Brigitte Bardot pens angry letter to Greg Hunt over plan to cull feral cats
Outspoken British singer and animal rights activist Morrissey has accused the Australian government of "taking idiocy just too far" over its decision to cull two million feral cats over the next five years. 
In a statement, the cranky former Smiths frontman attacked the controversial culling project which aims to protect dozens of native species from Australia's 20 million feral felines, saying "the cats are, in fact, 2 million smaller versions of Cecil The Lion," In doing so, he also dubbed the Abbott government a "committee of sheep-farmers."
"The people of Australia would never agree to this - but of course they will not be consulted, because the Australian government as ruled by Tony Abbott is essentially a committee of sheep-farmers who have zero concerns about animal welfare or animal respect," Morrissey wrote on his fan-zine True To You.
The aggressive culling program which would see two million feral cats eradicated by 2020 is part of the Threatened Species Strategy announced by the government in   July.
As part of the strategy, the government will also seek public support for a 24-hour indoor curfew on domestic cats that live near areas containing threatened species.
"We all know that the idiots rule the Earth, but this is taking idiocy just too far. The cats (who keep the rodent population under control) will be killed in a ferocious manner, using Compound 10/80, which is a gut-wrenching poison of the most unimaginable and lengthy horror," Moz wrote.
The Government has stressed the culling program will be carried out humanely.
Morrissey isn't the first high-profile celebrity to weigh into the controversial plan.
In   July, French actress Brigitte Bardot wrote an open letter to Environment Minister Greg Hunt condemning the scheme and arguing Australia's reputation was being "sullied by the blood of innocent animals."
"This animal genocide is inhumane and ridiculous. In addition to being cruel, killing these cats is absolutely useless since the rest of them will keep breeding," the 80-year-old actress wrote.