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Cat in car

Sensors in the back of cars could stop pets dying in hot weather

PoC avatarPosted on July 28, 2022 by Michael BroadJuly 28, 2022

Although it’s normally dogs, cats are equally at risk of dying of heat stroke in the back of a car in warm or hot weather because their owner forgot they were there or were careless enough to be unaware of … continue reading…

Posted in heat stroke | Tagged cars, cat heat stroke, cat welfare, cat welfare protection, hazards, technology
Ora EVs

Chinese car manufacturer creates funky retro EVs called Punk Cat and Ballet Cat

PoC avatarPosted on February 19, 2022 by Michael BroadFebruary 19, 2022

ORA is a Chinese marque of electric car and plug-in hybrid owned by Great Wall Motors. They are based in Baoding, China and started operating in 2018. In addition to the two vehicles named in the title they have other … continue reading…

Posted in Cat Products | Tagged cars, Cat News, cat products, China, good cat news
Airbags can kill cats and dogs

Car airbags can harm or kill cats and dogs

PoC avatarPosted on August 31, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 31, 2021

It is said that airbags deploy with such force that they can damage a dog cage. I presume that means a metal one. What about the soft cat carriers which are popular? It seems certain that an airbag could seriously … continue reading…

Posted in cats in emergencies | Tagged cars, cat ownership, crime, responsible cat ownership | 1 Reply
RVing with cats

Do domestic cats get used to car rides?

PoC avatarPosted on October 31, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 31, 2020

Like people, domestic cats can get used to pretty well anything. It’s just about experiencing it and finding that it is not harmful to them. Indeed it can be pleasant. It’s about desensitising a cat who doesn’t like getting into … continue reading…

Posted in car rides | Tagged cars, desensitisation, human to cat relationship | Leave a reply
Cat in hot car with air conditioning on

How to leave a cat in a car for a while on a hot day (picture)

PoC avatarPosted on July 13, 2019 by Michael BroadAugust 4, 2019

This is a nice picture of a cat in a car in America on a hot day. The nice bit about the picture is that the man used a computer screen in the car to tell the world outside that … continue reading…

Posted in transportation | Tagged cars, cat transport, cat transportation, pictures of cats
Woman avoids cat on road and drives into tree

Good. Woman drives into tree to avoid cat

PoC avatarPosted on February 12, 2019 by Michael BroadFebruary 13, 2019

I say “good” because I think she made the right decision. Of course I do. In fact she did make the right decision because the only thing that was damaged in this reported accident by the New York Post is … continue reading…

Posted in good cat news | Tagged cars, Cat News, good cat news, road traffic accident | 3 Replies
Tesla car with dog mode

Tesla cars will have ‘pet mode’ agrees Elon Musk

PoC avatarPosted on October 25, 2018 by Michael BroadAugust 4, 2019

Tesla, the high profile electric car manufacturer created by Elon Musk, looks set to introduce a ‘dog mode’. You can expand that to ‘pet mode’ in my view and therefore include cats. ‘Pet mode’ will enable drivers to leave their … continue reading…

Posted in cat welfare | Tagged cars, cat welfare | 1 Reply
Lucky a cat rescued from road after being dumped from moving truck

Two women on two occasions recount seeing kittens dumped from moving vehicles on Michigan roads

PoC avatarPosted on August 11, 2018 by Michael BroadNovember 28, 2018

These are personal accounts by two unrelated women both of whom have seen kittens thrown from moving vehicles during kitten season in Michigan state, USA. Their first hand experiences recounted in their own words paint a clear but horrific picture … continue reading…

Posted in cat rescuer | Tagged abandoned cats, abandoned kittens, cars, Cat News, cats dumped, crime | 3 Replies
Cats killed on road

She must be stupid if she believes cutting the speed limit will save her cats from being run over

PoC avatarPosted on September 9, 2016 by Michael BroadSeptember 9, 2016

This is a doctor (a GP), Linda Smith, living in the country in England who lives near a main road (Stanghow Road near New Skelton) where cars can legally travel at 60 mph. She has lost four cats in four … continue reading…

Posted in indoor outdoor cats | Tagged cars, cat death, cat killed on road, dangers to cats, hazards, indoor/outdoor cat, roadkill, roads | 5 Replies
Cat trapped in grill of car above bumper

When Man Invented the Car He Did the Domestic Cat a Great Disservice

PoC avatarPosted on March 2, 2016 by Michael BroadMarch 2, 2016

The motor vehicle, invented by humankind in the late 1800s is a hellishly dangerous invention for the domestic cat. There are so many ways that a domestic cat can be hurt by an automobile. A cat can be trapped in … continue reading…

Posted in good cat news | Tagged cars, cat enclosure, dangers to cats, roads | 2 Replies

Adopting a Cat Less Likely to be Involved in a Road Traffic Accident

PoC avatarPosted on August 19, 2015 by Michael BroadAugust 20, 2015

This page concerns the UK but to a lesser extent it would also apply to the USA. A study looked at the factors which may predispose cats to being involved in road traffic accidents (RTA). The number of cats in … continue reading…

Posted in car accident | Tagged America, car accident, cars, statistics, uk | 9 Replies

A new way to abandon a cat and be cruel at the same time

PoC avatarPosted on May 10, 2015 by Michael BroadMay 10, 2015

This is a UK cat cruelty story, which adds a variation to the “throw-the-cat-out-of-a-moving-car method of feline abandonment. We all know the classic method: place kitten in a cardboard box drive down road, usually, a road on which there is … continue reading…

Posted in Animal Cruelty | Tagged abandon cat, animal cruelty, cars, cat abandonment, cat cruelty, Cat News | 8 Replies

How to keep cats off cars

PoC avatarPosted on September 7, 2014 by Michael BroadSeptember 7, 2014

I explore ways to keep cats of cars. However, I’ll state at the outset that I don’t see a need to keep cats off cars because: a cat has never climbed onto my car, and even if they did I … continue reading…

Posted in Cat Products, cat repellents | Tagged cars, cat products | 49 Replies

A Reminder About Remote Car Starters And Cats

PoC avatarPosted on May 22, 2013 by Elisa Black-TaylorMay 31, 2016

Since Michael has been on a roll with how cats can be injured or killed by cars, I decided to approach the subject once again from our cat Sealy’s perspective. By this I mean cats can die under the hood … continue reading…

Posted in Cat Health, Injury | Tagged cars, cat health problems, cat injury | 15 Replies

Killer Cars Killing Cats

PoC avatarPosted on May 21, 2013 by Michael BroadMay 22, 2013

It does not matter if you are a puma in Florida, a Geoffory’s cat in La Pampa province, Argentina or a domestic cat in London, England; cars kill them all the time. Perhaps traffic is the best example of how … continue reading…

Posted in Cat Health, Feral Cats, Human to cat relationship, Injury, killed, Stray Cats | Tagged cars, cat health, cat safety, roads | 9 Replies
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