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Sep 13, 2017 27 min

Should we kill feral cats?

from Short & Curly Hosted by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australia is on the war path, pledging to kill two million feral cats by 2020. They felines are biologically the same creatures as the kitties people have as pets at home, but most were born in the wild. Feral cats are said to be responsible for millions of native animals and birds being killed each year and their numbers are skyrocketing. So, a big program to cull cats is underway. Is it okay to take some lives to protect many others? And what about the poor cats? Is it their fault humans brought them here, then let them loose in the environment? Producer: Kyla Slaven Executive Producer: Ian Walker Guest: Gregory Andrews, Threatened Species Commissioner Department of Environment and Energy, Australian Government Brains Trust: Oliver, Hugh, Lily, Polly, Georgie, and Paddy from Millthorpe Public School, NSW

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