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FORT SASKATCHEWAN, ALBERTA\u2014Animal Justice, Canada\u2019s leading national animal law organization, is appalled by Fort Saskatchewan Mayor Gale Katchur\u2019s comments made during a city committee meeting earlier this week.<\/p>\n

During a discussion about animal licensing<\/a> on Tuesday, September 17, Katchur reminisced about the \u201cold days\u201d when people \u201cthrew (cats) in a bag and threw them in the river or they just put them on the exhaust pipes.\u201d She went on to suggest it would be \u201cinteresting\u201d if residents could \u201cdeal with them themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSuggesting that people \u2018deal with\u2019 feral or \u2018unwanted\u2019 cats by drowning or suffocating them is not only shockingly cruel but also illegal, and deeply concerning coming from an elected official. Drowning or gassing cats violates animal cruelty laws, and is an unconscionable way to treat a sentient companion animal,\u201d said Camille Labchuk, lawyer and executive director at Animal Justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis type of rhetoric puts countless vulnerable cats at risk and undermines the progress we\u2019ve made in treating animals with dignity and respect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Contact:<\/p>\n

Josh Lynn
Public Relations Manager
[email\u00a0protected]<\/a><\/p>\n

Camille Labchuk
Executive Director
[email\u00a0protected]<\/a><\/p>\n

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