All pet cats in the UK are lucky to be alive

[SirMeow]

Our glorious tory government was thinking of "culling" them in a bid to prevent the spread of covid. It would have been nothing short of a massacre, mass murder, and totally unjustified. I hope it never comes to it in the future.

The UK government considered whether it might have to ask people to exterminate all pet cats during the early days of the Covid pandemic, a former health minister said.
It was unclear whether domestic cats could transmit coronavirus, James Bethell said.
He told Channel 4 News: “What we shouldn’t forget is how little we understood about this disease. There was a moment we were very unclear about whether domestic pets could transmit the disease.

UK cat cull was considered early in Covid crisis, ex-minister says

James Bethell says government considered whether all pet cats might have to be put down to contain virus

www.theguardian.com

 

[FF]

I had no idea about this and the fact that they even considered it at all is just mind-boggling to me.

 

[SirMeow]

Here's a cat loving Guardian columnist's take on how she would have responded if the cull had gone ahead.

It’s the oldest rule in British politics: don’t threaten to mass murder voters’ cats during a pandemic | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

In 2020, the government considered plans to cull our furry friends. It would have been the final straw, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

www.theguardian.com

 

[kittymanel]

I am so very thankful that they haven't lost their minds completely
I don't know how we would live without our fluffy friends