Chris,
Seems that you have. Doesn't take long to write a letter.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
Chris Sanderson wrote:
Has anyone thought about "calling this in" to the Federal environment
minister under the EPBC Act as an action likely to have a significant
impact on a protected species? Would be interesting to hear the
response...
Regards,
Chris
On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 3:01 PM, Carl Clifford <
<>> wrote:
Dear All,
I have just spoken to contacts in DPI and AQIS regarding the
status of the the Savannah cats under the relevant state and
federal legislation. The official view is that because of the
level of back-breeding of the initial Serval X domestic cat
hybrids with domestic cats, the Savannah cats are legally regarded
as domestic cats and may be imported and kept in the same manner
as a normal cat. Their size and appearance is not taken into
account for the classification, much as it is not taken into
account for the importation of dog breeds such as Great Dane,
German Shepherd or Malemute.
People who do feel strongly about the importation of this cat
breed should write to the relevant departments, such as the state
DPI or equivalent, National Parks or AQIS, or probably your local
state and federal members setting out your concerns and giving the
link to the ABC story.
Unfortunately,after talking to my contacts, I got the impression
that the importation is a fait accompli. Perhaps their popularity
may wane once people find that they are more assertive than the
average moggy, and I don't think I would like to see the result
when one looses its temper with a toddler and does a slice n' dice
of the kids face.
For those that would like to read up a bit more on the breed, have
a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_(cat)
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_%28cat%29>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_%28cat%29>
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
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