Protection of Biodiversity in Australia: Is Killing Cats an Effective and Ethical Approach?

Riley, S

Protection of Biodiversity in Australia: Is Killing Cats an Effective and Ethical Approach?

Riley, S

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Publisher:: Lexis Nexis
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Juriste International, 2021, 2021, (1), pp. 49-52
Issue Date:: 2021-06-15

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dc.contributor.author	Riley, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8079-7069
dc.date.accessioned	2021-06-20T23:41:30Z
dc.date.available	2021-06-20T23:41:30Z
dc.date.issued	2021-06-15
dc.identifier.citation	Juriste International, 2021, 2021, (1), pp. 49-52
dc.identifier.issn	1010-8831
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/149661
dc.description.abstract	Cats classified as feral, are considered to be a major environmental problem in Australia because of their perceived detrimental impacts on native biodiversity. Regulators frequently turn to poisoning, shooting and lethal trapping, resulting in killing per se becoming the regulatory objective. In some jurisdictions this approach has extended to stray cats, as well as cats described as game animals. Yet, there is little evidence that in the long-term, broadscale killing has led to reductions in feral or stray cat numbers, or to improved environmental outcomes. Instead, killing raises challenging cat welfare issues that overlap with environmental management, calling for a renewed focus on the goal of mitigating environmental harm, rather than emphasizing the number of cats killed.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Lexis Nexis
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dc.subject	1801 Law
dc.title	Protection of Biodiversity in Australia: Is Killing Cats an Effective and Ethical Approach?
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Abstract:

Cats classified as feral, are considered to be a major environmental problem in Australia because of their perceived detrimental impacts on native biodiversity. Regulators frequently turn to poisoning, shooting and lethal trapping, resulting in killing per se becoming the regulatory objective. In some jurisdictions this approach has extended to stray cats, as well as cats described as game animals. Yet, there is little evidence that in the long-term, broadscale killing has led to reductions in feral or stray cat numbers, or to improved environmental outcomes. Instead, killing raises challenging cat welfare issues that overlap with environmental management, calling for a renewed focus on the goal of mitigating environmental harm, rather than emphasizing the number of cats killed.

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