The adage “the first casualty of war is truth” which is attributed to the father of tragedy ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus is probably true, as most would agree.

With the invasion of Russia into Ukraine media across the globe are trying to present the news as objectively as possible given the difficult conditions they are facing.

But maybe banning cats because they are Russian is a bit too much? The International Cat Federation has banned Russian cats from international competitions, condemning the invasion of Ukraine as an “unprecedented act of aggression.”

Fédération Internationale Féline, or FIFe, a group that considers itself “the United Nations of cat federations,” with members from over 40 counties, said in a statement on its website that it “cannot just witness these atrocities and do nothing.”

Starting this week, no cat bred in Russia can be imported or registered in any FIFe pedigree book outside Russia and no cat belonging to exhibitors living in Russia may be entered at any FIFe show outside the country.

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