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 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 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...
by Neil Sanderson | May 18, 2016 | Cat Roaming, Cat Safety, Wildlife Protection
Reported today by the ABC in Australia: Cat owners are more concerned about the welfare of their pet than the risk they pose to wildlife when roaming freely, an international study has found. Murdoch University researchers in Perth surveyed more than 1,700 cat owners...
