That kind of thing should be taken care of by laws that insist that all cats
are sold already neutered. It's a bit hard to get a kitten on impulse if no
one's got any they're trying to give away.
The tricky part is that they can't be neutered till they're several months old,
and people want kittens.
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus
> On Behalf Of
> Denise Goodfellow
> Sent: Tuesday, 17 February 2015 9:29 PM
> To: Allan Richardson
> Cc: birding-aus
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Feral Cat Kills Night Parrot
>
> Hi Allan
>
> Thank you for your email.
>
> I've friends who keep their cats as secure as a herpetologist
> keeps his pet snakes, and I've no problem with that at all.
>
> However, we often had Aboriginal relatives staying with us
> and I know of the pressure the kids put on the adults to get
> a sweet little kitten. By that time we didn't have a cat,
> but their friends at school had cats, and they saw them on
> television. Some did take them back to the outstations.
>
> Don't get me wrong. I've had cats I loved as much as my dog.
> But the legitimacy of having a cat as one would a dog or a
> parrot is what I believe we must change.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Denise
>
>
>
> Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
> PO Box 71
> Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841
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> PhD candidate, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW.
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> Founding Member: Ecotourism Australia
> Nominated by Earthfoot for Condé Nast's International
> Ecotourism Award, 2004.
> 043 8650 835
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> On 17 Feb 2015, at 5:52 pm, Allan Richardson
> <> wrote:
>
> > Hi Denise,
> >
> > No need for that vow if you vow never to let your cat out
> the door....
> >
> > That's a vow I made my family make.
> >
> > Allan Richardson
> >
> >> On 17 Feb 2015, at 2:41 pm, Denise Goodfellow
> <> wrote:
> >>
> >> Several years ago, after my cat returned home with a
> freshly killed Forest Kingfisher, I vowed never to have
> another cat. I believe that all birdwatchers and wildlife
> enthusiasts should take that vow.
> >>
> >> Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow
> >> PO Box 71
> >> Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841
> >>
> >> PhD candidate, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW.
> >>
> >> Founding Member: Ecotourism Australia Nominated by Earthfoot for
> >> Condé Nast's International Ecotourism Award, 2004.
> >> 043 8650 835
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 17 Feb 2015, at 1:04 pm, martin cachard
> <> wrote:
> >>
> >>> thanx guys, will read now!! cheers martin
> >>>
> >>> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:26:53 +1000
> >>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Feral Cat Kills Night Parrot
> >>> From:
> >>> To:
> >>>
> >>>
> http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/feral-cat-kills-ni
> >>> ght-parrot.html
> >>>
> >>> There you go Martin. A sad read.
> >>> On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 1:19 PM, martin cachard
> <> wrote:
> >>> that's such bad news!!
> >>>
> >>> I've tried to search the address Greg has listed here but
> could not
> >>> find the article...can some one plz send me a link thanx, martin
> >>> cachard
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> From:
> >>>
> >>>> To:
> >>>
> >>>> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:37:28 +1000
> >>>
> >>>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Feral Cat Kills Night Parrot
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>> In a seriously disturbing development, a feral cat has killed an
> >>>
> >>>> endangered Night Parrot in south-west Queensland.
> >>>
> >>>> See here for more:
> >>>
> >>>> HTTP://TINYURL.COM/PRP2XOF
> >>>
> >>>> Greg Roberts
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