Although I would love to get rid of one of our cats (she has many crimes against her going a long way back and both cats are 12yrs now) I never will. They are ours and its our duty to take care of them.

There are so many other ways that this issue could be dealt with. Talk to your kids, let them only play with the cats whilst you are supervising etc. But getting rid of a kid for a scratch which the cat probably didnt actually mean to hurt her, is not right.

At 10yrs of age if you put the cat up for adoption or pound it is more than likely going to be killed. Sorry but the kill rate with cats that are in those places is upwards of 80%, if not more. Most people will not adopt a cat, they only want kittens, and a 10yr old cat is very unlikely of having a happy future.