SYDNEY, - Some areas in Sydney, Australia, impose unusual rules . The cats are prohibited from wandering from sunset until sunrise. Cat curfew was to reduce attacks on native Australian wildlife.
This rule is inspired by deputy major Michele McKenzie's son actions who rescue animals brushtail possums (a squirrel) and her baby from a cat attack.
Possum, a type of marsupial animals, including one of Australia's native animals and animal classified as nocturnal or active at night.
Opportunities to live and breed possums thinning because they often become victims of cat attacks at night. Often opossums can not escape from because like their cats, cats can climb.
In the past year, there were at least 564 ringtail possum that attacked a cat in the region. Meanwhile, according to the Australian Veterinary Association, every year 74 million native Australian animals killed by cats attack.
"Our request to the owner of the cat is very few, namely confining their cats indoors, if you want to protect our native wildlife," deputy mayor Michele McKenzie.
"After all they lived here first, before we raise animals in the house. So we are responsible for controlling our pet," he added.
Rules at night it will not be strictly enforced. But this rule is supported by educational programs and information for cat owners confine their pets from dusk till dawn. Also oversee each cat during the day and put two bells on their necks.
This rule covers an area of Balmain, Rozelle, Lilyfield, Annandale and Leichhardt. McKenzie said the cat owners are very cooperative.
Curfew does not apply to dogs just because dog can not climb the trees.
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