British comedian Ricky Gervais has weighed in on the controversial Canterbury hunting competition that encouraged children younger than fourteen to shoot as many feral cats as possible.
The North Canterbury Hunting Competition announced at the start of the week a new hunting category in its annual fundraiser for younger hunters.
It received strong backlash from the public, including from the SPCA and organisers said they received “vile and inappropriate” messages and emails about the newly-announced format.
Organisers pulled the plug on the cat-killing hunt on Tuesday, but not before international media and superstars had the chance to weigh in on the matter.
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