The now-defunct plans for a youth cat killing spree came as part of the wider North Canterbury Hunting Competition. The event is an annual community fundraiser for a local elementary school and swimming pool. Participants pay to enter, and category winners receive small payouts.
This year was the first time that the feral cat category was introduced. The plan was for kids to compete to off the highest number of invasive felines. The most successful child would have won a $250 NZD prize , according a now-removed weekend post from the event organizers, the GuardianHowever, basically as soon as the competition was introduced, criticism poured in. On Facebook, the event page currently has a 1.3 star rating. 15 out of 16 ofare strong critiques of the cat contest.
Though the contest organizers noted that any participants would be disqualified for harming a microchipped cat, animal rights groups still expressed significant concern that pets would be hurt and also general alarm at the idea of enlisting children to cull animals. “There is little to no difference in the physical appearance of feral, stray, and pet cats.
. “It’s bad enough that young people are being taught and encourage to kills small animals,” he added.The Canterbury Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said it was “extremely concerned” about the contest in a. “There is a good chance someone’s pet may be killed during this event,” the organization wrote.
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