Question 20419 — animals

Summary

Mr. Ian Boucard draws the attention of the Minister of State, Minister for Ecological and Inclusive Transition, to the impact of stray cats on biodiversity. Indeed, this essentially carnivorous animal with a predatory instinct weighs more and more every year on the balance of biodiversity and the maintenance of wild fauna. In fact, a domestic cat captures on average 27 prey per year while a stray cat accounts for him about 273 prey each year, or 10 times more. Their favorite targets are small mammals, reptiles and birds, some of which are endangered. For example, 75 million birds are killed each year by cats in France according to the Bird Protection League and between 8 and 10% of injured animals received in their care centers are victims of their predation. Furthermore, if The impact of stray cats on wildlife is well known, it should also be noted that there has been a clear increase in their number in recent years. According to figures from the Federation of Pet Food Manufacturers, the cat population increased from 10 million in 2006 to nearly 13.5 million in 2016, making them the favorite pet of the French. To this must be added the 8 to 15 million stray cats that is difficult to identify exactly and which are causing more and more problems for biodiversity. Also, to the extent that a pair of cats can have 20,000 descendants in 4 years, the number of cats in France will only increase each year as long as a national campaign to sterilize stray cats is not put in place to strengthen local initiatives that already exist. This is why he asks him what measures the The government intends to generalize campaigns to sterilize stray cats, the only remedy to limit their impact on biodiversity.

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