PHOTO: GEORGE BLOCKA repeat cat abuser has been banned from ownership for nine months — ‘‘a disgrace’’ according to one feline advocate. Judge David Robinson opted for a ‘‘purely rehabilitative approach’’ and sentenced Moses to nine months’ supervision. Founder and chairwoman of the New Zealand Cat Foundation Anne Batley Burton was outraged by the outcome. The cat was taken to the SPCA and a spokeswoman yesterday said he was still in the society’s care and ‘‘doing really well’’. ‘‘He finds having a pet very pacifying.’’Judge Robinson imposed the nine-month disqualification on Moses specifically having a cat.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 20, 2021 20:15 UTC