Feral cats kill billions of native Australian animals every year and are a leading driver of mammalian extinctions across the continent. To combat this, conservationists and the government often deploy lethal measures, including shooting, trapping, and using poison-laced sausages. Proponents argue that aggressive eradication is a tragic but mathematically necessary intervention to save native species that have not evolved to evade feline predators. Opponents argue that mass slaughter is ethically abhorrent, often inadvertently poisons native wildlife, and that humane alternatives like sterilization should be prioritized.
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