by Neil Sanderson | Jul 14, 2016 | Cat Roaming, Hostile Neighbours
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...
by Neil Sanderson | Jul 13, 2016 | Cat Safety, Disappearance
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...
by Neil Sanderson | Jul 12, 2016 | Cat Safety, Injuries
Thank you to the Kitten Inn, a charitable trust in Wellington, for rescuing a wee kitten who had a fish hook caught in its mouth last weekend. And to the Khandallah Vet Hospital for removing the hook and treating the little fellow. There are photos on the Kitten Inn...
by Neil Sanderson | Jul 9, 2016 | Cat Roaming, Cat Safety
Most cat owners are surprised to learn how far their free-range cat will actually travel, and the dangers they will encounter along the way. Fortunately, we have some insight into both of these questions, thanks to research conducted in 2014 by Mya Gaby of Victoria...
by Neil Sanderson | Jul 8, 2016 | Cat Restrictions, Cat Roaming, Wildlife Protection
About a dozen cats have been tracked with GPS collars and cameras as part of a 3-month research project in the Appleby area of Tasman District. Researchers were looking into the impact of cats on wildlife around the Waimea Estuary. One of the researchers, Dr Heidy...
by Neil Sanderson | Jul 8, 2016 | Cat Safety, Hostile Neighbours, Leg-Hold Traps
And here we go again: a roaming kitten loses its leg apparently because of a hostile neighbour’s illegal leg-hold trap. From today’s Taranaki Daily News: A kitten believed to have been caught in a gin trap crawled home and left a pool of blood outside its...
by Neil Sanderson | Jul 3, 2016 | Cat Safety
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
by Neil Sanderson | Jun 28, 2016 | Cat Restrictions, Cat Roaming
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...
by Neil Sanderson | Jun 4, 2016 | Cat Safety, Hostile Neighbours, Leg-Hold Traps
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...
by Neil Sanderson | May 20, 2016 | Cat Safety, Hostile Neighbours, Leg-Hold Traps
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...
