Norseman Feral Cat Trapping Program

This is to notify the public that a feral cat trapping program will run

Monday 6^th June, through to Friday 17^th June 2022 on Roberts Street, Norseman

to reduce the number of feral cats in our community.

Poorly managed domestic cats:

• Have a negative impact on wildlife populations through predation or altering home ranges of wildlife by their presence in the environment
• Become a nuisance to neighbors by spraying, depositing scats, yowl, or harassing neighboring pets. Roaming domestic cats can also be a nuisance in the neighborhood by deterring native animals from the area (g. birds) that neighbors may wish to attract
• Have an increased risk of catching or transmitting disease from wild or domestic animals, or humans, as well as infection from other sources
• Secondarily add to the feral cat population by mating with feral cats (if not de-sexed) or directly contributing to the feral cat population when not returning home
• Suffer physical abuse from unfriendly community members
• Suffer injury as a result of roaming behaviors, interaction with other stray or neighboring animals, or vehicular accidents. In some cases, this can result in a hefty veterinary bill or a great loss to the family
• Be trapped when wandering off the property

What can you do to manage your cat appropriately?

• De-sex your cat to prevent it from adding to the feral cat population
• Microchip and register your cat with the Shire of Dundas so that it can be returned to you if it goes missing
• Keep your cat indoors so that it is not a nuisance to neighbours and does not negatively impact the local wildlife
• Install an outdoor cat play area to provide your cat with environmental stimuli that won’t impact on the local wildlife
• Provide toys and play options for your cat to keep it stimulated indoors
• Fit your cat with a bell to alert wildlife to its presence
• Provide food so that your cat has adequate access to, to limit its dependence on wildlife as a food source.
• Don’t release unwanted animals into the bush

    During this period, you must contain your cats to your property. Cats trapped      not wearing a registration tag or not microchipped will be treated as strays.