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Ed.Kloonk:

--- Quote from: Sal Ammoniac on June 01, 2021, 03:30:57 pm ---
--- Quote from: Ed.Kloonk on May 28, 2021, 09:23:33 am ---Alot of ppl are missing the whole point of the anger towards PETA.
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I'm a card carrying member of PETA -- People Eating Tasty Animals.

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"I didn’t claw my way to the top of the food chain to eat vegetables”

magic:
How did wild cats actually become such a big deal recently?
Haven't they been around Australia for a few centuries already?

Ed.Kloonk:

--- Quote from: magic on June 01, 2021, 09:44:36 pm ---How did wild cats actually become such a big deal recently?
Haven't they been around Australia for a few centuries already?

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Short answer, without trying to put too finer point on it..

We have gone from being able to shoot the damn things on sight to not being allowed to do anything.

vk6zgo:

--- Quote from: magic on June 01, 2021, 09:44:36 pm ---How did wild cats actually become such a big deal recently?
Haven't they been around Australia for a few centuries already?

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More people, more neglected cats going feral.
Also, cats can really only occupy more territory at cat walking speed, plus, if they have a good hunting area, they will stay there till their numbers outgrow the food supply.

Cities expand rapidly, till what was once "bush" becomes suburbia, putting habitat loss pressure on not only native animals, but also feral ones.
In any case, "recently" is a relative term----50 years ago there were baiting programs for ferals.

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