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Street life ain’t easy for a stray cat, with most dying before they turn 1. So what’s the best way to deal with them?

  Picture: ShutterstockOdds are, if you’ve seen a cat prowling around your neighbourhood, it doesn’t have an owner. Australia is home to hordes of...

Australia’s threatened species plan has failed on several counts. Without change, more extinctions are assured

  Picture: Alex Asbury/AAPAustralia is globally renowned for its abysmal conservation record – in roughly 230 years we’ve overseen the extinction of more mammal species than...

Cats carry diseases that can be deadly to humans, and it’s costing Australia $6 billion every year

Picture: Rotiv Artic/Unsplash Toxoplasmosis, cat roundworm and cat scratch disease are caused by pathogens that depend on cats — pets or feral — for...

One cat, one year, 110 native animals: lock up your pet, it’s a killing machine

Picture: Anton Darius/Unsplash We know feral cats are an enormous problem for wildlife – across Australia, feral cats collectively kill more than three billion animals per...

Cats are not scared off by dingoes. We must find another way to protect native animals

New research suggests feral cats can probably outsmart dingoes. Wikimedia/AAP Feral cats are wreaking havoc on our native wildlife, eating more than a billion...
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Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972. Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry.Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.