Let's end Australia's cat-driven extinction emergency

Let's end Australia's cat-driven extinction emergency

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Cats are believed to have first arrived in Australia on the First Fleet. Since then, they've been companions to many, but have also spread across over 99% of the continent and been an ecological catastrophe for Australia's environment.

Cats have already played a role in the extinctions of over 30 Aussie animals since colonisation, including the Yallara (a.k.a. lesser bilby), the paradise parrot and the Marl (a.k.a. Western barred bandicoot). And they're impact is far from over. Cats now threaten at least 124 more native species that are currently listed as being at risk of extinction, including greater bilbies and critically endangered night parrots.

New data from across the country shows us that feral cats and roaming pet cats kill a combined total of more than 2 billion animals every single year. That's over 4 million animals killed by feral cats and about 1.5 million animals killed by roaming pet cats per day.

This is an environmental emergency, and our native animals need us to step-up to save them from even more extinctions. 

Pledge your support for bolder action from the Australian government to control the impacts of feral cats and roaming pet cats across Australia by signing the petition now!

Feral cats and roaming pet cats have already contributed to the extinctions of over 30 Aussie animals. They now imperil 124 more threatened native animals like the greater bilby. Please sign this petition to save our natives!

Cats are believed to have first arrived in Australia on the First Fleet. Since then, they've been companions to many, but have also spread across over 99% of the continent and been an ecological catastrophe for Australia's environment.

Cats have already played a role in the extinctions of over 30 Aussie animals since colonisation, including the Yallara (a.k.a. lesser bilby), the paradise parrot and the Marl (a.k.a. Western barred bandicoot). And they're impact is far from over. Cats now threaten at least 124 more native species that are currently listed as being at risk of extinction, including greater bilbies and critically endangered night parrots.

New data from across the country shows us that feral cats and roaming pet cats kill a combined total of more than 2 billion animals every single year. That's over 4 million animals killed by feral cats and about 1.5 million animals killed by roaming pet cats per day.

This is an environmental emergency, and our native animals need us to step-up to save them from even more extinctions. 

Pledge your support for bolder action from the Australian government to control the impacts of feral cats and roaming pet cats across Australia by signing the petition now!

Feral cats and roaming pet cats have already contributed to the extinctions of over 30 Aussie animals. They now imperil 124 more threatened native animals like the greater bilby. Please sign this petition to save our natives!

Let's end Australia's cat-driven extinction emergency

To protect native wildlife and prevent further cat-driven extinctions in Australia, I pledge my support for:

1. Modernising state laws to enable responsible pet ownership, including:

  • mandatory microchipping,
  • mandatory desexing for all pet cats by 4 months of age, and
  • 24/7 pet cat containment.

2. Councils being required to produce companion animal management plans that include pet cats.

3. Stronger action on feral cats, including targeted on-ground control and allowing land managers to use the full suite of control tools.

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