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Cat plague threat
The Canberra Times
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8/4/2023
Fears of a plague of cats after law change.
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Sadly, I've had to track this cat, not because I wanted to, but because I'm forced to, because
00:05
there's so many of them in our neighbourhood at the moment.
00:08
They're not collared, they don't seem to be owned, they're scavenging for food, they're
00:13
killing local wildlife, especially birds.
00:17
We came home from holidays last week and there was eight of them, all of about the same age,
00:22
just covering the backyard.
00:24
I can no longer grow my vegetables because the soil isn't healthy.
00:28
The people opposite can't leave their sandpit for their children uncovered because it's
00:34
used as a toilet.
00:35
The lady up the road is complaining she can't hang her sheets if she's not home because
00:39
the cats climb up them to access the roof.
00:43
And the list and the list of the impact of what these cats are doing to our neighbourhood
00:47
is just growing.
00:49
The problem is no one's responsible to manage the feral cat population in Canberra.
00:56
Domestic services is only responsible for domestic cats.
00:59
Rangers are only responsible for cats and dogs that are on public reserves or national
01:05
parks.
01:06
And there's a big hole and gap in the system and the problem is just growing out of control.
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