If your neighbour wants to poison your cat move home!
NEWS AND OPINION: If the relationship between you and your neighbour is so bad that they consistently try and poison your cat (or kill them in any other way), I’d recommend moving home. Just...
Category: killing cats
WARNING: Video of man in China hanging a kitten from a string held in his hand
The tweet states: “The atrocities just continue. May 10, a netizen photographed a man killing a kitten near Building 16, Yixinyuan, Pingyi County, Linyi City, Shandong, China. The cat has been taken away by...
Call center worker allegedly got 200-300 complaints daily on Hartz flea treatment killing pets
This is another highly disturbing story about killing cats and dogs. It is sad and morbidly fascinating that when you search Twitter for tweets on ‘killing cats’ these sorts of stories pop up. Often...
Is it legal to kill feral cats in Hawaii?
No, is the plain answer to the question in the title unless there are particular and unusual circumstances. We are able to say that with confidence because Hawaii’s legislature recently (early 2022) tried into...
Shooting cats as a form of euthanasia?
This is a discussion about whether shooting cats as a type of euthanasia is humane or inhumane. Why am I discussing it? Because a lot of people shoot a lot of cats, primarily feral...
Infographic on 5 notorious domestic cat killers I remember
This is by no means a complete list. It was actually quite hard to select the ones I wanted to include in the infographic which is limited to five as there are so many...
24 cat disappearances: New Zealanders reap what they sow
NEWS AND COMMENT-COLLINGWOOD, NEW ZEALAND: This is a cross post because I think it’s important. In the headline, I’ve said that New Zealanders are reaping what they’ve sowed. What I mean is this: the...
New Zealanders accept the shooting and killing of DOMESTIC stray cats
NEWS AND VIEWS-NEW ZEALAND: A story on the stuff.co.nz website tells me in no uncertain terms that New Zealanders totally accept the shooting dead of stray DOMESTIC cats. These were owned cats that have...
Is killing a cat criminal damage?
Normally, yes, if it is someone’s pet. To answer the question in the title you have to ask yourself what kind of cat is being killed and how and why it is being killed....
Youths hunting domestic cats with catapults after midnight for years and law enforcement are nowhere
An animal lover living in Hull, UK has warned residents on the Greatfield Estate to keep their cat indoors at night because she claims that youths are killing them with catapults for the fun...
Elderly couple who ‘compassionately’ attempted to kill kittens by drowning committed a crime
The prosecutor let off an elderly couple who decided out of compassion to kill by drowning a litter of kittens because they could not get an orgnisation to take them off their hands. Was this the correct decision?
Animal advocates beg public to adopt dozens of kittens before they are ‘murdered’ by council
The language of the title is strong, I agree, but essentially correct. The story concerns a 90-year-old woman living in Sydney, Australia with dozens of kittens and strays. Living in a house in Australia...
Deceased owner’s will stated that her pet should die and be buried with her
This is a moral conundrum although it’s entirely legal. The story concerns a dog, Emma, but it could equally concern the family cat. The dog owner lived in Richmond, Virginia, USA. The owner’s will...
Cats without microchips to be culled by Auckland city council
This is the latest development in the war against cats by the authorities in either New Zealand or Australia. Any cat is in the firing line: domestic, stray or feral. There are many great...
WARNING – Video of Boy Killing Two Kittens
WARNING – DON’T GET INVOLVED IF THIS MIGHT UPSET YOU – but is it fake (no!)? The video shows a boy killing two innocent and charming kittens. I have watched bits of it to...
Note: sources for news articles are carefully selected but the news is often not independently verified.