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Young woman dives in to save her cat from two mauling dogs

PoC avatarPosted on October 9, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 9, 2020

HASTINGS, NEW ZEALAND: a young woman, Rose Midgley, lives with a Ragdoll cat whose name is Nim. She lets him cat go outside and on October 6 at 7 p.m. he jumped out the window while she was watching television. … Continue reading →

Posted in animal rescue | Tagged Cat News, dog attacks cat, New Zealand | Leave a reply

New Zealand: man who trapped and drowned eight cats thought he was doing the right thing

PoC avatarPosted on September 17, 2020 by Michael BroadSeptember 17, 2020

ANALYSIS AND NEWS – WARNING: this content may upset some people so please don’t read on if it does. I’m writing about it because it does illustrate how a nation’s culture with respect to a certain aspect of their life … Continue reading →

Posted in Killing feral cats | Tagged consequences of killing feral cats, crime, drowning cat, euthanasia, feral cats, killing feral cats, New Zealand | Leave a reply

Indecent: cat killed on road was disposed of by council in roadside ditch

PoC avatarPosted on May 30, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 30, 2020

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: A one-eyed tabby cat called Muffin living in the Auckland area of New Zealand (Titirangi) was killed on the road. Her owners, as is quite typical, did not know what had happened to her and they put … Continue reading →

Posted in cat death | Tagged cat death, cat killed on road, deceased cats, New Zealand, pet death, roadkill, roads | 1 Reply

Stuff.co.nz journalist demands eradication of all domestic and feral cats in New Zealand to protect wildlife

PoC avatarPosted on January 10, 2020 by Michael BroadJanuary 10, 2020

Tom O’Connor has written an opinion article on stuff.co.nz about a proposal that domestic cats be banned from a 105 hectare housing development in Hamilton in order to protect wildlife in the area and bats in particular. His article is … Continue reading →

Posted in cat haters | Tagged cat haters, Cat News, New Zealand | Leave a reply

If governments encourage cat hating they encourage crimes against animals

PoC avatarPosted on December 27, 2019 by Michael BroadDecember 27, 2019

It is widely perceived by outsiders that the governments of Australia and New Zealand believe they have a problem with feral cats killing native species and that they want to kill feral cats to protect their wildlife. The news reports … Continue reading →

Posted in feral cats | Tagged animal law, australia, Cat News, feral cats, New Zealand | Leave a reply

The Imelda Marcos of the feline world has a giant collection of shoes

PoC avatarPosted on November 27, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 27, 2019

It’s that old hunting instinct again which comes out in scavenging the neighbourhood for human items, usually socks and children’s toys but in this instance it is shoes. The fairly familiar examples of domestic cats ‘stealing’ items from homes is … Continue reading →

Posted in hunting | Tagged cat behavior, cat hunting, cats stealing objects, New Zealand, stealing cats | Leave a reply

Video of feral cat eating albatross

PoC avatarPosted on October 17, 2019 by Michael BroadOctober 17, 2019

Right away we have to say that there is no evidence that this black feral cat killed the Shy Albatross chick. What annoys me slightly is that the video has been published on a bird website (birdguides.com) with, it seems … Continue reading →

Posted in hunting birds | Tagged australia feral cat, bird conservation, cat predation, cats preying on birds, hunting birds, New Zealand | Leave a reply

Pest controller shoots cats in residential area in New Zealand

PoC avatarPosted on June 18, 2019 by Michael BroadJune 18, 2019

A professional pest controller has been shooting feral cats (are they all feral cats?) in a residential area of New Zealand and the residents are up in arms about it because it is dangerous for people and their cats are at risk.

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Posted in Killing feral cats | Tagged Cat News, killing feral cats, New Zealand

Cat owners should take this opportunity to work with ornithologists

PoC avatarPosted on March 18, 2019 by Michael BroadMarch 18, 2019

When reasonable and possible cat lovers should work with bird lovers on conservation. Cat lovers can’t fight with ornithologists indefinitely. Some ornithologists dislike cats and I understand that. But it is unwise to allow the quiet war between cat lovers … Continue reading →

Posted in hunting birds | Tagged cat confinement, cat predation, conservation, New Zealand, ornithologists | Leave a reply

Is the golden age of pet cats over?

PoC avatarPosted on February 28, 2019 by Michael BroadFebruary 28, 2019

In the 1950s, more new cat breeds were created than at any time before or since. In those far off days, criticism of the cat for destroying wildlife was relatively uncommon. Of course this was well before the internet. Internet … Continue reading →

Posted in future of cat domestication | Tagged australia, cat history, cat persecution, cat phobia, conservation, feral cats, killing cats, New Zealand | 1 Reply

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