by Neil Sanderson | Mar 9, 2018 | Cat Safety, Oscillot
Well, day one is finished, and a great warm-up it was for this weekend at the North Shore Home & Garden Show. We have a spot outside with all-day sun, so we’ll be packing sunscreen and hats tomorrow. Admission to the show is only $8, so please consider...
by Neil Sanderson | Mar 5, 2018 | Cat Safety, Oscillot
We’ll be at the Home & Garden Show this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Auckland North Shore Events Centre. Come and see us – and the other 220 exhibitors. You could win a $9000 outdoor kitchen!
by Neil Sanderson | Jan 5, 2018 | Cat Roaming, Cat Safety, Wildlife Protection
This letter to the editor, published in the Salt Lake Tribune, offers a great summary of reasons why cats should not be allowed to roam freely. The author is a veterinarian. Although the author suggests keeping cats indoors, or in a catio, we would also encourage cat...
by Neil Sanderson | Jan 4, 2018 | Non-Roaming Cats, Stimulation
Keeping your cat safe at home with a good quality of life requires two things: 1. a secure area from which your cat cannot escape, 2. lots of things for your cat to do so that they get exercise, get social interaction and don’t get bored Fortunately, neither of...
by Neil Sanderson | Nov 22, 2017 | Cat Roaming
We’ve written before about the studies, where researchers put GPS trackers on people’s cats, and then show them where their pet has travelled. Invariably, cat owners are amazed at how far their pets wander, often crossing busy streets in the process. The...
by Neil Sanderson | Nov 18, 2017 | Cat Roaming, Disappearance
Ollie the cat was one of the lucky ones. He was found in Takapuna, Auckland after disappearing five months earlier from Botany. Somehow, this one-year-old cat had made it across the Waitemata Harbour, travelling about 30km from his home. An Oscillot system could have...
by Neil Sanderson | Nov 16, 2017 | Cat Restrictions, Cat Roaming, Wildlife Protection
Cats without microchips found roaming in sensitive environments would be killed under Auckland Council’s proposed pest eradication programme. All 21 local boards support the proposal. Keep your cat safe with a microchip and an Oscillot cat fence system. Read the...
by Neil Sanderson | Nov 8, 2017 | Cat Roaming, Cat Safety, Road Accidents
Paddles, the famous “First Cat of New Zealand,” was killed by a car yesterday in Auckland. Paddles was a polydactyl from the SPCA, and she become a worldwide sensation on Twitter when her mum, Jacinda Ardern, became the country’s Prime Minister last...
by Neil Sanderson | Oct 9, 2017 | Cat Safety, Hostile Neighbours, Leg-Hold Traps
We hate having to repost stories like this, but cat owners need to know that there are some very vicious people out there. This story is not as unusual as we might like to think. People use illegal gin traps to maim or kill roaming kittens, even in an upmarket suburb...
by Neil Sanderson | Sep 26, 2017 | Oscillot, Oscillot Installations
A few days ago we did an interesting Oscillot installation in Millwater, north of Auckland. This brand new row house had a fence built of aluminium posts with thin synthetic horizontal slats. We attached the Oscillot dual knuckle posts to the fence posts for...
