by Neil Sanderson | Jul 8, 2019 | Cat Safety
It was an early start yesterday for the two-hour drive from Auckland through typical winter fog to Hamilton. All worthwhile though, to be part of another very well-organised and well-attended Hamilton Cat Club show. Thanks to the HCC organisers and judges, and...
by Neil Sanderson | Jun 24, 2019 | Cat Safety
What a nice show! The Oriental Shorthair Cat Association show yesterday in Kumeu was very well-run and had so many beautiful cats, I really struggled to vote for the Public Choice...
by Neil Sanderson | Jun 15, 2019 | Cat Safety
Thanks to NZCF and the Patches and Pointed Cat Club for today’s National Cat Show in Tauranga. We also enjoy seeing the beautiful cats, and we were pleased to talk with so many people interested in ways of keeping their cats safely at home. 15 June...
by Neil Sanderson | May 27, 2019 | Cat Roaming, Disappearance
We’re delighted to hear that Wilbur the roaming cat was found – 25km from his home in Cambridge – after he showed up at Waikato Hospital in Hamilton. But it seems that Wilbur’s safe return to his owner, after 16 days away from home, owes an...
by Neil Sanderson | May 13, 2019 | Cat Safety
Thanks to all the organisers and exhibitors of yesterday’s Nine Lives Cat Club show at Hamilton Gardens. We enjoyed attending the show and talking with cat owners about how to keep their pets safe and happy at home. On 15 June we’ll be at the NZCF National...
by Neil Sanderson | Apr 4, 2019 | Oscillot Installations
Jade and her family, including four Ragdoll cats, recently moved into a new home in beautiful Central Otago. Peter Ellis and his team from Entranceway Fencing installed the sleek coloursteel fences and a black Oscillot system. Jade sent us these photos yesterday and...
by Neil Sanderson | Nov 9, 2018 | Oscillot, Oscillot Installations
Can the Oscillot system go around curves? You bet! This is a very special installation we’ve just completed in Auckland. The paddles were custom powdercoated to match the fence at this new development. You might be wondering: “Aren’t those gaps in...
by Neil Sanderson | Oct 15, 2018 | Oscillot
Lots of interest at the Auckland Cat Club stand – probably the largest stand at the show! Cynthia brought Rosabella to our booth so people could learn about Persians – and the Oscillot cat fence system. While waiting to meet the cats, people enjoyed our...
by Neil Sanderson | Sep 28, 2018 | Cat Roaming, Hostile Neighbours, Shooting Cats
We rarely post on this blog about cases of cruelty to cats – either the reports we see in the news or the stories told to us personally by people who have had their cat threatened, injured or killed. There are a lot of these cases in New Zealand, and we...
by Neil Sanderson | Sep 10, 2018 | Cat Safety
Lynette McLeod is a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Psychology and Behavioural Science at the University of New England in New South Wales. She studies why so many people are reluctant to keep their cats from roaming – despite the countless benefits for the...
