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A Model for Cat Control
An overview of “cat-bashing” in Australia by Ric Nattrass of the Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service.
Australian Cats
A forewarning of the consequences of cat control. Includes links to related material and forum.
Australian Veterinary Association: MP's Plan to Eradicate All Cats
Condemnation of a suggestion by Federal Liberal member of Parliament Richard Evans that all Australian cats should be eradicated by the year 2020. (October 18, 1996)
Bird Dog News: The Silent Wildlife Killer
Summary of a five-year University of Wisconsin study to determine the impact of free ranging domestic cats on rural wildlife. (March, 1998)
Cat World: Cats in the Garden
Article by Penny Bydlinski offering alternative suggestions for allowing cats outside while keeping them on the property.
Cats - Perceptions and Misconceptions
A review of two recent Queensland studies about cats and how people see them.
Cats and Wildlife in the Urban Environment
A review of the cats and wildlife debate by veterinarian Barbara Fougere.
Cats Indoors-American Bird Conservancy
A campaign by the ABC to control free-roaming cats. Teacher’s guide, posters, and fact sheets covering topics such as laws, managed cat colonies, and how to make an outdoors cat happy indoors [PDF].
Cats Inside
Letter objecting to the Cats Inside program.
Gazette.Net: Caterwaul Over Restricting Felines
Letter about the controversy over whether to keep cats indoors or let them roam freely.
Gazette.Net: Satirical Cartoon
Cartoon about the Montgomery County Humane Society's proposed changes to cat control laws.
Our Strict, Unbending Rules for Dealing with Stray Cats
A light hearted article about stray cats.
Rastapoodle says, “Adopt a Stray”
Anya McCoy's site about cats, adopting strays, and trapping and “fixing” feral cats. Photos of Ike the Spike and his story.
Stray Cat Alliance
Focuses on Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) as the humane alternative to control the feral and stray cat population. Press releases, membership details, and information about the TNR program.
Stray Cat Alliance: Silent Killers or Easy Targets
Addresses concerns that cats are the cause of the declining bird population. Includes references.
The Indoor/Outdoor Cats Debate
Explores the arguments for and against confining cats from an Australian perspective.
