Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, Fort Saskatchewan Mayor Gale Katchur , centre and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith chat at the Dow Chemical announcement, that will finalized plans to construct the world's first net-zero carbon emissions ethylene and derivatives complex, in Fort Saskatchewan Alberta, on Wednesday November 29, 2023. An Alberta mayor is apologizing after she mused about the "old days" of managing feral cats on her family's farm by throwing them in the river or gassing them with a car's exhaust pipe.Photo by JASON FRANSON/THE CANADIAN PRESS

'Throw them in the river': Alberta mayor apologizes for feral cat remarks

'In the old days when you lived on the farm, if there (were) cats, you threw 'em in a bag and threw 'em in the river,' she said at a Tuesday committee meeting

20 Sep 2024, 16:50 by Aaron Sousa · National Post

The mayor of Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., has apologized after she was criticized for musing about the “old days” of managing feral cats by throwing them in the river or gassing them with a vehicle’s exhaust pipe.

Gale Katchur said in a Thursday statement her comments fell short of her city’s values of compassion, respect and care, and that she plans to make sure the city’s approach to managing animal populations is humane and responsible.