Thread: Feral cat comp hopefully.

was something on news earlier...PETA are going to gate crash a hunting competition in next few weeks.... ho hum.

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

The best way to make people keep pet cats in at night is to make it legal for Chinese restaurants to serve cat

hmmm tabby no hint of ginger

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

was something on news earlier...PETA are going to gate crash a hunting competition in next few weeks.... ho hum.

Sounds like it wasn't going very well for them, on the news it was reported kids were taunting them with carcasses and telling them to "go eat a carrot" - organizers said SAFE/PETA were screaming "murderers" which the kids didn't take kindly too

edit: here we go: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/north-...IYL6C4KOZLWYE/

Originally Posted by vulcannz

Sounds like it wasn't going very well for them, on the news it was reported kids were taunting them with carcasses and telling them to "go eat a carrot" - organizers said SAFE/PETA were screaming "murderers" which the kids didn't take kindly too

edit: here we go: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/north-...IYL6C4KOZLWYE/

Well maybe they should be informed of how our govt gets rid of said pests and they can feck off and protest at the beehive about 1080 which is way cruelly and indiscriminate than someone identifying their target and humanely (generally) dispatching them with a firearm

Matt spoke really well on the radio and got some good points across.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr...ts-controversy

the fellas did well to hold their tongue and leave protesters alone...mate attempted to talk reasonably to them...he is VERY good at doing that..but they just didnt want to know... good on the kids.
sounds like a good amount of meat was processed and off to charity too.

Didn't sound that flash to me.
Think next one should advertise to public a differnt place than actually is. Then the protesters can stand around all day not bothering anyone.
Good for kids to see that there are always opposing views I guess.

Following up to this: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rogue-...N3AUC6N35URGA/

If you cannot read it some highlights:

An elderly couple in north Canterbury fear for their safety in their own home after their pet cat was killed by a seemingly rogue hunter.

They believe the cat, Tom, was shot on their property, near the Okuku River with the incident only occurring a week after the region’s cat-killing competition.

While the tournament ended the previous weekend and an organiser says it’s unrelated, the family are concerned hunters have continued the practice.

Tom was found late Thursday night covered in blood, suffering from a gunshot to his shoulder blade that shattered the bone.

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Tom was rushed to an Oxford vet where it was confirmed he’d been shot by a firearm that used bullets larger than a 22 calibre rifle.

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“The size and nature of the entry and exit wounds...lead me to believe...either a calibre larger than .22 Rimfire was used [a .22 Magnum CF] or it was not a hollow point bullet [used in most pest control ammunition],” the vet wrote in a statement.

There's a whole lot of 'doesn't add up' in there for me, from where the cat was shot to the bullet and calibre.

Originally Posted by vulcannz

Following up to this: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rogue-...N3AUC6N35URGA/

If you cannot read it some highlights:



There's a whole lot of 'doesn't add up' in there for me, from where the cat was shot to the bullet and calibre.

That the cat survived is one surprise.

‘Tom never went further than the trees’. What a load of rubbish.


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thats the 3rd time Ive seen the 10km thing..... if thats correct 99% of land where a person will hunt is not suitable ..now 2km is a long way from a house and even that would surverly restrict where hunting is permissible...Ive shot a deer on DOC controlled land while listening to a fella mow his lawns..a good 7-800 yards away.

In France, any cat further than 30m from a duelling, is considered a stray cat that can be shot.

Wouldn't put it past the old folks that they put the bullet into their cat themselves..... just to cause a stir.........

Originally Posted by Friwi

In France, any cat further than 30m from a duelling, is considered a stray cat that can be shot.

Friwi I didn’t realise that duelling was still such a big thing in France.

Here's an interesting stat, I wondered how many cats are run over (versus shot).

There are no stats in NZ, but they keep them in the USA. Every year, out of 76 million cats - 5.4 million are run over with a 97% mortality rate (source US National Traffic Safety Administration). Note the population is a little on the high side of estimates.

There are estimated 1.219 million pet cats in NZ, so if we extrapolate the numbers above that comes out to 84 thousand cats getting run over each year (thats probably a little low given the higher population est above). That's 230 cats run over a day.

...one cat shot because owners let it roam, versus 230 cats A DAY run over because owners let them roam. Anyone else see the root problem here?