The Australian government announced this week that it is “declaring war” on these cats, releasing a draft action plan that includes measures like creating programs for recreational hunters to shoot feral cats, and euthanizing some cats caught in the wild.
This isn’t exactly new — the Australian government also declared war on feral cats back in 2015 — but the recent proposal contains some new elements. Authorities are also considering putting more limits on domestic cats, like keeping them indoors at night, enacting a cap on the number of cats each household can own, and creating more cat-free suburbs.
“This consultation paper will ask really important questions, like, ‘Should we have a cat curfew? Should local governments have more opportunity to restrict the ownership of cats in their area?’” Ms. Plibersek told local news media yesterday.