New Zealand has announced plans to eradicate feral cats by 2050, as part of efforts to protect the country’s biodiversity.
Speaking to Radio New Zealand on Thursday, conservation minister Tama Potaka said that feral cats are “stone cold killers” and would be added to the country’s Predator Free 2050 list, which aims to eradicate those animals that have a negative impact on species such as birds, bats, lizards and insects.
Cats had previously been excluded from the list, which includes species such as stoats, ferrets, weasels, rats and possums, but Potaka used the interview to announce a U-turn.
Then they start hunting for sports.
Cats are an invasive species in NZ, which has a lot more small critters living on the ground because there are no native predators to them.
Cats are invasive everywhere. Start killing every stray and then maybe cat lovers will be more responsible.
Now that’s quite a hot take. Various Felines are native to almost every part of the world, except, i.e. NZ.
The overpopulation is the issue. Not their existance.
Not talking about actual wild felines but domestic cats that are allowed to be out doors by their owners or abandoned to live out doors. Their simple existence out doors is the issue.