Brisbane council defends cat trap policy

Brisbane City Council has defended its animal trapping policy after a rescue group accused them of leaving nursing kittens behind to starve to death.

Katina Balson, who runs the Pussy Galore Cat Rescue Group and Brisbane's Cat Cuddle Cafe, said council officers were trapping lactating mother cats at Kelvin Grove's QUT campus but not taking the litter.

However Councillor Matthew Bourke told ABC radio that the litters were often difficult to locate, and that officers were acting with due care.

He urged residents to desex their cats to reduce the need to cull the feral population, which he said threatened local wildlife.