Infographic on cat (doors) are a mixed blessing
The infographic explains more or less what I want to say on this topic. I’ll add a personal experience. Like many cat caregivers I have an indoor/outdoor cat with a cat flap. For about...
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Who invented the cat flap? Challenging convention.
Who invented the cat flap? An alternative question would be: “Did Sir Isaac Newton invent the cat flap?” The second question is asked because it is often stated that Isaac Newton did, indeed, invent...
Cat flap that required planning permission before installation
This is a very classy and rare cat flap. It has been carved into an old wall which is part of a Grade 1 listed building at Oriel College at Oxford University. I found...
Do you stop your cat coming inside when she has a mouse in her mouth?
The photograph on this page was taken by the boyfriend of a woman who is the caregiver of a grey cat who is allowed outside and who likes to bring her prey animals inside...
Woman climbs through a cat door
In this video we see a woman climbing through a cat door in the US. Admittedly the cat door is larger than normal but everything in America is larger than normal! That’s meant to...
Does a cat break into your home and eat your cat’s food? What do you do?
There is a story from Cornwall, UK, online this morning which reminds me of the difficulties of dealing with a neighbour’s cat who likes to come into your home and eat your cat’s food...
Cat flap robots: another type of lockdown is required during the coronavirus pandemic
The “other type of lockdown” that I’m referring to is a mentality because the cyber criminals are trying to get into the minds of gullible people who now need to lockdown their brains and...
Cat flaps are a security risk if the keys are in or near the door
Cat flaps can be a security risk. It depends on what the house owner does with the keys to the door in which there is a cat flap. I should know because when I...
Smart cat flap donates money to a bird charity when cat with prey tries to enter
This is a unique cat flap (door) designed by an Amazon engineer, which uses artificial intelligence to detect when a cat is trying to enter the cat flap with prey in his or her...
Why are domestic cats killed in house fires while owners survive unharmed?
There are millions of full-time indoor domestic cats in the US. A fire safety cat escape door, sensitive to smoke might be a good seller. Today, I had planned to do a cat news...
Cat Flaps Used by Thieves to Steal High-value Cars
I have warned of the dangers of cat flaps in the past in that they are a weakness to the security of a household. This particular vulnerability is actually quite special because very often...
Are Cat Flaps a Good Idea?
Yes, cat flaps are a good idea but they can be a mixed blessing. Obviously, the cat flap gives your cat convenient access to the outdoors. If the cat flap is microchip activated it...
Cat Flaps or Cat Doors Undermine Security
by Michael (London, UK) I am not a burglar! Just playing. Photo by Adam Melancon (Flickr) Cat flaps can undermine the security of your home. I am not saving that they are a critical...
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