Cat Ban Coming in Scotland? Facing Flap Over Cats, Scottish Government Denies It Plans to Ban Felines
The Scottish Animal Welfare Commission said cats kill at least 700 million birds and other animals each year in the UK. It advised the government to consider a range of measures, including keeping domestic cats indoors or on leashes, to protect endangered species such as Scottish wildcats.
London, February 4: The Scottish government wants everyone to know it does not plan to ban cats. First Minister John Swinney was forced to issue the statement after a report by independent experts branded felines a threat to Scotland's wildlife and suggested 슬롯사이트œcontainment슬롯사이트� measures be considered to reduce the damage. The Scottish Animal Welfare Commission said cats kill at least 700 million birds and other animals each year in the UK. It advised the government to consider a range of measures, including keeping domestic cats indoors or on leashes, to protect endangered species such as Scottish wildcats.
The report said 슬롯사이트œcat containment슬롯사이트� measures could also include 슬롯사이트œrestrictions on introducing cats to households in vulnerable areas" -슬롯사이트� interpreted by some as effectively a ban.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천France: Couple Faces Jail Sentence, Permanent Pet Ban After Authorities Rescued Over 100 Dehydrated and Malnourished Pets From Their Apartment in Nice.
The Scottish government said it would 슬롯사이트œfully consider슬롯사이트� the recommendations. In a nation of animal-lovers, the suggestions spawned alarming headlines. The Daily Mail reported: 슬롯사이트œFury as households in Scotland could be banned from getting a pet cat.슬롯사이트� The Scottish Daily Express branded the idea a 슬롯사이트œmadcap scheme슬롯사이트�. Swinney, who heads Scotland's semi-autonomous Edinburgh-based government, spoke to journalists to defend the administration's pro-feline credentials.
슬롯사이트œLet me just clear this up today,슬롯사이트� he said Monday. 슬롯사이트œThe government's not going to be banning cats or restricting cats. We've no intention of doing so and we will not be doing it.슬롯사이트� Cats Protection, the UK's biggest cat charity, gave the idea of draconian containment measures short shrift, saying 슬롯사이트œpragmatic solutions like keeping cats indoors at dawn and dusk can balance the needs of domestic cats and wild animals슬롯사이트�.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Man Rescues Wolf: Lone Man Puts His Life in Danger to Save Trapped Wolf, Tense Animal Rescue Video Goes Viral.
슬롯사이트œScotland is a nation of cat lovers,슬롯사이트� said Alice Palombo, the charity's advocacy and government relations officer for Scotland, with almost a quarter of households owning a feline pet.
슬롯사이트œCats are great pets for all sorts of reasons, whether it's providing companionship for elderly people or those living alone, comfort for people with health conditions or helping children learn important lessons in caring for others,슬롯사이트� she said. 슬롯사이트œWe believe everyone who is able to care for a cat should be able to enjoy these benefits.슬롯사이트�
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