{"id":2305624,"date":"2024-07-22T17:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T21:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftism-is-evil-government-officials-considered-killing-all-cats-during-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2024-07-22T17:27:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T21:27:01","slug":"leftist-officials-contemplated-exterminating-all-cats-during-the-pandemic-a-cruel-and-evil-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-officials-contemplated-exterminating-all-cats-during-the-pandemic-a-cruel-and-evil-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftist officials contemplated exterminating all cats during the pandemic, a cruel and evil act"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleftist-officials-contemplated-exterminating-all-cats-during-the-pandemic-a-cruel-and-evil-act%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2305624&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the dangers of \u2062government overreach,\u200c as bureaucrats sought to\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/7-comedians-brave-enough-to-roast-dr-fauci\/\" title=\"7 Comedians Brave Enough To Roast Dr. Fauci\u00a0\">restrict freedoms<\/a> under the guise of safety. In a shocking revelation, former UK Health Minister Lord \u200bBethell considered exterminating all \u2062cats to prevent\u2063 the spread of the\u2064 virus. This extreme proposal reflects a common theme in left-wing responses\u200b to the \u2064pandemic &#8211; advocating for less consumption, breeding, and impact on the planet. The idea of sacrificing pets and loved ones\u200b for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">public health<\/a> is unsettling, emphasizing\u2064 the \u2062extent to which governments went to keep people safe during the crisis.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic taught the public &mdash; not just in the U.S., but globally &mdash; the incredible dangers of government overreach.<\/p>\n<p>Unelected bureaucrats and their hordes of leftist sympathizers wanted us all to forfeit our cherished freedoms in the name of safety and security. Information continues to pour out in 2024 showing just how far those in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/grocery-giants-kroger-albertsons-sell-off-579-stores-appease-government-amid-merger-effort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">government<\/a> were willing to go to meddle in our lives &mdash; all under the guise of stopping the virus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6259763\/uk-considered-killing-cats-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time<\/a> magazine revealed, through remarks made by British politician James Nicholas Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell, that the United Kingdom momentarily considered having the public exterminate all cats in order to prevent the spread in the pandemic&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mercyme-debuts-new-single-for-crew-member-who-lost-all-four-limbs\/\" title=\"\u2018MercyMe\u2019 Debuts New Single for Crew Member Who Lost All Four Limbs\">early days<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Bethell worked as a deputy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pets-good-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health<\/a> minister from 2020-2021.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks about killing cats came in an interview with Channel 4 News in Britain.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;There was an idea at one moment that we may have to ask the public to exterminate all the cats in Britain.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Former Health Minister Lord Bethell discusses the early government response to the Covid pandemic. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YWyp32zPML\">pic.twitter.com\/YWyp32zPML<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News\/status\/1630989115423424527?\">March 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was a moment when we were very unclear about whether domestic pets or not could transmit the disease. In fact, there was an idea at one moment that we may have to ask the public to exterminate all the cats in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zg-auschwitz-survivor-99-honored-by-britains-king-charles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Britain<\/a>. Can you imagine what would have happened if we had wanted to do that?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Per Time, citing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/daily-life-coping\/animals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data from the Center for Disease control<\/a>, there is a low risk of animals spreading the virus to people.<\/p>\n<p>What if it was high?<\/p>\n<p>Do these officials really expect people to kill the family cat should they be advised to?<\/p>\n<p>Responses to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-study-shows-covid-vaccines-may-increased-excess-deaths-since-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pandemic<\/a> follow a general theme within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-is-not-your-new-conservative-bff\/\" title=\"Bill Maher Is Not Your New Conservative BFF\">left-wing thought<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There just needs to be less.<\/p>\n<p>We must consume less.<\/p>\n<p>We must breed less.<\/p>\n<p>We must make less of a mark on this dying planet.<\/p>\n<p>You and I both must live in austerity under totalitarianism for the good of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/curious-twisters-director-backing-off-climate-change-narrative-previously-embracing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">climate<\/a>, public health, and so forth.<\/p>\n<p>Kill the family pet, leave your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/claims-say-oj-simpson-loved-ones-last-moments-attorney-tells-different-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">loved ones<\/a> to die, distance yourselves, close your businesses &mdash; the list goes on.<\/p>\n<p>Arguably there were more egregious actions taken beyond the proposal Lord Bethell discussed.<\/p>\n<p>Countless lives were destroyed in the name of keeping the public safe.<\/p>\n<p>But there is something so heinous about government stomping all over long held freedoms, then toying with the idea that your cat must die.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Bureaucrats and their supporters wanted people to give up their freedoms in the name of safety. In 2024, information revealed that the UK government considered exterminating all cats to prevent the spread of the virus. This extreme measure reflects the theme of left-wing thinking during the pandemic, which focused on consuming less and sacrificing personal freedoms for the greater good. The idea of killing pets and imposing strict measures on the public highlights the extent to which governments were willing to go to control the situation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2305625,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/COVID-Cats.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[28054,35831,4717,3638,4828],"class_list":["post-2305624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cats","tag-cruelty","tag-leftist","tag-officials","tag-pandemic"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/COVID-Cats.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2305624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305624\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2305625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2305624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2305624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2305624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}