by Neil Sanderson | Sep 7, 2016 | Hostile Neighbours, Shooting Cats
It’s great to see that Zep, the cat shot with an arrow a few days ago, seems to be recovering (see video). But the North Taranaki SPCA says another cat was shot with a rifle in the same area about a week ago, and died. It is not known whether the two attacks on...
by Neil Sanderson | Sep 5, 2016 | Cat Roaming, Hostile Neighbours, Shooting Cats
I hate writing about stuff like this, but honest to goodness there are some maniacs living among us. And cat owners are going to have to deal with that sad fact. A cat belonging to a family in the Taranaki town of Inglewood struggled home with an arrow through the top...
by Neil Sanderson | Aug 4, 2016 | Cat Restrictions, Cat Roaming
After considerable acrimony, Wellington Council’s environment committee has voted to make cat microchipping compulsory. The amendments to the current animal bylaw are: all domestic cats over the age of 12 weeks must be microchipped and registered with NZCAR (New...
by Neil Sanderson | Aug 2, 2016 | Cat Roaming, Cat Safety, Dog Attacks
Two roaming dogs in Napier have killed sheep and are suspected of killing cats too. Richard Taylor told Hawke’s Bay Today his 14-year-old chocolate Burmese cat Boi Boi had been missing since the afternoon the dogs got loose. “I can’t prove my cat was...
by Neil Sanderson | Jul 31, 2016 | Cat Roaming, Wildlife Protection
This new book looks interesting, and even opens with a New Zealand story. From the publisher’s website: Peter P Marra & Chris Santella Princeton University Press Hardcover | September 2016 In 1894, a lighthouse keeper named David Lyall arrived on Stephens...
