Petition Against Australian Plans To Kill 2 Million Feral Cats

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  1. Parenthesis

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    http://linkis.com/Tfsfg

    'The Australian Government plans to kill over 2 million cats, with a $3.6m fund established to wipe colony cats off the face of the earth.
    This high risk initiative includes a website designed to dob in colony cats and a number of cat eradication programs including baiting, shooting, dogs, traps and nearly every method of killing known.'

    If you object to this please consider contacting your local Australian embassy or consulate or, if you're Australian, your local authorities.

    There are also many online petitions. I don't know how much good they do but they must be better than nothing so here are some I've found:


    https://www.change.org/p/avustralya-kedi-soyk%C4%B1r%C4%B1m%C4%B1n%C4%B1-durdur-australia-stop-cat-genocide-greghuntmp

    http://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/118/111/539/australia-dont-kill-2-million-cats-/

    http://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/303/543/792/catastrophe-demand-successful-cat-management-in-australia/#sign

    https://www.change.org/p/hon-greg-hunt-mp-don-t-let-australia-murder-its-cats/u/10896713

    https://www.change.org/p/hon-greg-hunt-mp-don-t-let-australia-murder-its-cats/u/11445708

    https://www.change.org/p/australian-federal-government-stop-the-culling-of-feral-cats-and-implement-alternative-ethical-solutions

    https://www.change.org/p/pour-que-pour-que-l-australie-ne-tue-pas-20millions-de-chats-sauvages-pour-sauver-des-esp%C3%A8ces-prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9es-feeeb998-1794-4587-9370-c4ab8ecf8f85

    https://www.change.org/p/greg-hunt-noel-campbell-anular-la-decisi%C3%B3n-de-exterminar-a-gatos-callejeros-por-supuesto-da%C3%B1o-ecol%C3%B3gico

    https://www.change.org/p/rspca-stop-betraying-animals

    https://www.change.org/p/the-honourable-gregory-andrew-hunt-australian-minister-for-environment-stop-the-war-on-stray-cats-that-you-intend-to-declare-in-order-to-exterminate-two-million-of-them-within-2020-detenga-la-guerra-contra-los-gatos-vagabundos-que-pretende-declarar-p

    https://www.change.org/p/tony-abbot-australian-goverment-stop-the-planned-killing-of-2-million-cats

    https://www.change.org/p/minister-for-environment-greg-hunt-stop-the-mass-cull-of-2-000-000-or-more-cats-in-australia-calling-for-the-implementation-of-responsible-ownership-in-order-to-reduce-feral-cat-populations

    http://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/421/875/016/don-t-kill-2-millions-wild-cats-in-australia/?taf_id=14128615&cid=fb_na

    https://www.change.org/p/australian-government-department-of-the-environment-cancel-the-threat-abatement-plan-for-predation-by-feral-cats?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink

    http://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/883/120/287/cancel-austrailias-plan-to-kill-millions-of-ferral-cats/?taf_id=14109043&cid=fb_na

    https://www.change.org/p/the-government-of-australia-ask-australia-to-cease-the-plan-to-cull-2-million-feral-cats-by-the-year-2020-by-shooting-or-poisoning-there-are-other-means-by-which-to-control-the-population-tnr-and-administration-of-birth-control

    http://forcechange.com/145469/dont-murder-feral-cats/

    http://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/202/163/027/help-stop-the-australian-war-on-cats/

    Thank you!
     
  2. Vanilla Gorilla

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    errr, you do get that the feral cats kill all the local wildlife

    A lot of those smaller marsupials are cuter than the cats ;)
     
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  3. Moonglow181

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    And cats are ALOT cuter than so many jack ass, cruel, nothing better to do with their lives people than to think of new ways to hurt and destroy others and other life. Where is the death order on them?
     
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  5. Bilby

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    This is all news to me. The link given at the top is a bit out of date as Tony Abbot is no longer Prime Minister. I am not sure trying to rid the country of feral cats is ever going to work, just like trying to rid the country of rabbits won't ever succeed.

