by Neil Sanderson | Sep 17, 2017 | Cat Roaming, Shooting Cats
Horrible, but this is what can happen to a roaming cat. Please consider keeping your cat safely contained on your own property. Two cats shot in northwest Auckland An Auckland woman is “terrified” to let her cats outside after one was shot in the leg –...
by Neil Sanderson | Sep 5, 2017 | Wildlife Protection
If you really love your cat, don’t set it free as they can and do hunt for fun, says Abigail Tucker, wildlife writer for The Smithsonian magazine. “If you let your cat outside in an unsupervised way – even if it’s well fed on Fancy Feast or whatever brand of cat...
by Neil Sanderson | Aug 24, 2017 | Oscillot, Oscillot Installations
We received the following email today from Fleur who had an Oscillot system installed at her home on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, north of Auckland. The photos were taken yesterday. Just wanted to tell you the Oscilot looks like a winner for my Burmese. It’s...
by Neil Sanderson | Jul 26, 2017 | Cat Restrictions
Great news! A proposal that could lead to compulsory microchipping and some form of registration for cats has become official policy for Local Government New Zealand. The proposal gained 51% approval yesterday at an annual meeting of LGNZ, which represents local...
by Neil Sanderson | Jun 4, 2017 | Cat Safety
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by Neil Sanderson | Jun 1, 2017 | Oscillot
HELLO CHRISTCHURCH! We’ll be offering free measures and quotes for the Oscillot cat containment systems next Monday (Queen’s Birthday) and Tuesday in Christchurch. Contact us now to book! We’ll also be showing Oscillot on Sunday at the National Cat...
by Neil Sanderson | Apr 15, 2017 | Oscillot
A bit of rain today, but still loads of fun for families at the Royal Easter Show in Auckland. And a special treat this year is the Auckland Cat Club’s annual show. We were pleased to be part of the show again this year, with our demonstration Oscillot cat...
by Neil Sanderson | Mar 31, 2017 | Non-Roaming Cats
When you keep your cats at home using the Oscillot system, you may find that they expect you to keep them amused. We recommend lots of cat toys, climbing posts and cuddle time. And if you don’t mind, serve them dinner on demand. 🙂 [31 Mar...
by Neil Sanderson | Mar 30, 2017 | Cat Restrictions, Wildlife Protection
Our neighbours in Australia could teach New Zealand quite a bit about protecting native wildlife through cat containment. We just spotted this news item from the Border News (serving the twin cities of Albury, NSW and Wodonga, Victoria which sit across the Murray...
by Neil Sanderson | Feb 26, 2017 | Dog Safety, Oscillot, Oscillot Installations
We recently supplied an Oscillot system to Gary and Dianne in Thames. They were keen to see how it would work at keeping their little dog Molly safe. And here’s the verdict: I found installing the paddles very simple and it was instant reaction with our little...
