Keep pet cats indoors, say researchers who found they kill 230m native Australian animals each year

Domestic cats are killing an estimated 230m native Australian birds, reptiles and mammals every year, according to new research that quantifies the pet’s national toll on native animals for the first time. Researchers said owners of Australia’s 3.7m domestic cats needed to make sure their pets were indoors or contained to reduce their impact on native species. As well as killing native animals, pet cats were also preying on about 150m introduced animals – mostly rodents – the research found.

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