[ { "text": "it sure is needed", "extra_info": "" }, { "text": "I hate cats. More so the owners who let them roam at night but still I hate seeing cats in my garden and walking along my colorbond fence at 3am.", "extra_info": "" }, { "text": "I wish I could do something about it but there's nothing I can do that's legal.", "extra_info": "" }, { "text": "Good. I'm hoping for the day we can use autonomous drones to cull them and other pests and weeds. I work a fair bit in the Top End and frequently come across feral cats around dusk. In fact I probably see more feral cats are probably the most common mammal I come across.", "extra_info": "" }, { "text": "I worked at a veterinarian clinic about 20 years ago and they would catch the feral cats in the area, spay or neuter them and rerelease them. It helped. But it was completely on a voluntary basis. Also, keep pet cats INSIDE! In my neighborhood (I live in a large city) cats go missing all the time. Coyotes and bobcats are making a comeback.", "extra_info": "" }, { "text": "20 years ago!", "extra_info": "" }, { "text": "Trapping them and turning them in to a shelter should be legal if they are trespassing on your property. Call your council and see what your options are. It's their responsibility to keep stray and feral animals under control.", "extra_info": "" }, { "text": "At least 30 i reckon, around the time when the abc did the first big report i saw on the out of control feral cat situation.", "extra_info": "" }, { "text": "Ive called my council, they've specifically said they won't do anything about it.", "extra_info": "" }, { "text": "They said \"speak to my neighbours and let them know their cats are coming into my property\".", "extra_info": "" }, { "text": "Like that's going to make a difference to anything.", "extra_info": "" }, { "text": "I can think right back to the early 90’s having a bad cat problem on our chook farm. From them to rabbits and foxes", "extra_info": "" } ]