Feral cats - an export market?

[Denise Goodfellow <>]

So my dear mother told me.  She said they were available in Melbourne during 
the War.

Denise


Denise Goodfellow




On 18 Feb 2015, at 7:51 pm, Kev Lobotomi <> wrote:

> And…they make such good dim sims!-Kev
> 
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>> Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 21:03:04 +1100
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>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Feral cats - an export market?
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>> Hi Carl,
>> 
>> True in some regards. A friend of mine from Myanmar likes to eat cat (and 
>> can't stand eating lamb - hates the smell).
>> 
>> Cats are very hard to catch.
>> 
>> They are every where.
>> 
>> I saw a very large black feral cat last August (2014) near the famed 
>> Golden-shouldered parrot site near Musgrave Roadhouse.
>> 
>> As you know the GSP is primarily a ground feeder.
>> 
>> I've seen feral cats at most of my favourite bird watching sites across 
>> Australia (from Nightcap NP to Cape York to Fitzgerald River NP).
>> 
>> I spoke with a guy from Northern Queensland last week who said he uses them 
>> for bait in crab nets. They are excellent bait he said.
>> 
>> This approach to cull them is the best I've seen for a while, see link 
>> below: 
>> 
>> http://m.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/dying-to-be-clean-the-new-technique-for-controlling-feral-cats-20141107-11iehz.html
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Charles Hunter
>> Bronte, Sydney
>> 
>>> On 18 Feb 2015, at 6:29 pm, Carl Clifford <> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Cat meat is quite popular in parts of Asia and there is a good market for 
>>> cat fur in China and Korea. Perhaps there is a chance for Australian 
>>> entrepreneurs to not only take advantage of these markets and help the 
>>> control. After all, just shooting the cats and leaving the carcasses where 
>>> they fall only gives other cats a free meal.
>>> 
>>> Just a thought.
>>> 
>>> Carl Clifford
>>> 
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