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KILLER CATS TO BE ERADICATED BY GOVERNMENT
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PIP COURTNEY, PRESENTER: Australia's native wildlife is disappearing at an alarming rate and the feral cat is the chief culprit.
But they're now also affecting sheep farmers in Tasmania. The cats are carrying diseases which are being passed on to flocks, with disastrous consequences.
And as Ginny Stein reports, the Federal Government has announced a 10-year plan to effectively eradicate feral cats.
GINNY STEIN, REPORTER: Northern Tasmania - and Bruce Young has company. A trap was set last night and a deadly animal has been caught. This is it.
KEVIN KNOWLES: It's in good condition, no.
BRUCE YOUNG, SHEEP FARMER: Yes, looks like.
KEVIN KNOWLES: Healthy cat.
GINNY STEIN: This killer, one of an estimated 20 million currently roaming across Australia, is now on death row.
BRUCE YOUNG: I don't want to get bitten or scratched. While this caged feline may look like your average domestic cat, it's certainly not.
KEVIN KNOWLES, UPPER MEANDER LANDCARE GROUP: It's quiet now. It's just the aggression from the cat. Somebody's house cat will just sit in the trap quietly, wants to be let out. These things explode.
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