by Neil Sanderson | Sep 10, 2018 | Cat Safety
Lynette McLeod is a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Psychology and Behavioural Science at the University of New England in New South Wales. She studies why so many people are reluctant to keep their cats from roaming – despite the countless benefits for the...
by Neil Sanderson | Jul 25, 2018 | Cat Roaming, Cat Safety
A Unitec master’s student has tracked 37 Auckland cats using GPS while recording their activities on video. The 180 hours of footage reveals cats getting into 326 risky situations, ranging from cat fights (11) to wandering on roads (a third of the cats did so)....
by Neil Sanderson | Nov 22, 2017 | Cat Roaming
We’ve written before about the studies, where researchers put GPS trackers on people’s cats, and then show them where their pet has travelled. Invariably, cat owners are amazed at how far their pets wander, often crossing busy streets in the process. The...
by Neil Sanderson | Aug 31, 2016 | Cat Roaming
The secret and dangerous lives of wandering cats have been revealed by a cat tracking project in the Lithgow Local Government Area of the Australian state of New South Wales. The findings were published in June. The aim of the project was to educate cat owners and...
by Neil Sanderson | Jul 9, 2016 | Cat Roaming, Cat Safety
Most cat owners are surprised to learn how far their free-range cat will actually travel, and the dangers they will encounter along the way. Fortunately, we have some insight into both of these questions, thanks to research conducted in 2014 by Mya Gaby of Victoria...
