Why did Australia destroy 2 million cats?

The extermination of 2 million Australian cats has sparked fierce opposition from many animal activists in particular and international public opinion in general.

The reason Australia kills 2 million wild cats

In response to the resentment, the Australian Government said it was planning to destroy wild cats , which are a major threat to many wildlife species in Australia. They stressed that hunting of wild cats has caused many rare animals in the country to become extinct.

Wild cats in Australia often hunt small animals at night - (Photo: CNN).

'Our country has more than 500,000 types of plants and animals, most of them are not found anywhere in the world. These plants and animals have made up our country, and when we lost them, we lost part of our country, 'said Australian Environment Ministry official Gregory Andrews.

He stressed that there are now 20 million wild cats in Australia. Their regular hunting activities target 5 species of animals: beetles, lizards, birds and 2 small mammals.

'Like a kind of aggression, they kill local residents, and the situation gets worse when they start to reproduce vigorously' - a statement from the government said.

However, the storm opposed the decision still not relieved.'In fact, these cats are 2 million smaller versions of Cecil's lion' - the content of the letter from British singer Morrissey goes to the Australian Government. She did not forget to add that this decision was 'stupid'.

Meanwhile, French actress Bridgette Bardot argues that this is a 'ridiculous and inhumane ' animal genocide .