I'd like to see you try to get a local councillor to agree to support that one.
In Victoria cats have to be registered. Local councils have the power to
charge, I think, three times as much for cats that aren't desexed, but a lot
don't even have the guts to do that.
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus
> On Behalf Of Kev Lobotomi
> Sent: Tuesday, 6 May 2014 12:35 PM
> To: Tony Russell; 'Denise Goodfellow'; 'Alan Gillanders'
> Cc: '
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Partridge Pigeon possibly under threat
>
> All cats should be shot if they are found anywhere near any
> conservation area of any type. That might prompt owners to
> look after their cats and keep them indoors!-Kevin Bartram
>
>
> > From:
> > To: ;
> > Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 11:48:59 +0930
> > CC:
> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Partridge Pigeon possibly under threat
> >
> > All cats should have to be registered and kept within the
> owner's property.
> > Those not complying should be fined heavily, just like dog
> owners are,
> > ie
> > $315 fine for having a dog roaming free in the streets.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Birding-Aus On
> > Behalf Of Denise Goodfellow
> > Sent: Tuesday, 6 May 2014 9:08 AM
> > To: Alan Gillanders
> > Cc: <>
> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Partridge Pigeon possibly under threat
> >
> > That's crazy. Perhaps someone ought to post a petition arguing the
> > case for the birds. If cat owners want "environmental enrichment"
> > they're not going to get it by letting their pets out - they'll
> > decrease that enrichment by killing off the wildlife!
> > Denise
> >
> > Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
> > PO Box 71
> > Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841
> >
> > PhD candidate
> > Vice-chair Wildlife Tourism Australia
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6 May 2014, at 9:02 am, Alan Gillanders
> > <>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I noticed with some dismay that there is a petition on the site
> > > wanting
> > the withdrawal of a 24 hour cat curfew in the Yarra Ranges. It has
> > over 2.5K signatures and lots of emotive supportive
> comments, talking
> > about environmental enrichment for the cats and should we then cage
> > all the birds of prey too.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Alan
> > >
> > > Alan's Wildlife Tours
> > > 2 Mather Road
> > > Yungaburra 4884
> > >
> > > Phone 07 4095 3784
> > > Mobile 0408 953 786
> > > http://www.alanswildlifetours.com.au/
> > > -----Original Message----- From: Denise Goodfellow
> > > Sent: Monday, May 5, 2014 9:45 PM
> > > To: <>
> > > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Partridge Pigeon possibly under threat
> > >
> > > Hi all
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I've started a petition on behalf of the fast disappearing eastern
> > subspecies of the Partridge Pigeon.
> > >
> > > Would member please sign it and pass it on? Here's the link:
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.change.org/petitions/northern-territory-government-conduct-
> > eis-on
> -partridge-pigeon-in-the-vicinity-of-berry-springs-darwin-river
> > >
> > > Here's why it's important:
> > >
> > >
> > > Partridge Pigeon is one of those birds that birdwatchers
> travel to
> > > the Top
> > End to see. This red-faced cutie used to be found across
> the Top End,
> > but is now restricted to a very few areas; it has declined
> by 30% in
> > monitored sites within Kakadu National Park. A major cause
> appears to
> > be exotic grasses that result in intense fires that cause
> habitat destruction. No
> > studies have been carried out on this bird since the early
> 2000s. Then its
> > IUCN status was 'vulnerable'.
> > >
> > > Darwin River, Northern Territory, appears to have a healthy
> > > population of
> > Partridge Pigeon, possibly because most landholders control
> weeds and fire.
> > But a 600-110 man "workers' village/caravan park" is proposed for
> > Darwin River, carrying a largely enhanced risk of more habitat
> > destruction. This bird's very existence may now be endangered. An
> > EIS and further biological survey is needed urgently to
> establish this bird's status.
> > >
> > >
> > > You can sign my petition by clicking here.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
> > >
> > >
> > > Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
> > > PO Box 71
> > > Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841
> > >
> > > PhD candidate
> > > Vice-chair Wildlife Tourism Australia
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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