WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand's annual cat-killing contest plans to expand next year, the event's organizer said Wednesday, describing feral felines as a grave threat to native wildlife.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand 's annual cat-killing contest plans to expand next year, the event's organizer said Wednesday, describing feral felines as a grave threat to native wildlife.Feral cats prey on endangered birds, bats and lizards, according to New Zealand 's department of conservation, and they are blamed for driving some species into extinction.
'We'll just carry on with what we are doing and increase the prize money next year to make it bigger and better,' hunt organizer Matt Bailey told AFP.The event grabbed international headlines last year when a public backlash forced it to scrap an event dedicated to children under 14.But Bailey said the hunt was needed to cull wild felines, which prey on native wildlife and carry diseases threatening livestock.Feral cats are like 'the devil on methamphetamine', he said.
Zealand Cat-Killing Contest Vows To Keep Hunting 'Crazy' Felines
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