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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...

Cat owners have a role in Predator-Free NZ

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

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

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...

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...