b) "Cat Curfew"
What is the "Cat Curfew"?
Under the curfew, cat owners are required to keep their animals inside between the hours of 8 pm and 6 am, prevent native wildlife, including possums and birds, from being attacked by cats.
Why is this a harsh law?
The cat curfew is a harsh law because a lot of lost animals roam around at night and get caused in a lot of accidents for example:
Here are some hints and tips to keep your animals inside during the "cat curfew"
Lost cats are released into the wild and now they are considered as feral animals as they are on a hunt for other species to eat for themselves to live. The spatial changes overtime will be the population of animals decreasing as they are hunting for each other. Another one will have to be buildings of new local resident areas and factories (taking over land).
Under the curfew, cat owners are required to keep their animals inside between the hours of 8 pm and 6 am, prevent native wildlife, including possums and birds, from being attacked by cats.
Why is this a harsh law?
The cat curfew is a harsh law because a lot of lost animals roam around at night and get caused in a lot of accidents for example:
- Getting hit by a car
- Injured in fights with other wildlife animals
- Can catch diseases
- Roaming cats can also kill wildlife
Here are some hints and tips to keep your animals inside during the "cat curfew"
- Stay inside your house, garage, shed, etc. (JUST NOT OUTSIDE)
- Make sure its a warm, dry, sleeping area and provide a litter tray and a bowl full of water
Lost cats are released into the wild and now they are considered as feral animals as they are on a hunt for other species to eat for themselves to live. The spatial changes overtime will be the population of animals decreasing as they are hunting for each other. Another one will have to be buildings of new local resident areas and factories (taking over land).
Here is a cat who has lost it's owner and obviously, now, is released into the wild.
Looking at the picture the cat is now a feral animal. Looking for other animals to have a feed on so it can survive. This cat during the night could easily get hit by a car.
As you can see, the cat has got a bird in its mouth. The cat could be injured anywhere around its body because he/she was attacking the bird so it can stay alive.
Here is an article "New Sunset Claws for Kingston" about a 24/7 cat curfew lockdown. This law was by the Kingston Council and taken from the Moorabbin Leader Newspaper.