    Hey Moonglow are you saying the feral cats are cuter than a bilby?
     
  6. Bilby

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  7. Moonglow181

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    No, nothing beats that adorable response of yours. :)
    But not to get off track too much, this thread upset the shit out of me. :(
     
  8. Bilby

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    Hey Moonglow do you know what a bilby is?
     
  9. Moonglow181

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    I thought it was your username. Does it mean something I am not aware of? I am almost afraid to ask what , if it does...:p
     
  10. Lynnbrown

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    This really is a disturbing thread! With that amount of money to spend (3.6 mil) it seems to me they could house, neuter/spay and adopt out these animals. That amount of money could surely build more than one facility to address housing if the cats are that much of a problem and are honestly feral. I know it says feral, but many people use that word way too liberally imo...there are any number of cats that are not "owned" here in the US and people use the word feral to describe them, yet they can be petted and fed. That isn't feral.

    Anyway, back to the subject - what a horrible answer to this problem. To even consider this seems truly inhumane. I cannot imagine the outrage that would arise if something like that was proposed here in the US.
     
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  11. Bilby

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    It is my username appropriated from an Australian marsupial that is endangered by you guessed it domestic and feral cats. There has been a long running debate with some people saying that people should keep native fauna for pets instead of cats. Something that is not currently legal.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrotis
     
  12. Moonglow181

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    I take back the adorable comment.
    Nature and natural selection did not breed so many unwanted cats and dogs as house pets that are flooding the pounds and the streets.
    Man did that and it is our responsibility to take care of them and not kill them.
    I love deer but do not issue a let's kill all of their natural predators.
    Nature does this although now we have upset that balance as well,
    I really do not know what the answer is now but I am not trigger happy,
     
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  13. Vanilla Gorilla

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    I think its retarded to base the argument of one species right to exist over others based on how cute they are too you

    If it was $3.6 million to try wipe out cane toads or rats, I dont think any PETA types would give a shit
     
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    Talking to me? i think it is retarded to want to kill anything.....and i think nature is cruel herself with predators and the ones preyed on.....
     
  15. Rots in hell

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    Awww Them Bilbys Are cute Nuke the fucking cats ( from space )
     
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    I wonder how much it would cost to spay and neuter all those cats rather than kill them
     
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    This is gonna be one of my (unfortunately In this case Rare serious Posts ) A 22 Rimfire Bullet costs pence compared to the roughly eight to ten quid for the operation ! plus someone as to look after the cats until they are fit !! multiply that by 2 Million
    Not gonna happen is it ?
     
  18. Moonglow181

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    man can go to the moon and beyond but he cannot think of anything better to do than solve this problem....very sad, indeed.
     
  19. Moonglow181

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    Yes, wilbys are adorable, as well.....as i looked them up.....and they look like rabbits with long snouts and rat tails and carry their young in pouches, like kangaroos....Prince William and kate visited a zoo recently and spent time with his name sake....very cute animals, and I love all animals....I said i would take back the adorable comment, as I mistook your meaning and felt embarrassed......I thought you were full of confidence about yourself at the moment and I find confidence like that said in good humor to be adorable, but that is not what you meant.....

    The bilby reminds me of the opposums here....who also carry their young in pouches, and i cannot drive anywhere without seeing them as road kill everywhere....those poor critters, too.
     
  20. Cannabliss88

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    Wow this makes me sick. People are the most violent and destructive animals to ever evolve on this planet. Thankfully animal rights have progressed but so slowly.

    I think humanity is doomed until it learns to respect all peoples and creatures of this planet.

    First man domesticates the cat and befriends it then when they're not welcome anymore they get locked up in shelters or killed. I don't see why they cant be spayed and neutered instead, I mean if people don't want to bother with that they should at least respect the communities of stray animals they are responsible for creating.

    Edit: Some Australians are also known to view kangaroos as pests and shoot them. When will people learn to coexist with other animals.

    If we don't learn we will get whats coming when malevolent ET's get ideas about us and our planet and we will face the same fate as these cats and kangaroos.
     
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