A Polish Institute listed the cat as "foreign invasion species", cat lovers: no!

Jimu Journalist Sun Yan

Intern Zeng Zheng

According to the Associated Press on the 26th, a few days ago, a Polish National Institute of Polish entry the scientific name "Felis Catus" of ordinary cats into the "foreign invasion species" database, because they will cause harm to birds and other wild animals. This move was strongly opposed by some cat lovers.

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It is reported that the biologist of the institute, Veokhehe Soraz, said in an interview with reporters that before that, 1786 other species in the database were listed and "no objection", but I never thought of it. Bettering home cats will be strongly opposed.

Soraz said that considering the number of birds and mammals killed by cats, more and more scientists believe that cats have negatively impact their biodiversity.

He also said that the cat's "100%meets" the standard of foreign invasion species.

It is reported that Soraz recently had a dispute with a veterinarian while participating in a TV show, and the latter questioned the danger of the cats he proposed in the family.

In this regard, Sorraz said that in Poland, cats killed about 140 million birds each year.

Dorota Sumingstca is the author of "Happy Cat", and she also opposes the decision made by the Institute. In her opinion, problems in environmental pollution and urban architecture are the "culprits" that lead to a reduction in biodiversity. Sumingshka believes that cats have been accused too much.

Soraz said in an interview on the 26th that the current controversy in this matter may be because some media reports leave readers a wrong impression of "the institute call for euthanasia to implement the wild cat and other cats."

It is reported that earlier this month, the institute also posted on the website to try to clarify its position and emphasize "opposing any behavior of animal abuse." The Institute also said that they just suggested that the cat owner restricted the time of their pets to play outdoors in the breeding season of bird breeding.

(Picture Source: Associated Press)

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