A hunting competition for children aged under 14 to shoot feral cats was due to be held as a fundraiser for a school in the country's South Island.
A competition in New Zealand for children to hunt and kill feral cats has been scrapped following public outcry.The hunt is going ahead in other categoriesOrganisers of an annual hunting competition caused an uproar when they announced a new category for children under 14 to hunt feral cats for a top prize of $NZ250 .
The category, which came with a warning for youngsters not to kill pets, has been scrapped, organisers said in a statement on Tuesday. New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said it was "both pleased and relieved that the children's category which involved shooting feral cats has been removed".
"Children, as well as adults, will not be able to tell the difference between a feral, stray or a frightened domesticated cat," said an SPCA spokesperson. The overall competition, which is going ahead with other categories for hunting wild pigs and deer, is being run as a fundraiser by the Rotherham School in the country's South Island.
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