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.
Remember when Europe burned all the cats and that caused the plague to get a lot more out of control? I’m sure it will work out this time though
Ten years from now, NZ in chaos as rats swarm the country
The Department of Conservation is very good at controlling rats, possums and stoats. It’s harder to control cats (and dogs) because of irresponsible owners.
Lol yeah
Very, very different situation, I wouldn’t make the comparison unless:
You’re ready to get fucking educated on ecology and biology.
You’re a troll trying to make people react.
It’s called a joke settle down
The amount of reactionary bullshit in this post is overflowing, the “joke” just reads like more of it.
Cats are causing lots of harm to the native wildlife there. You know since they didn’t evolve with things similar to cats.
I was kidding
Has sanitation, pest control, and medicine have advanced since the 13th century?
No … we still need cats to do all the heavy lifting.
I was really just joking but people really melted down