Senate debates

Monday, 16 June 2008

Questions without Notice

Savannah Cats

2:55 pm

Photo of Bob BrownBob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to do with the proposed importation of so-called Savannah cats—domestic cats interbred with wild African cats. Is the minister aware of the comments by Professor Tony Peacock of the invasive animals cooperative research centre that these cats would be able to jump up to two metres and the loophole in the Australian law that allowing them into the country would:

... effectively lead to fitting a nuclear warhead to our already devastating feral cat population.

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