Top New Zealand economist Gareth Morgan is launching a campaign to eradicate domestic cats.

Dr Morgan has set up a website called Cats to Go, where he calls the animals sadists and natural-born killers that destroy native wildlife.

SPCA chief executive Bob Kerridge called the scheme "hare-brained" and offensive.

He understood Dr Morgan wanted people to stop buying new cats and to not replace pets when they die.

Are cats too much of a threat to native wildlife? Here is the latest selection of Your Views:

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  2. IMO says
    "I love our cats but we're definitely not going to replace them when they pass. As Gareth says, 'they're sadistic little psychopathic killers'."
  3. Grace Elizabeth says
    "The total number of animals killed by domestic cats in NZ wouldn't even come close to comparing to the number of animals that humans in NZ kill."
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