https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/02/should-domestic-cats-be-eradicated/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 01:10:10 -0400<![CDATA[Gareth Morgan: In New Zealand, our endemic species are in a spot of bother. Originally there were no predators here, but we now have an enormous number of species that were introduced when the settlers came – weasels, stoats, ferrets, rats, mice and cats and dogs. And increasing numbers of our endemic species are driven to extinction, particularly ground-restricted birds. We&#8217;re having to move them to islands. I funded a project on the Antipodes Islands to get rid of all the mice. Next I&#8217;m looking at New Zealand&#8217;s third largest island, Stewart Island, where the three species causing the bother there are feral cats, possums and rats. In the course of the research, I thought about the role of cats on the mainland. All I&#8217;ve done is try to raise awareness of it, and this thing has gone viral.]]>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:20:56 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/02/should-domestic-cats-be-eradicated-n99800