Margaret Maguire: former North Canterbury Hunting Competition sponsor shares concerns about feral cat hunting challenge - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

A hunting competition is at the centre of controversy over whether kids should kill feral cats.

The annual North Canterbury Hunting Competition is offering under 14s a $250 prize for killing the most feral cats.

It's a fundraiser for the Rotherham School and community pool.

Former event sponsor Margaret Maguire says she's worried kids will shoot people's pets.

"It is very hard- or virtually impossible- to distinguish between a domestic cat and a feral cat."

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