The cat problem in Australia has been going on for a long time and is now increasing Extremes. The Australian government announced new measures contain the species that are considered invasive. The planning includes approval measures such as: Euthanasia and hunting of cats found in the wild.
The action plan was published by Australian Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek. The idea is Reduce the number of feral cats, those that are not maintained by an owner. The document provides for this authorize the euthanasia of these animalswhen it is found abandoned, as well as when creating Training groups for amateur hunters to shoot cats when they encounter them.
Domestic cats were also covered by the new rules. The idea is Limit the number of cats per household, require owners to keep their animals indoors at night, and create catfree areasas domesticated cats can become feral if they run away or are abandoned.
The document was released for public consultation until December 11 this year. A questionnaire will be sent to the population with questions such as: “Should we have a curfew for cats?” It is “Should local governments have more options to restrict cat ownership in their area?”. Depending on the feedback, the plan can be put into action or certain aspects can be changed.
Why the attack on cats
According to the Australian government Feral cats kill almost 3 billion native Australian animals every year. Your robbery is a Threat to more than 200 species endangered, nominally implicated in 28 species extinctions of mammals.
The last straw was Addition of 48 species to the list of threatened speciesaccording to the local newspaper Sidney Morning Herald.
“Represent Wildcats one of the greatest threats to our native biodiversity. Cats kill every night 6 million of animals. That’s why we are taking measures to reduce the number of wild cats,” Minister Tanya Plibersek said on her Twitter.
Are domestic cats at risk?
The new measures do not include actions that endanger the lives of domestic cats. However, Some deaths of other species are attributed to these animals.
Researcher Sarah Legge from the Australian National University told the New York Times The impacts of domestic and wild cats are inextricably linked. “Domestic cats can be abandoned and abandoned cats can become feral and vice versa.”he said.
This is what their research found A domestic cat kills an average of 186 mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs per yearwhile The Savage kills 748. However, as they live in more densely populated areas, the number of animals killing domestic cats is increasing per hectare is larger. Time will tell whether the focus of measures shifts to domestic cats.