Wildlife impacts

As awareness of our impacts on the environment and native wildlife continues to grow, so too does our interest and desire for cat management.

Not all cats will hunt but most retain the instinct. Some might be simply 'playing' but kill small animals and birds in the process. There’s a number of things you can do to reduce the effect your cat has on local wildlife.

Minimising the impact

Not all cats will hunt, but most retain the instinct. Some might be simply 'playing' but kill small animals and birds in the process. There’s a number of things you can do to reduce the effect your cat has on local wildlife.

• Confine your cat to an enclosure to keep wildlife safe (it also keeps your cat safe from injury and disease);
• Desex your cat (this is mandatory) to make them less territorial and less likely to wander;
• Microchip your cat (this is mandatory) and attach a collar with identification so it can returned to you it wanders;
• Never dump unwanted kittens or cats, try to rehome them or take them to a shelter to be rehomed;
• Don't feed unowned cats. When large cat colonies form, this can have an enormous impact on the local wildlife.