Why cats should not roam freely
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
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...
Keep your cat at home, urges wildlife writer
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...
Australia continues to lead on cat containment
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
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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