Local councils considering cat controls to save native wildlife
Joseph Johnson/Stuff Cats are avid hunters, and to blame for much of the predation in New Zealand. The council stopped short of adopting a bylaw, but agreed cat owners needed to take more responsibility. It planned to work with dotterel researcher Ailsa Howard, the Department of Conservation and regional council Environment Canterbury to find a “pragmatic solution”. Wellington City Council was the first to implement cat controls, updating its animal bylaw in 2016 to include mandatory mic...
Source: stuff.co.nz