A nationwide crackdown on cats has edged closer after a new study found they are killing billions of Australian native animals each year.
Research has found every single feral cat slaughters more than 740 local wildlife creatures annually, but even pet cats can each kill 180 on average every year, vastly up from previous estimates of just 75 a year.
Nationwide, every day three million mammals, two million reptiles and one million marsupials are dying from feral and pet cat attacks.
Now authorities around the country are rolling out restrictions in a bid to combat the cat carnage.
A nationwide crackdown on cats has edged closer after a new study found they are killing billions of Australian native animals each year (pictured)
Cat breeder Pamela Lanigan (pictured) of Cats United WA blames stray cats or neighbourhood cats, looked after by several homes in one street, for most wildlife attacks
Canberra already plans to make all new cats indoors-only from mid-2022 or their owners could face $1600 fines, while Bendigo residents in Victoria must now always keep their…
