Minister, I understand you're currently working on the 2024‑2029 cat management plan. There's nothing new in this budget to deal with the serious issue of cats, notwithstanding the
The Liberals need to get serious, and fast, if Tasmania is to properly deal with the rapidly increasing issue of feral cats.
I also want to talk about feral cats and stray cats, and the public conversation that has developed over the last week since we tabled a bill in this place.
The Greens tabled two Bills in Parliament today, designed to protect our state’s unique and special native wildlife.
The Government had the opportunity to tackle one of the state’s biggest environmental issues, but they fell at the first hurdle.
This bill has been looked at by many people across Tasmania for many years now with a great deal of hope and a great deal of mitigation.
The recommendation for all cats to be confined to their home property, if done humanely, is a necessary part of reducing the livestock and wildlife deaths.
The White Paper released yesterday by the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture is a welcome for Tasmania on the surface.
Tasmanians are being urged to send the Minister an Easter Bilby to highlight the urgent need for a State Feral Cat Action Plan to be established.
Damage caused by feral cat populations attacking penguin rookeries on Bruny Island highlights inadequacies in the Cat Management Act 2009.