a process of updating the rules: OSHA’s Standards Improvement Project – Phase IV final rule. Great.

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Posted in good cat news | Tagged animal law, Cat News, feral cats, good cat news, pests | 2 Replies

Law classifying feral cats as pests is almost meaningless

PoC avatarPosted on August 12, 2018 by Michael BroadAugust 12, 2018

The hunters of Victoria, Australia are disappointed that they can’t hunt feral cats and the authorities in this state are confused about shooting feral cats. They declare the feral cat a pest which would normally allow sport hunters of any … Continue reading →

Posted in hunting feral cats | Tagged animal law, pests, shooting cats, shooting feral cats | 4 Replies

Is it cruel to abuse an animal labelled as a pest?

PoC avatarPosted on June 27, 2018 by Michael BroadNovember 29, 2018

The question in the title is a product of a video that has gone viral. It concerns a man punching a possum in New Zealand. He gets out of a car at night and approaches the possum perched on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Cruelty | Tagged animal abuse, animal cruelty, feral cats, killing cats, pests | 1 Reply

Cats without Microchips in “Ecologically Significant Sites” Will Be Euthanized

PoC avatarPosted on November 15, 2017 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2018

This is another idea to try and reduce the predation of domestic cats on wildlife in New Zealand. New Zealand has a similar policy towards domestic and feral cats as they have in Australia. Currently being discussed by Auckland’s council … Continue reading →

Posted in microchipping | Tagged animal law, cat predation, microchipping cats, native species, New Zealand, pests | 3 Replies

Can You Shoot Feral Cats in the UK?

PoC avatarPosted on February 27, 2017 by Michael BroadFebruary 27, 2017

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in feral cats | Tagged Animal laws, feral cats, killing cats, killing feral cats, pests, shooting feral cats, uk | 10 Replies

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