Wild cats

The world  would be a better place without wild  cats. “How?”  you ask. Why?  Aren't cats cute and

cuddly? NO! Not these cats. These cats are awful.

Wild cats were brought into the New Zealand in 1770 by ships that were bringing explorers. They brought them to kill the rats that were racing all over the ships. Later they used the wild cats to kill all of the rabbits that had become a major problem on South Island farms. The didn't know that the wild cats would then turn out to be a major problem.

Wild cats kill young and adult birds and sometimes they take the eggs. They prey on native lizards and frogs. Lots of our native species nest on the ground and the cats kill them, or they climb the trees to kill them. Some precious native animals, like the kakapo, have had to be moved to special islands where there are no cats so that they can survive.  

I hate the noises that wild cats make at night time.  This is what I  can hear at  night in my bed mew mew mew. It is so loud! Sometimes I have to go down to my mum and dads room because the nose  is scary and it is right outside my bedroom window.

Sometimes the wild cats are fighting with our pet cat, Jerry. They eat his food and then hurt him. We sometimes have to take him to the vet after he has been hurt by a wild cat.  

The reason there are so many wild cats around is that people drop them on  the side of the road and they leave them there for ever and they  have so many kittens .   I think that people should  drop their cats and kittens at the SPCA not on the road. Well   a big black  fluff cat come to my house and wanted  my cat’s food.

I really  do think New Zealand would be a better place without wild cats . I know my cat would be happier and so would all our native wildlife.  So I think  that people  should get out and start to put  traps in the wild to catch  these animals. They are bad.  Wild cats can cause fighting  and you may have to put your cat down, that is sad for people .   Listen up John Key and the rest of the government - you need to get rid of wild cats NOW!