by Neil Sanderson | Oct 17, 2022 | Cat Safety, Media coverage, Wildlife Protection
Catios, cat fences and the rise of the ‘cat containment’ industry is the headline on an article by Rob Stock published today on stuff.co.nz, New Zealand’s most popular news site. Rob interviewed Neil, our managing director, about the Oscillot cat...
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...
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 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...
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 | 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...
