Two Billion Dead: Australia’s Cat Crisis

An episode of the Earth Matters podcast, hosted by Keiran Stewart-Assheton, titled "Two Billion Dead: Australia’s Cat Crisis" was published on July 20, 2025.

July 20, 2025 · Earth Matters

Summary

Australia’s most prolific killer isn’t a mining company or a bulldozer — it’s the common cat. Feral and domestic cats are responsible for over 2 billion native animal deaths every year, pushing species to extinction and decimating ecosystems across the continent. In this hard-hitting episode, Keiran Stewart-Assheton exposes the scale of the cat crisis, busts myths about pet cats, and lays down a no-compromise call to action. If we don’t act now, we lose more than species — we lose Country.

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