Threatened species commissioner appointed to helpsave native wildlife | Environment | theguardian.com

["Greg and Val Clancy" <>]

I am with you Denise.  There are a few responsible cat owners who keep their 
pets in doors or in a run in the yard but the majority don't.  With the 
millions of domestic cats in Australia the toll on wildlife must be great. 
People are usually aware of the impact of feral cats on native wildlife but 
don't realise that their moggy is also a major threat.  Any cat not in the 
owners house or cat run should be declared 'feral' and be eliminated.  Years 
ago the NSW government produced a green paper on companion animals which 
called for serious and much needed controls on domestic pets, including 
cats.  The pet food industry lobbied the government and the end result was a 
lame act, particularly with respect to cats.  My aging mother-in-law, who 
had the early stages of dementia at the time, was being disturbed at night 
by a neighbour's cat.  The Council ranger said that they could only act 
after it was established that the cat was a nuisance and that my 
mother-in-law would need to keep a diary on the movements of the cat.  I 
don't blame the ranger as he has to work within the legislation but the 
control of cats is like the human over-population issue, the elephant in the 
room.

Regards


Greg


Dr Greg. P. Clancy
Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide
| PO Box 63 Coutts Crossing NSW 2460
| 02 6649 3153  | 0429 601 960
http://www.gregclancyecologistguide.com
http://gregswildliferamblings.blogspot.com.au/




-----Original Message----- 
From: Denise Goodfellow
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 4:02 PM
To: Carl Clifford
Cc: Birding Aus
Subject: Threatened species commissioner appointed to 
helpsave native wildlife | Environment | theguardian.com
I challenge prominent  Australians to stick their necks out and call for 
control of all cats.
Denise Lawungkurr  Goodfellow
PO Box 71
Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841








On 2 Jul 2014, at 2:56 pm, Carl Clifford <> wrote:

> Nice to see that the Government is doing something about feral cat 
> control. What the results will be, who knows. An awful lot of bait will 
> have to be laid for effective control.
> http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/02/threatened-species-commissioner-to-combat-decline-of-native-wildlife
>
> Carl Clifford
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