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Pursuing the Great Outdoors

To: 'Philip Veerman' <>, "" <>, "" <>
Subject: Pursuing the Great Outdoors
From: Peter Shute <>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:36:11 +1100
No, please don't explain, Philip. I'd also suggest that there's no way that 
anywhere near 100% of the population is going to lock their cats up until 
someone comes up with a way to avoid having to clean out litter trays.

Peter Shute

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> I am amused by the suggestion, in one sentence no less: "not
> mentioning desexing of all cats and having a license to
> breed". I wonder, on basic biology grounds, how those two
> processes fit together.............  I hope I don't need to explain.
>
> Yes cats are a problem and I too would prefer we did not have
> them. But birders writing to birders is not progressing the
> issue much.
>
> Philip
>
>
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> Sent: Sunday, 14 November 2010 8:29 AM
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Re: Pursuing the Great Outdoors
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>
> Interesting discussion
>
> Regarding cats, responsible cat owners need to be keep their
> cats inside at all times. This should be law in my opinion,
> not mentioning desexing of all cats and having a license to
> breed. This may sound harsh, but it's best for both the
> native animals and the cats. Let me explain.
>
> I am a vet working in an emergency centre and more than 95%
> of cats we see are as a result of them being allowed outside.
> They present being hit by car, being bitten by other
> cats/dogs, with tick paralysis etc.
>
> The effect on wildlife is self explanatory. On a sad note
> most wildlife presenting with cat bites die despite treatment.
>
> Regards
> Heyn
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