A cat in the house saves the birds in the bush

The huge toll wrought by domestic cats on wildlife around the world is a major environmental problem, and steps to keep domestic cats indoors are vital if threatened species are to be protected.

Catastrophe

A national study has found that diseases carried by cats are having a $12 million impact on Australian agriculture each year with the sheep industry the worst effected.

Catastrophe

There are three and a half million pet cats in Australia, two thirds of which are allowed to roam outside, and, on average, each of them kills 110 native animals per year.

Feral cats threaten endangered possums

New evidence has raised concerns about the possibility of feral cats preying upon the critically endangered Leadbeater’s possum, with a cat detected on cameras at two nest boxes used by the possums.