Should there be a law that makes cats wear bells? GMB descends into chaos as writer claims she's happy '1,000 birds are being slaughtered' to keep her pet happy amid debate over wildlife protection

A fiery debate has erupted on Good Morning Britain today over whether domestic cats should wear bells to stop them killing birds.

Seasoned presenters Susanna Reid and Ed Balls seemed puzzled by the arguments of 'bird lover' Sally Jones and British journalist Flora Gill – who shouted that she would 'slaughter a thousand birds if it would keep my cat happy!'.

The chaos intensified when Sally admitted using 'air guns' to 'shoot' and kill mice from her daughter's bedroom window, making cats redundant.

Ed revealed that a recent study found that cats kill around 75 million birds and small animals every year. To combat this, places like Amsterdam could soon pass a law making it mandatory for cats to wear bells.

'Bird lover' Sally Jones (pictured) shockingly admitted shooting mice from her daughter's bedroom window, making cats redundant

A poll was opened for viewers who voted for birds and said cats should be forced to wear bells.

Flora kicked off the debate, saying, “I mean, I can't force my cat to wear a bell. The cats don't do anything they don't want to do, including wearing a bell.

'It seems like a lot of fun, but I don't think it's feasible. I don't want to keep my cat indoors because he won't wear a bell.'

When Susanna asked if her cat, Panda, regularly kills birds, the reporter admitted that it has happened “maybe once.”

Dismayed by this, Sally quickly said, “Ring a bell on Panda. I've heard people say that cats only kill birds and mice and oh “you know it's fine if the cat is near your bird, it only kills rats and mice”.

'And then you know that five minutes later you have a cat sitting there with a beautiful bullfinch in its mouth. I would go crazy.

'I love birds. I love cats very much, I have nothing against them. If a cat puts a collar around its neck, if it doesn't like it, it can't take it off.'

The back and forth turned up a notch when Flora responded that Sally's words weren't true.

Seasoned presenters Susanna Reid and Ed Balls seemed surprised by the arguments of today's guests

A debate arose over whether domestic cats should wear bells to prevent them from killing birds

“My cat takes it off all the time,” she added, noting that many cat collars are designed to pop open to avoid getting tangled in branches.

Susanna came up with the idea that cats are useful because they get rid of rats and mice, but Sally had other ideas.

'There are plenty of other ways to kill rats and mice. I actually shoot from my daughter's bedroom window. Rats out the window.

Her words left the entire panel stunned, especially Susanna, who seemed speechless.

“Thank God,” Ed said. While Susanna asked, “Do you have a permit for that?”

The poll was taken to X, where 59 percent of users agreed that cats should be forced to wear bells, while 41 percent disagreed

Flora then added that she no longer has a rodent problem thanks to her crafty cat, who she jokingly said was outside “killing birds.”

“I have to say I would kill a thousand birds if it made my cat happy,” she concluded.

Both guests went back and forth in anger, causing Susana to intervene.

“I didn't really expect this testimony to be so controversial on both sides,” she admitted.

She then closed the segment by taking the survey to viewers, where 59 percent agreed that cats should be forced to wear bells, while 41 percent disagreed.

Take to Xformerly known as Twitter, one person said: 'The woman who says she would kill a thousand birds to make her cat happy is an absolute psychopath. How disgusting'.

Another asked: 'She shoots rats from the bedroom window?! Is that legal?'

Meanwhile, one person had no problem with it, adding: “My cats always wore bells.”