Same story in New Zealand. Even the SPCA here pursues a policy of trap, neuter, release for feral cats despite the overwhelming evidence that they absolutely decimate NZ's native bird populations, which evolved in the absence of such predators.
It's very frustrating, folks can't acknowledge that 'cute and familiar' is causing enourmous ecological harm because it's out of sight, out of mind.
It's very frustrating, folks can't acknowledge that 'cute and familiar' is causing enourmous ecological harm because it's out of sight, out of mind.