To be honest, I was quite shocked and sickened when I saw the photo of all those dead kiwi. However they were killed and I cannot say that my dog Tui would not do the same if left to run in the bush either, she very likely would, so your posting is a good wake-up on that. As far as wild cats, few people realise just how many are out there. When a local forest block here was clear-felled, cats came pouring out, and I shot 23 round the sheds in one week alone. About 12 years ago a farm between Hawarden and the Waipara Gorge undertook an intensive cat trapping program to reduce Toxoplasmosis related abortions in their stock. Result 396 cats caught !!
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