Australia Plans to Kill Two Million Feral Cats by 2020
- 5 years ago
Australia Plans to Kill
Two Million Feral Cats by 2020 In 2015, the Australian government proposed
the threatened species strategy in order to
preserve the country’s natural environment. In their five-year plan, the eradication of
two million feral cats through poisoning,
trapping and hunting was deemed necessary. An estimated 211,560 cats were
killed after the first 12 months
of the strategy’s implementation. Feral cats have caused irreparable
damage to Australia’s ecosystem,
as they are responsible for around
20 billion animal deaths each year. They have reportedly
played a key role in the
extinction of at least 27
species unique to Australia. Australia’s plan was met with massive global
backlash, but former commissioner Gregory
Andrews reaffirmed the importance of taking action. Gregory Andrews,
via statement There are currently estimated to be
between 2.1 and 6.3 million feral cats,
spread across 99.8% of Australia’s land area.
Two Million Feral Cats by 2020 In 2015, the Australian government proposed
the threatened species strategy in order to
preserve the country’s natural environment. In their five-year plan, the eradication of
two million feral cats through poisoning,
trapping and hunting was deemed necessary. An estimated 211,560 cats were
killed after the first 12 months
of the strategy’s implementation. Feral cats have caused irreparable
damage to Australia’s ecosystem,
as they are responsible for around
20 billion animal deaths each year. They have reportedly
played a key role in the
extinction of at least 27
species unique to Australia. Australia’s plan was met with massive global
backlash, but former commissioner Gregory
Andrews reaffirmed the importance of taking action. Gregory Andrews,
via statement There are currently estimated to be
between 2.1 and 6.3 million feral cats,
spread across 99.8% of Australia’s land area.