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Evening Standard
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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

New Zealand contest urging children to kill feral cats cancelled after huge backlash

A New Zealand competition encouraging children to hunt and kill feral cats has been scrapped following a huge backlash.

The North Canterbury Hunting Competition, which raises money to fund teachers and maintain the swimming pool at a local school, announced the new category this week prompting outcry from animal lovers.

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