Recent alarming reports of cat attacks across the U.S. have led to the launch of a new PETA video series, now airing on television stations in Honolulu. This comes in the wake of disturbing findings of a decapitated cat discovered floating in the water at Ke‘ehi Small Boat Harbor, where the remains of seven other cats, each with suspicious injuries, were also found. The campaign aims to address the dangers of allowing cats to roam outdoors.
The video features actor Jaeden Martell and depicts a series of individuals: a young man holding a gasoline can, a man retrieving a golf club from a shed, a woman preparing a bowl of cat food, and another man seemingly relaxing on his porch—until their ominous intentions are revealed. The message encourages cat owners to keep their pets safe indoors.
“The great outdoors is simply not safe for cats, who can be seen as nuisances and subjected to heartbreaking and horrific harm,” stated PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch. “PETA urges all guardians to ensure their cats have a happy and stimulating indoor life, free from predators, speeding cars, and the many other dangers outside.”
Cats that are allowed to roam face numerous risks, including violence from cruel individuals, exposure to parasites and potentially fatal diseases, threats from predators, and the danger of being struck by vehicles. PETA emphasizes the importance of keeping indoor cats mentally and physically engaged by providing them with views of the outdoors, toys, climbing structures, scratching posts, and even “cat TV.” The organization also offers a guide to building catios and a “cat guardian’s bible” authored by PETA President Ingrid Newkirk, which includes tips for cat care.
PETA’s video series also highlights other instances of cat killings, such as a landlord in Blaine, Minnesota, who allegedly poisoned cats fed by a tenant; a cat in El Paso, Texas, that was stomped on and stabbed with a screwdriver; incidents in Los Angeles involving a man accused of shooting multiple homeless cats with a crossbow; and a case in Pequea Township, Pennsylvania, where a cat was shot in the head with a metal arrow.
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