We live in an inner suburb and we have possums in our street, snakes in the park down the road and of course lots of native birds so don't think you are going to avoid the problems entirely Luckily, our cat isn't much of a hunter or I dread to think what she could have caught herself :scared:

Less wildlife in the city though, but you will find native animals in some of the Melb suburbs as well, even some considered inner city!

I agree with someone who said, unfortunately, your cat is more likely to get hit by a car. I have two cats, and they are hunters so I bought them this

http://www.liberators.com.au

I assume it helps because they haven't caught anything since.

Also be aware it is not unusual, in SA at least, that if your cat strays into someone elses property it may well get shot :scared:

This has happened on many occasions in Adelaide.

G

Cats are good pets but don't belong in aus , totaly agree with this .

Cheer up an old pommy lady and give her your cat before you move .

Neither do rabbits, foxes, feral goats, deer, camels, feral cats and pigs

http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/rep...t_animals.html


Feral cats are a much worse problem to indiginous wildlife than your regular domestic cat. Bringing one domestic, well cared for, well loved cat to Australia is not going to cause the decline of a species over night.
The claim that feral cats are responsible for the decline in some animal species is in doubt anyway, as deforestation and farming has a much stronger impact on the environment.

My husband's family has had cats here for years, without shootings, poisonings, bites, or any other of the horrible things mentioned here. THey live in the Blue mountains in a high bush area, close to National Park.

Have your cat, for goodness' sake and ignore the negatives. Lots of people will tell you cats are bad for the environment but so is smoking, farting and not recycling your rubbish.

pmsl

xRachx

Cheers for all the replies.

Jeff's looking up at me as I type this. I can't bloody leave him!!!!!!

xRachx

Sounds like you're mind's made up. You gotta take him. Just think how much fun he'll have once he gets there (once he's forgiven you for the flight and quarantine!). Plus if you don't take him, your kids will never ever forgive you

Don't leave Jeff. We have travelled everywhere with our cats even to the Middle East and back. As mentioned always bring them in at night. we have never had a problem with them. Only big vet bill we had was when the male cat went into the frontloading washing machine he was quite young he survived to tell the tale but wasn't given much hope of survival at the time. It could have happened anywhere!

Yes there are loads of creatures that should never have got to these shores , i used to have a cat in the UK and it was a killing ninja cat !
They are like serial killers , if i killed as much as my old cat did in one year i would be world famous .
They are very very good hunters. Why add to it?

Tell me how much of your income do you give to the animal protection society each month so that the strays they pick up can be spade and never reproduce?


Can you see the link?

None and yes

Wedge tailed eagles are partial to cat meat.

G

Well if that's not helping the wildlife, I don't know what is.