Don't blame cats for destroying wildlife – shaky logic is leading to moral panic

Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 09:50 in Psychology & Sociology

A number of conservationists claim cats are a zombie apocalypse for biodiversity that need to be removed from the outdoors by "any means necessary"—coded language for shooting, trapping and poisoning. Various media outlets have portrayed cats as murderous superpredators. Australia has even declared an official "war" against cats.

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