Calls for ‘coordinated controls that everyone sticks to’ as feral animals attack livestock
say a surging number of feral animals including wild dogs, pigs and cats need to be better controlled.
Tweed farmer Neil Baker said livestock were being attacked by feral animals and he wanted better controls in place. It is estimated that the management of wild dogs by individual farmers and agencies across Australia costs $50m per year while feral pig incursions cost the Australian agricultural industry upwards of $100m a year.In June Australia’s national science agency CSIRO reported feral cats kill an average 1.8 billion Australian animals every year, or 2,000 native animals every minute.
The Brewarrina sheep farmer said deer were also entering new areas, causing a problem for motorists, while pigs and dogs remained the main concern for farmers.
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