CAT-egorically Wrong! Scotland Mulls Ban An Felines So Birds Can Be Killed By Wind Turbines Instead

Posted • February 3, 2025: This is ridiculous. The United Kingdom went from being the biggest, most powerful empire in history to a place that bans knives, jails meme creators, and now is poised to ban cat ownership. No, seriously. -- Cats in Scotland could be BANNED under strict new wildlife plans to protect birds. Households in Scotland could be prohibited from owning cats as part of new plans aimed at protecting the country’s wildlife. A report by the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission (SAWC) - ordered by the Scottish Government - states that cats are wreaking havoc on the local population of mammals and birds. The body estimates about 250,000 bats and 27 million birds in the UK are killed each year by felines. The SAWC also said that domestic cats’ impact goes beyond just killing - the pets often torture their prey for fun and bring maimed animals home to their owners as a present.

Just so we're clear here: it's 'wrong' for cats to do what they naturally do -- hunt and eat small creatures -- but not wrong to outlaw cats. How does SAWC plan to enforce the cat ban? This writer hates to be the bearer of bad news, but it involves killing a lot of felines. -- Things the SNP want to ban: • Fireworks • Union Flags on Govt buildings • RAF Flyovers • One O'clock Gun at Edinburgh Castle • Woodburners • Social media for under 16s • Birthday cake and orange juice in nurseries • Pint glasses with alcohol branding • School blazers • Nuclear power • Petrol and Diesel cars/buses • Smoking outdoors • Low level letterboxes • Drinking on trains • Some types of advertising, etc, etc, etc. They're no fun. What happens if they cross the border themselves, will they be able to claim asylum? 😬🤣 They can self-identify as dogs. Crazy yet wind turbines are fine https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gi3CICtW8AAh_d_?format=jpg&name=large

Wind turbines don't bring people joy and companionship, so they're fine. Sucking the happiness out of life is a feature, not a bug, of this proposed cat ban. Wind turbines kill 10,000 - 100,000 birds a year. That's different. Because reasons. Cats only occassionally take common garden birds and a few mice. The main threat to UK bird species is loss of habitat and wind turbines over the last 30 years and that’s down to human activity. You're not supposed to notice this. Remember when the conspiracy theorists said the WEF are coming after pets? 'You'll own nothing and you'll like it.' Yeah, no. (…)

• More at: Twitchy - CAT-egorically Wrong! Scotland Mulls Ban on Felines So Birds Can Be Killed by Wind Turbines Instead
https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2025/02/03/scotland-could-ban-cat-ownership-to-protect-wildlife-n2407772
GB News: Cats in Scotland could be BANNED under strict new wildlife plans to protect birds
https://www.gbnews.com/news/cats-scotland-banned-under-strict-new-wildlife-plans