by Neil Sanderson | Aug 5, 2023 | Cat Restrictions, Cat Safety, Wildlife Protection
Parliament’s Environment Committee has recommended that a national cat management law be enacted, requiring that companion cats be microchipped, registered and desexed (with exemptions for registered cat breeders). The Committee was considering a petition...
by Neil Sanderson | Jul 26, 2020 | Oscillot
If you’ve been considering an Oscillot® cat fence system, we have lots of exciting news for you: 1. Our latest shipment has just arrived from the manufacturer and we are once again able to offer black paddles in addition to our customary grey and merino. 2....
by Neil Sanderson | Dec 14, 2019 | Cat Care
The SPCA has been working flat out to desex more than 80 animals a day over the past year, which is the most desexing SPCA has done since recording the figures. 29,683 animals were desexed through SPCA’s Snip’n’Chip campaign this year, at SPCA centres and in...
by Neil Sanderson | May 27, 2019 | Cat Roaming, Disappearance
We’re delighted to hear that Wilbur the roaming cat was found – 25km from his home in Cambridge – after he showed up at Waikato Hospital in Hamilton. But it seems that Wilbur’s safe return to his owner, after 16 days away from home, owes an...
by Neil Sanderson | Jun 29, 2018 | Cat Restrictions
Palmerston North City Council’s new Animals and Bees Bylaw 2018 comes into effect on 1 July. Here is an overview of the key changes affecting cats and their owners: Council has made it mandatory for cat owners to microchip their cats, and have the microchip...
