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Authorities say it's time to recognise bird flu cannot be eradicated and to keep pet cats indoors and dogs on lead when they are outdoors. Video via AAP

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00:00We should also be making sure we can be responsible cat owners. We don't want
00:03cats necessarily roaming unnecessarily. We know that cats overseas have been more susceptible
00:09to bird flu and with that carries a higher risk for our cats in regards to severe illness and
00:16in many cases death. From a cat perspective and cat management perspective I think it's time now
00:20to really think about moving to containing our cats and transitioning our cats to live indoors
00:26and within an outdoor enclosure. We've seen globally a little more susceptible to contracting bird
00:32flu and that that can have a detrimental impact to their well-being and their welfare and so now
00:37is the right time to start thinking about how we can keep our cats indoors and contain. But it also
00:43is important to think about dogs and as we're walking our dogs in the park or on the beach keeping
00:48them on
00:48these.
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