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Changing cat containment to keep cats content

Changing cat containment to keep cats content

by Neil Sanderson | Jun 2, 2022 | Cat Roaming, Cat Safety, Non-Roaming Cats, Wildlife Protection

New Zealand is a nation of cat lovers. We have one of the highest rates of cat ownership in the world, says University of Canterbury master’s student Sarah Chamberlain (pictured), who has dedicated her thesis to better understanding people’s engagement in and attitude...
Why cats should not roam freely

Why cats should not roam freely

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...
Auckland Council considers killing roaming cats

Auckland Council considers killing roaming cats

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...
Auckland Council considers killing roaming cats

Keep your cat at home, urges wildlife writer

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...
Auckland Council considers killing roaming cats

Australia continues to lead on cat containment

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...
NZ Listener on the need for cat containment

NZ Listener on the need for cat containment

by Neil Sanderson | Aug 24, 2016 | Cat Roaming, Cat Safety, Wildlife Protection

The current edition of the news magazine New Zealand Listener has a cover story about the impact of free-roaming domestic cats on native birds. The article also refers to the dangers that roaming cats face: Victoria University research by Wayne Linklater and...
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