Animal Escalation

Not content with merely overrunning Florida, the Animal Uprising™ has decided to take over an entire continent. With the help of Human Quislings, they are attacking the very basis of the economy down under. That's right, they are attacking the credit card industry in Australia!

SYDNEY (AFP) - An Australian bank has blushingly admitted issuing a credit card to a cat. Messiah, a ginger tom, was given a credit limit of 4,200 (3,300 US) dollars.

Messiah's owner applied for an additional Visa card in his name on her account with the Bank of Queensland to test its identity security system — and was astonished when it was granted.

"I just couldn't believe it," Katherine Campbell told local media, cradling the cool cat and his card. "People need to be aware of this and banks need to have better security."

The envelope containing her cat's credit card was addressed to Messiah Campbell and she was not even notified that a secondary card had been issued on her account, she said.

Just imagine the effects millions of animals running up enormous credit card debt, then skipping on the bills will have. Australia's days are numbered, I'm afraid. What is even worse is that with access to credit, the animals also now have access to international travel. They can buy airline tickets. Just wait until the crocodiles figure that one out.