Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Read the report: civilbeat.org/2025/09/elvis-would-be-totally-against-that-feral-cat-battle-reaches-fever-pitch
Forget hound dogs — feral cats are at the center of a battle on the Big Island, and longtime visitor Priscilla Presley is now wading into the fight.
Priscilla has aligned herself with some of the island’s most vocal feral cat advocates, who have waged war against a new county bill to prevent people from feeding feral animals on county land as of 2026. The County Council sought to protect Hawaiʻi’s vulnerable native species threatened by feral animals.
Cat advocates want a little less conversation and a little more action in their favor — they’ve amassed thousands of signatures for their cause and say they’ll rally to unseat politicians. Can Big Island officials carefully navigate this powderkeg, or will the voices of these suspicious minds grow louder and louder?
Read the report: civilbeat.org/2025/09/elvis-would-be-totally-against-that-feral-cat-battle-reaches-fever-pitch
Forget hound dogs — feral cats are at the center of a battle on the Big Island, and longtime visitor Priscilla Presley is now wading into the fight.
Priscilla has aligned herself with some of the island’s most vocal feral cat advocates, who have waged war against a new county bill to prevent people from feeding feral animals on county land as of 2026. The County Council sought to protect Hawaiʻi’s vulnerable native species threatened by feral animals.
Cat advocates want a little less conversation and a little more action in their favor — they’ve amassed thousands of signatures for their cause and say they’ll rally to unseat politicians. Can Big Island officials carefully navigate this powderkeg, or will the voices of these suspicious minds grow louder and louder?
