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Showing Oscillot cat fence in Hamilton
Here are a few photos from today's All Breeds Cat Show in Hamilton. There was a fantastic turnout of cats and visitors, plus a lot of interest in the Oscillot cat fence system. Thanks Hamilton Cat Club! 3 July 2016
Canadian city bans roaming cats
And the trend continues. The Canadian city of Peterborough in the province of Ontario has just passed a bylaw that will make it unlawful for cats to roam. The new bylaw will "mandate cat owners to license their felines and keep them on their own property or on...
Another cat trapped by vicious neighbour
Barely a month after hearing about a Palmerston North man convicted of catching his neighbour's cat in a leg-hold trap, we have this from today's Hawke's Bay Today: ...cats get a bad rap, despite the fact they don't bark incessantly and lay waste anywhere they like....
Roaming cat caught in neighbour’s leg-hold trap
Unfortunately, we cannot assume that all humans are decent and compassionate towards animals - including our pets. This is from today's New Zealand Herald: A man captured a neighbour's pet cat in a leg-hold trap to prevent it from hunting birds on his property. Paul...
Cat owners more concerned about pets than wildlife
Reported today by the ABC in Australia: Cat owners are more concerned about the welfare of their pet than the risk they pose to wildlife when roaming freely, an international study has found. Murdoch University researchers in Perth surveyed more than 1,700 cat owners...
Otago researcher urges cat owners to take responsibility
Yolanda van Heezik, a senior lecturer in zoology at Otago University, says many New Zealanders don’t feel they need to do anything to control their pet cat.
Kill stray cats, says Conservation Minister
Conservation Minister Maggie Barry has criticised the SPCA for its policy of neutering and releasing stray cats, saying any strays that cannot be rehomed should be killed. "I would like the SPCA to stop ... because if you capture a cat, spay it and release it, often...