Re: Savannah Cat Legal Status

[Carl Clifford <>]

Bob,

I personally think they are more of a threat to native wildlife due to 
their larger size.
My comment on desexing  meant that by being desexed, the chance of thir 
genetic make-up entering the gene pool of the feral cat population is 
pretty well zero. And also to prevent the genes being used by breeders 
who hadn't forked out the price for a stud animal As for desexed cats 
just slothing around, well that is a myth. A desexed cat is just as 
capable of killing wild life as an entire one.
As for missing out, well I think they are not missing much anyway.

Cheers,

Carl Clifford

Robert Inglis wrote:
> Carl Clifford wrote (Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:42:03 +1000):
> "It seems that the authorities here regard the the potential ecological
> impacts [of savannah cats] are pretty much the same as for a normal cat,
> though I think they might be fooling themselves."
>
> Carl, the threat seems the same to me, so, perhaps they aren't fooling
> themselves after all?
>
> Also..........
> I am a bit naive in regards to this topic but....
> Does desexing a cat cause it to not be interested in hunting and 
> killing or
> does it only take its mind off sex?
>
> I would have thought the hunting bits are still intact but the sex bits
> are............history?
>
> After all, hunting is for food. Sex is for continuing the line.
> Even if the creature is no longer interested in continuing the line it 
> still might be interested in eating.
> Or having a bit of gratuitous violent fun.
>
> I have always thought that the basic purpose of "desexing" pet cats 
> (and dogs) was to prevent them from going forth and multiplying, not 
> necessarily to stop them from destroying native wildlife. 
> Although.........there does seem to be a common belief that desexed 
> cats (and dogs) spend their days simply lying around the house trying 
> to work out what they are missing out on.
> I'm with them there!
>
> Cheers
>
> Bob Inglis
> Sandstone Point
> Qld
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