Hunting competition must cancel the cat hunting category - SAFE

Tuesday, 18 April, 2023 - 13:32Animal rights organisation SAFE is calling on competition organisers to cancel the "most feral cats hunted" category of their annual fundraiser for Rotherham School and Community Pool. Stuff reported this morning that a sponsor has pulled their support from the North Canterbury Hunting Competition in protest of the junior category. SAFE spokesperson Will Appelbe says cats will suffer, and some will inevitably be companion animals. "It’s bad enough that young people are being taught and encouraged to kill small animals," says Appelbe. "There are numerous ways to raise money for Rotherham School and Pool, and sending children off to kill cats shouldn’t be one of them."