News Forum - New Zealand bans feral cat hunting competition, animal advocates rejoice

[Thaiger]

A feral cat hunting competition has been given the boot in New Zealand, following a flurry of public complaints. And it seems animal welfare advocates are breathing a sigh of relief at the news. Rotherham School in the country’s South Island put a spanner in the works by announcing the introduction of a novel children’s …

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[Karolyn]

Horrible as it is to kill cats, New Zealanders regularly kill other introduced species, such as the brush-tailed possum. And they all have lives, and feelings, just as much as feral felids. Native New Zealand wildlife, indeed is under pressure from cats, as is that of neighboring Australia. Wildlife nerds will be aware of the Stephens Island (bush) wren...