Animal Justice MP says feral cats deserve equal consideration to threatened native wildlife

Alex Druce
Updated September 7 2016 - 7:11am, first published September 6 2016 - 5:05am
Animal Justice MP Mark Pearson has argued that culling feral cats creates a vacuum that can be quickly filled by other feline predators.
Animal Justice MP Mark Pearson has argued that culling feral cats creates a vacuum that can be quickly filled by other feline predators.

CATS roaming the bush aren’t feral – but “free-living” – and deserving of equal consideration to the native wildlife they prey on, NSW budget estimates has heard.

Alex Druce

Alex Druce

Senior Journalist

Politics and rural issues journo in Sydney. Give me a yell at adruce@fairfaxmedia.com.au

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