topic Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed in Community Spirit

24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

i-need-a-martini — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:12:04 GMT

Yes Please!

Currently they are looking at the idea for areas close to conservation areas but, boy oh boy, would I like to see it extended to the suburbs! I am so over all the cats fighting, defecating, spraying in my backyard and terrorising my animals.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/push-for-24hour-cat-curfew-to-protect-native-animals-20150728-giloew

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

lionrose.7 — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:19:50 GMT

Dogs should have a 24 hour ban as well, dogs kill bigger native animals then Cats.

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

electric*mayhem*band — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:22:56 GMT

http://www.nonstick.com/sounds/Sylvester/ltsy_002.mp3

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

i-need-a-martini — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:36:31 GMT

@lionrose.7 wrote:
Dogs should have a 24 hour ban as well, dogs kill bigger native animals then Cats.

But there is already a law in place for dogs. The law is simple and national - all dog owners are legally required to keep dogs on their own property.

If dogs roam, then the owners is breaking the law.

In fact, the laws for dogs are very stringent in this country.

Why can't the same rules apply to cats? In some states, cats don't even need to be registered with their local councils.

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

chuk_77 — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:38:59 GMT

dont understand why someone would buy a cat to let it roam free??

Im all for all cat having to be contained at all times and fines for those who dont.

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

azureline** — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:41:43 GMT

Already in place where I live and seems to be working with most thank goodness although the black cat that spends his days in my poolyard doesn't know the rules.

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

i-need-a-martini — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:42:01 GMT

@lionrose.7 wrote:
Dogs should have a 24 hour ban as well, dogs kill bigger native animals then Cats.

I also think you will find that the damage to native animals are very much a cat problem and not a dog one. There are areas of australia where cat populations have wiped out all entire sections of native animals. And manay areas where they haven;'t been able to reestablish new native colonies because cats get to them before they get a chance to root.

Isn't it something like 75 million native animals are killed by cats every night? I can't recall where that stat came from but I can remember clearly the figure being toted when the report came out last year.

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

lloydslights — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:47:34 GMT

Procreate?

DEB

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

j*oono — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 10:52:06 GMT

No more cat flap stories on CS then.

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

debra9275 — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:02:45 GMT

I'm pretty strict with our cats. they're never let out too early in the morning and they're always brought in well before dark. I'm lucky that they're not wanderers , they're always just hanging out in the garden but may be all cats and dogs should be restricted in conservation areas?? reading the article it points out that a lot of people can't afford cat enclosures which in turn would lead to the dumping of cats.... so that wouldn't be good either

It is supposed to be illegal in my suburb to leave cats out at night and I really only see the odd one every now and then.

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

i-need-a-martini — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:03:56 GMT

@lloydslights wrote:
Procreate?

DEB

lol.

I actually didn't mean it that way. Was thinking about attaching itself to the land kind of root. But I suppose your meaning also makes sense.

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

i-need-a-martini — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:07:32 GMT

@debra9275 wrote:
I'm pretty strict with our cats. they're never let out too early in the morning and they're always brought in well before dark. I'm lucky that they're not wanderers , they're always just hanging out in the garden but may be all cats and dogs should be restricted in conservation areas?? reading the article it points out that a lot of people can't afford cat enclosures which in turn would lead to the dumping of cats.... so that wouldn't be good either

It is supposed to be illegal in my suburb to leave cats out at night and I really only see the odd one every now and then.

Cats can travel a huge distance and create an awful lot of damage in the time between early morning and sunset.

Neither dog nor cat should be allowed to leave an owners property. For a dog owner that means a sturdy fence and a gate. For a cat that means an enclosure. I doubt if many cats would be content to stay within their own backyard like yours do.

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

debra9275 — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:13:53 GMT

the odd thing is Martini is that these 2 were feral kittens that lived in our backyard, so perhaps they remember when life was harder, they're always happy to be indoors. I don't think any cats should be outside at night, the awful fighting, the hunting and, they can get run over- anything

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

bushies.girl — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:23:49 GMT

Hope Vic follows suit, along with compulsory de sexing ..... If people cant afford to build an enclosure, perhaps they shouldn't get a cat ..... I must have suitable fencing/gates etc for my dogs, so why should cat owners be exempt?

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

debra9275 — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:25:45 GMT

I thought we already had compulsory de-sexing and registration

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

bushies.girl — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:31:51 GMT

De sexing of domestic cat/dogs is not compulsory in Vic, Debra .... there may be some councils that insist on it, most dont

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

debra9275 — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:32:17 GMT

I thnk you're right, it depends on the council, ours is one of those.. And I agree with it,

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

j*oono — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:37:44 GMT

In the world I grew up in there was no such thing as a cat enclosure and it was a happy place.

Someone else feels differently. A cat from Mandurah in WA was beheaded and left on the owners front lawn this week.

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/wa-family-finds-pet-cat-decapitated-on-front-lawn/story-fnhocxo3-1227460111980

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

bushies.girl — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:38:02 GMT

I wish all councils would enforce it Debra ....

Re: 24 Hour cat curfews being proposed

debra9275 — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 11:39:26 GMT

How dumb is it that by law all cats and dogs have to be registered and you just pay more if they're not de-sexed? They really should change that