WELLINGTON: New Zealand's annual cat-killing contest plans to expand next year, the event's organiser said Wednesday (Jul 3), describing feral felines as a grave threat to native wildlife.
WELLINGTON: New Zealand 's annual cat-killing contest plans to expand next year, the event's organiser said Wednesday , describing feral felines as a grave threat to native wildlife.
The latest edition of the competition was held at the weekend in rural North Canterbury, with hunters killing 370 feral cats alongside wild pigs, possums, rats and deer.This year, one hunter won a cash prize of NZ$1,000 for killing the largest feral cat, which weighed 6.7kg."We'll just carry on with what we are doing and increase the prize money next year to make it bigger and better," hunt organiser Matt Bailey told AFP.
But Bailey said the hunt was needed to cull wild felines, which prey on native wildlife and carry diseases threatening livestock."They are crazy when caged. They will bound around trying to have a go at you," he added.
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