Cats

This cat owners says his seven cats live indoors and love the life he's created.

Tim Bestwick has modified his northern NSW so his beloved seven cats do not spoil his other passion, bird watching.

Raised alongside working dogs, Mango isn't your average feline and comes complete with his own Facebook page, loyal followers and fan mail.  

Concerned carers in WA say roaming pet cats will kill thousands of native animals while the state government debates changes to cat laws. 

The WA parliament has intervened to stop a Perth council from bringing in fines for people who allow their cats to leave their properties.

A regional South Australian council has publicly apologised to a family whose lost pet was euthanased after it was mistaken for a feral cat.

Local Government NSW president Phyllis Miller says making owners lock their cats in at night should be a "no-brainer" decision, but animal welfare organisations disagree.

Forced to deal with too many strays, authorities in Wagin look to a different approach.

International researchers develop a tool to detect toxoplasmosis, a mind-altering parasite that is believed to infect a third of the world's population. 

Clothing containing cat fur is still being sold in Victoria while being labelled as fake or sheep's wool, an advocacy group says, years after a state government taskforce vowed to crack down on the practice.

While most people think of dogs and horses when it comes to animal-assisted therapy, there is a growing interest around cats like Chives, a Devon Rex working in a Brisbane therapy room. 

The state government has knocked back a call for it to take over cat management from local councils to help protect the environment.

Michael thought he would have to surrender his beloved cat when he was suddenly hit with a big emergency vet bill. Experts say many Australians are taking on debts through high-interest loan schemes or making the heartbreaking decision to euthanise their pets.

Research tracking released bilbies and bettongs in remote SA has found feral cats are their biggest killer.

Cats pose a real threat to native animals in Australia, but finding a one-size-fits-all approach is proving tricky.

Jennifer Cotterell would bring dozens of cats to the pound that would eventually be put down — under traditional management strategies, it was all she could do.

Japanese director Soda Kazuhiro has made documentaries about fishing villages and the impact of modernisation. This time he's focusing on a pack of entitled cats, and what they can tell us about the humans who live with them.

An animal hospital in Melbourne has found cats and kittens that watch TV shows on iPads are more likely to be adopted and well socialised. 

For thousands of years farmers have kept cats for their talents at catching rats and mice, and now there are calls for people working the land to be able to claim tax deductions their health and upkeep,

Victoria's new cat management strategy could result in impounded strays being euthanased after four days.