新西蘭一小鎮計劃全面禁止養貓

Pet cats could be banned from a small coastal village of Omaui in New Zealand as part of radical new proposals designed to protect native wildlife.

新西蘭沿海小鎮奧茂伊或將禁止寵物貓，這是旨在保護當地野生動物的激進新提議之一。

Under Environment Southland's "pest plan", local cat owners will have to neuter, microchip and register their pets with the local authority.

根據新西蘭南區環境部門的“害蟲計劃”，當地的養貓主人將必須到地方部門去給他們的寵物絕育、植入微型芯片、登記。

After their cat dies, they will not be allowed to get another.

在他們的貓死了之後，他們將不允許再養貓。

The proposals have angered local residents, including one individual named Nico Jarvis who accused the government of behaving "like a police state" and said that owning a cat was the only way to manage rat infestations in the area.

該計劃激怒了當地居民，有一位名叫妮可·賈薇絲的居民控告政府的行爲“像極權國家”，還稱養貓是治理該地區鼠患的唯一方法。

But the local authority wants to protect the 230 hectares of lowland and forest on Omauri that are home to small native birds including the fantail, brown creeper, grey warbler and shining cuckoo kingfisher, as well as larger ones such as the tui.

但當地政府想要保護奧茂伊小鎮230公頃的低地和森林，這裏是扇尾鴿、褐旋木雀、灰鶯和金鵑等本地小型鳥類以及蜜雀等大鳥的家園。

Biosecurity operations manager Ali Meade told national news outlet Newshub: "There's cats getting into the native bush, they're preying on native birds, they're taking insects, they're taking reptiles, all sorts of things. They're doing quite a bit of damage."

生物安全運營主任阿里·米德就向新西蘭國家新聞機構Newshub透露：“貓會進入當地的灌木叢，捕食當地的鳥類、昆蟲、爬行動物以及各種各樣的東西。它們造成了相當大的損失。”