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Short & Curly

Carl's PICK — Should we kill feral cats?

Short & Curly

abcpodcasts@abc.net.au

Society & Culture, Philosophy, Kids & Family

4.62.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

We all know Carl loves cats, but today he has an important feline update, as well as bringing you one of his favourite episodes from the archives. It's all about whether it's okay to take the lives of some animals, like feral cats, and protect others.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is an ABC podcast.

0:04.8

Hey there, Curly Crew.

0:06.2

I have a very, very important update for you.

0:10.9

I adopted a cat.

0:13.7

Yep, that's right, gang.

0:15.4

He's been going on and on about loving cats for years,

0:19.3

and now it's finally happened.

0:21.8

Her name is Mary, and she's absolutely perfect.

0:26.1

I've seen Peaks.

0:27.0

She is pretty cute.

0:29.0

She's a little stripy tabby who had a very tough life

0:31.8

on the streets of Rockhampton before finding her way

0:34.6

into my home and my heart.

0:38.1

What's the most adorable thing she does?

0:41.3

Well, she loves curling up on my lap for a cozy cuddle,

0:44.0

but probably the cutest thing she does

0:46.2

is that when she gets a cold nose,

0:48.4

she just face plants while she sleeps.

0:51.0

What do you mean?

0:52.2

As in her head, just falls forward,

0:54.0

and she sleeps face down, resting on her snows.

0:56.6

It's absolutely precious.

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