Australia writes to Morrissey and Brigitte Bardot to defend plan to kill cats

Letter to singer, who called the plan 'idiocy' and actor, who said it was 'animal genocide', says feral cats have caused the extinction of 27 native species

The Australian government has written to Morrissey and Brigitte Bardot to defend its decision to kill 2 million cats.

The planned cull is aimed at protecting Australian wildlife decimated by feral cats. But last month the singer called the cull "idiocy" and said the cats were "smaller versions of Cecil the Lion".