Keep your cats indoors.

sam · 02-07-16, 08:01 PM

Just walked in on the family cat with a blue tongued skink in its mouth, It looks to be only a few months old and about 10cm long (4 inches).

This infuriates me, Ive urged my mum to keep the cat inside. Cats are a serious threat to our native Australian wildlife and are the #1 killer of native species (apart from humans).

The skink looks to have internal bleeding and has clear puncture wounds along his back and has been vomiting blood since I found it. I wouldn't be surprised if it dies within the next hour.

Stupid f*cking cat.

macandchz · 02-07-16, 08:28 PM

isn't there way to save it?

**Minkness** · 02-07-16, 08:38 PM

Poor thing =(

I can whole heartedly say mine are kept inside!

sam · 02-07-16, 08:39 PM

I really hope so, Ive set up a tub for her with a boatload of lettuce and banana, not much else I can do. On the bright side she's stopped vomiting and is eating. So hopefully we can release her once she's better.

**Minkness** · 02-07-16, 08:45 PM

F it lived, I'd just keep it...but I'm bad that way...sooooo...yeah!

Klaire · 02-07-16, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Minkness

F it lived, I'd just keep it...but I'm bad that way...sooooo...yeah!

Funny you say that Minkness i was just thinking the same thing! Glad you got to the poor bugger in time before the cat gobbled it up

sam · 02-07-16, 09:10 PM

Yeah, I could, but I'm not a particularly avid lizard keeper, I prefer snakes. And I think she would have a better life in the wild.

**EL Ziggy** · 02-07-16, 09:16 PM

Nice job helping the critter Sam.

pet_snake_78 · 02-07-16, 10:54 PM

Sadly, irresponsible cat owners can only rarely be persuaded by way of reason. IN my experience, people just want to do whatever they want regardless of the impact on wildlife. It is extremely aggrivating that I build ponds and brushpiles for wildlife while my neighbors let their cats run wild.

Akuma223 · 02-07-16, 11:35 PM

Cats belong inside, no exceptions. Strays should be euthanized, outdoor cats illegal, and spaying/neutaring mandatory by law for dogs and cats unless a breeding license is purchased. All cats and dogs should require collars with proof of vaccinations and/or microchips by law. It sucks but these animals are invasive and destructive and humans clearly can't take care of them properly and have to be made to do so.

sam · 02-07-16, 11:48 PM

Our government's hypocrisy is ludicrous here.

macandchz · 02-08-16, 09:32 AM

dear sam, i'm so glad you made an attempt to save the skink.

fishingfool · 02-08-16, 10:32 AM

Agreement is complete and I'm from the us where our wildlife isn't that special or endangered other then stuff cats cant really kill other than a couple birds of corse, dogs have leash laws why can't cat owners step up and leash there pets poor little bugger i wish him luck

AZretic · 02-08-16, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by sam

Our government's hypocrisy is ludicrous here.

I laugh at this. If I'm not mistaken there are several more times the amount of feral cats in Florida causing havoc than Burmese pythons yet they don't seem to care. I agree any stray cat dog needs to home or euthanized. I love dogs but hate cats but to be fair we can't have them just running around free

**Minkness** · 02-08-16, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Akuma223

Cats belong inside, no exceptions. Strays should be euthanized, outdoor cats illegal, and spaying/neutaring mandatory by law for dogs and cats unless a breeding license is purchased. All cats and dogs should require collars with proof of vaccinations and/or microchips by law. It sucks but these animals are invasive and destructive and humans clearly can't take care of them properly and have to be made to do so.

So love this idea! If only it would actually happen. =/