There's a new developement (25 building lots) in Australia that forbids cat ownership in order to protect a species of bird. From News.com.au:
FOR sale: 25 quarter-acre blocks in a picturesque Hunter Valley community, cat lovers need not apply.Feline lovers in the town of Gloucester, in the northeast Hunter region, won't be welcome in the latest council residential land release because of concerns their moggies could threaten the population of a nearby bird species.
Gloucester Shire Council is believed to be the third local government body in the state to ban the ownership of cats in a new subdivision.
I'm disappointed in Australia. I'm not moving there afterall!!! ;)
Posted by: Indigo at November 30, 2004 01:22 AMCats are actually pretty lousy ratters (great mousers, though) because full-grown rats are just too big for the average cat to tackle. Dogs, OTOH, especially terriers, are fabulous ratters...so we have a beagle, who has had her nose bloodied twice by rat claws and now has a healthy respect for them.
Posted by: Victor at December 2, 2004 08:51 AM