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 | 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 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 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 | Jun 4, 2017 | Cat Safety
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