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Merlene Crawford on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic It is great sadness, Bob, that you are leaving the airways. You made my afternoons. Please consider gracing the airways ... more
Anna on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic Dear Bob: I will miss your cheerful voice and down-to- earth approach on thought- provoking topics covered in your programs. ... more
lee goodacre on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic its about time they pulled your kind off the air! haha..with ur filth and depravity haha..perth will miss the jugaunaut of ... more
michael on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic sorry your gone bob ,you were a wealth of knowledge humour and always lifted my spirits,take care mate we will all miss you more
Jack on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic Bob, why you always do that? You give us the best and versatile show and then leave. You are the only one at 6PR with such ... more
fergal on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic all the best mate your a real radio legend a great laugh but always got the important points across when it mattered have a ... more
george on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic What a shame, a Great Radio Man, down to earth no bulls**t, Bob would have made a great Pollie, i for one will be sorry to ... more
Simon on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic Bob, will miss you on 6PR buddy, take care mate and enjoy your retirement. more
cheryl on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic so going to miss you Bob more
Brett Clements on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic I will miss your show Bob. Unfortunately I tuned into 6pr in the past 6 months and I loved every minute of you on air ... more
Wayne on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic Bob your retirement is a loss to the listeners. Your humour is second to none and is what I looked forward to daily. So far ... more
chas robinson on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic listened to your dribble in Perth, Sydney all around OZ for years.Now in retirement in Phuket. At least you were on the ... more
Miss Understood on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic Poppy - my afternoons will never be the same again. I wish you nothing but luck with life and love. May the best of your ... more
Norma Miller on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic Oh! Bob how sad that you are going. I am coming from Cairns next week just to listen to you (and Howard) I am in shock that ... more
Nigel Onamade on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic So sad to hear that you are leaving Bob. So who is going to take over the "grand father" role at the station now? Wishing ... more
Maureen on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic Bob you will be sorely missed in the afternoons. No one can take your place but I am sure that Ted will try hard good luck ... more
Nancy Powell on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic Bob Maumill, our family have been listening to you for many years and enjoyed it. I guess we don't expect you to stay on ... more
Ross Bailey on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic Dear Bob Have been listening to you for years, you will be surely missed, best wishes for the future and look forward to ... more
Bazza on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic Mr Maumill, came over from the UK 3 years ago and accidentally tuned to 6PR and have been avid listener since. Your show in ... more
sandra on Bob Maumill hangs up the mic Hi Bob will miss your sexy voice in the afternoon and your great sense of humour. Goodluck in your retirement but please ... more

A Call to all Cat Loving Aussie Patriots

Posted by: Bob Maumill | 14 April, 2009 - 11:59 AM

Let me be very clear about this. I do not hate cats.

My kids played with our family cat Pussy Maum, for many years. We loved Pussy Maum.

At a time in our lives when my family moved around a lot Pussy Maum the cat and Peggy the dog were first into the old Ute before we took off.

Pussy Maum lived well into her teens. She is still spoken of with great reverence.

Pussy Maum was like most cats. If she liked you and was in the mood she would sit on you lap. If she was not in the mood and you were not on her list of persons to who she would show occasional affection, she would, in a most cat-like way display cold, rebutting indifference, if that didn't work Pussy Maum would assume a curled crouching position and hiss her displeasure.

That was usually enough to dissuade unwanted cuddlers. Pussy Maum was loved and is still missed.

Attempts by Pussy Maum to satisfy her natural hunting instincts were confined mainly to stalking mice in farm sheds and stables. But that hunting instinct caused her to stalk and occasionally kill native birds.

We kept her inside as much as possible and encouraged her to concentrate on mice and rats.
Sadly though when the rare opportunity arose, Pussy Maum, despite wearing a collar and bell, would pounce on and kill native birds.

It wasn't Pussy Maum's fault, she was born a killer. She was genetically programmed to hunt and kill.

After Pussy Maum, I have never kept a cat as a pet.

Hundreds of thousands of Australians do keep cats as pets and most of those cats are much loved and well cared for but many of those cats inflict enormous damage on our Australian wildlife heritage.

Cats kill birds, reptiles, frogs, rare marsupials, even moths and butterflies. That is why we need strong cat control laws.

People should be required to have their animals micro chipped and sterilized.

There should be heavy penalties for the dumping of cats and our state government should maintain and support a vigorous feral cat eradication programme.

I am deeply saddened when I learn how many of our unique animals marsupials, amphibians and reptiles are now extinct or under dire threat.

Cats are not wholly responsible for the decimation of our wildlife population. We humans are the guilty ones. We destroy wildlife habitats, we pollute waterways, and when we build our housing estates and industrial estates and roads and freeways, we seem to care little for the damage to those creatures that make our Australian wildlife heritage unique.
Preserving that heritage is our duty.

A necessary and patriotic duty. You can show your love of our country and do your duty by becoming a responsible pet owner, and supporting laws that will regulate the ownership and breeding and dumping of cats.
And yes, Pussy Maum was sterilized and if she was alive today our family would unhesitatingly agree to having her micro chipped and registered.

That's what any cat loving patriotic Australian would do.