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Cat lovers can be conservationists
All day long I've been listening to Radio New Zealand repeating the same report about Wellington's decision not to restrict cat ownership, asserting that the issue has "divided conservationists and cat fanciers". Even John Campbell repeated the same throw-away line...
$100 fine for roaming cats
I was reading a story online about a roaming cat that got its paw stuck in a leg-hold trap set by a neighbour. This case was in the Canadian city of Regina - although we've certainly had similar occurrences here in New Zealand recently. Something else that caught my...
Margaret Atwood comic book tackles roaming cats
Best-selling novelist and environmentalist Margaret Atwood, whose books include The Handmaid's Tale, Surfacing and Alias Grace, has produced her first series of comic books, in collaboration with Nature Canada. Angel Catbird is the story of a superhero - part cat,...
Cat owners have a role in Predator-Free NZ
Yesterday's announcement from the Prime Minister that New Zealand aims to be "predator-free" by 2050 has got everyone talking. The Government will spend $28 million over four years to supplement what local bodies and other organisations are doing in pest eradication....
Non-roaming cats need exercise
Cats need exercise. If you decide not to let your cats roam (yay!) there are a couple of approaches you could take: Build a home gym for your cats (as in the video above - which is actually pretty funny) Let your cats roam in their own backyard - with an Oscillot...
Housing development bans cats
Cat owners are not allowed to buy a home in parts of the new Kotuku Parks subdivision on the Kapiti Coast. While local authorities in other places have limited cat ownership, imposed cat curfews or required that cats not be allowed to roam - chiefly to protect native...
Australian group kills roaming cats
Sometimes it seems the world has gone mad. In Australia, a group calling itself Cat Busters is warning that it will kill roaming cats - and they've posted several photos of dead cats just in case anyone thinks they're joking. More than 100 people have liked their...
Roaming cat shot with nailgun
This is horrible and depraved, and I do hesitate to share it - but we have to be honest and admit there are some sick people out there - and roaming cats are easy victims for them. In Hamilton, a roaming cat was shot between the eyes with a nail gun but - miraculously...
50 cats disappear in Timaru
UPDATE: Here's video from the Checkpoint programme on National Radio, 12 July 2016: Ashleigh Hicks' cat Moses has been missing since the end of January. After posting his disappearance on Facebook, Ms Hicks found that up to 50 cats have disappeared in Timaru in the...