YOU MIGHT EXPECT IT FROM THE hunting, shooting and fishing fraternity in the American Midwest. But you wouldn’t expect it in New Zealand. Either New Zealanders are more bloodthirsty than I thought or some residents of North Canterbury, on the South Island, have lost the plot.The North Canterbury Hunting Competition - a popular annual event for children and adults alike - recently announced a new category. It would encourage kids (aged 14 and under) to kill as many feral cats as possible for a cash prize of NZ$250 (125 pound). In an effort to sound vaguely responsible, organisers warned that prospective entrants would be expelled from the competition if they were to kill someone’s pet cat by mistake.
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