It's hard to imagine our pets can cause such divide but that's exactly the case in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

Randwick Council has moved towards banning cats from venturing outside, in a bid to make it more equal on the streets between dogs and cats.

A committee will be established to research ways of curbing feral cats and foxes in the area and protecting native fauna.

Randwick council on Sydney's eastern beaches wants to ban cats from venturing outside. (9news)

A committee will be established to research ways of getting to the bottom of cats causing trouble. (9news)

"We just need to look at what we've got and what we're losing," Randwick Councillor Carlos Da Rocha said.

Councillor Da Rocha has 25 years of experience as a ranger and says cats are causing a lot of trouble.

"And we're losing a lot of natural wildlife around parks, because of what the cats are doing ... because there's no responsible ownership and care factor," she said.

Fellow Councillor, Harry Stavrinos however, disagrees.

Ideas being considered include keeping cats confined at night, higher registration fees and penalties for those who let their cats run free. (9news)

"It's what I would consider to be laughable and absolutely ridiculous to think we're going to have our rangers, jumping over back fences chasing people’s defecating cats,” he said.

"To me it’s a no-brainer, our rangers have much more fitting issues to be dealing with rather than chasing after responsible cat owners in our city," said Councillor Stavrinos.

Some of the ideas the committee will look at include keeping cats inside and confined especially at night, and higher registration fees.

They’ll also look at applying the same penalties to owners for allowing their cats to run free or defecate in public places or neighbouring properties as already apply to dogs.

Vets think we should be encouraging responsible pet ownership as the priority. (9news)

Jason Bembrick from North Randwick Veterinary Hospital says encouraging responsible pet ownership is the key.

"It’s a good thing to look at if we can minimise the harm that comes to wildlife but realistically I do think it's a difficult thing to reinforce."