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Should cats be eradicated from Australia?

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swoop42 wrote:...
The feral cat population is a testament to a cats ability to be far more self sufficient ...
Isn't the feral cat population really a testament to the irresponsibility of cat owners (in the distant past)?
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I think it's a testament to the power of cat-on-cat sexual attraction, personally...
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swoop42 wrote:...
The feral cat population is a testament to a cats ability to be far more self sufficient ...
Isn't the feral cat population really a testament to the irresponsibility of cat owners (in the distant past)?
Potentially, but not knowingly. I doubt anyone would have realised the scale of the problem even 100 years ago.

It wasn't that long ago that it was common to let cats roam. In the country in particular it was thought a good way to control mice. Having a population of semi tame cats on a farm was quite common. The problem is, as an introduced predator, they have no real natural enemy in the food chain. Foxes and dogs (also both introduced) might take out a few but they're more interested in a decent feed that's little trouble to kill. Like sheep. Cats aren't worth the effort.

Now if someone could figure out a way to program cats to want to eat cane toads.........
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Or cane toads to eat cats, as the case may be!
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That won't help, just feeds the cane toads/

If the cats eat cane toads, the toad dies and the cat dies. Win win.
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Re: cats vs dogs, I don't recall any news stories about cats attacking children/people. Or councils impounding cats for attacking other pets/animals. Not for food mind you, just for the fun of it.

As for being ridiculed for not having a dog? I'd rather not spend my time picking up shit. Bad enough hearing them bark all around the neighbourhood.
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luvdids wrote:Re: cats vs dogs, I don't recall any news stories about cats attacking children/people. Or councils impounding cats for attacking other pets/animals. Not for food mind you, just for the fun of it.
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That's faulty reasoning. It just means the cats are getting away with murder, a point that's been made before here. Dogs are held to way higher standards than cats. (As for the first bit, I'll need a whole new comment for that... It's actually a very disturbing issue.)
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