The Australian government is airdropping poisonous sausages across thousands of hectares of land in an effort to kill millions of feral cats, according to reports. It is just one of the tactics used by the government as part its plan to kill two million feral cats by 2020 in order to protect native species.

The cats die within 15 minutes after eating the sausages made with kangaroo meat, chicken fat, herbs, spices and the poison, 1080, the New York Times reported.Planes distributing the poisoned treats, which are produced at a factory close to Perth, drop 50 sausages every kilometre in areas where the cats roam free.

Dr Dave Algar, who helped develop the poison recipe, said he used his cats to test the taste of the sausages before adding the poison to check the flavour."They've got to taste good,” he told the paper. “They are the cat's last meal." (What an amazing person) (sarcasm intended).

When the Australian government first announced its cat culling target in 2015, it drew international criticism. More than 160,000 people signed half a dozen online petitions calling on Australia to drop the plan. Brigette Bardot wrote a letter calling on the government to stop “animal genocide”, while Morissey responded by saying "idiots rule the earth". (If we did it then, we can do it now).

The cull has also come under fire from some conservationists who argue that the government are focusing too heavily on cats, rather than addressing other factors that reduce biodiversity such as urban expansion, logging and mining.Tim Doherty, a conservation ecologist from Deakin University in Australia, told CNN: "There's a possibility there that cats are being used as a distraction to some extent," he said. "We also need to have a more holistic approach and address all threats to biodiversity."

The country has announced a goal of becoming completely predator free by 2050. (Though the government does not do anything about the real predators, these coal and mining companies) last year, Omaui, a small coastal town in the South Island, considered banning people from owning cats – although it has since backtracked on this plan. It's simple,

Cruelty cannot be justified in any manner, if you want to protect biodiversity, please consider banning industries that caused more harm than these cats and find a creative and just way to stop loss caused by these cats but slaughtering them cannot be the right option.