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Cat-phobics persecuting the cat in medieval times

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 …

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

A proposal to make the village of Omaui, Southland in New Zealand ‘cat-free’ has been postponed until next week

PoC avatarPosted on February 15, 2019 by Elisa Black-TaylorFebruary 15, 2019

A proposal to make the village of Omaui, Southland in New Zealand ‘cat-free’ has been postponed until February 18 and February 19.  A plan being discussed is to neuter the cats already there and to ban any cats that die in …

Posted in Cat News | Tagged feral cats, New Zealand, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor | Leave a reply

Ten-year-old boy saves distinctive kitten from violent death at hands of youths

PoC avatarPosted on November 18, 2018 by Michael BroadNovember 27, 2018

The picture of Zorro, the kitten with the distinctive facial markings, is charming both from the standpoint of the cat and the lady who is caring for him, Whangārei SPCA animal attendant and volunteer co-ordinator, Viv Webb. Don’t they look …

Posted in cat rescue | Tagged cat abuse, Cat News, cat rescue, cat rescuer, New Zealand | 4 Replies
Auckland City Council main building

Cats without microchips to be culled by Auckland city council

PoC avatarPosted on September 19, 2018 by Michael BroadNovember 28, 2018

This is the latest development in the war against cats by the authorities in either New Zealand or Australia. Any cat is in the firing line: domestic, stray or feral. There are many great cat owners and lovers in these …

Posted in killing cats | Tagged Cat News, killing cats, New Zealand | 19 Replies
Facebook post by Ian Gamble cat trapper

New Zealand man boasts he’s buried 170 cats under his vegetable garden

PoC avatarPosted on September 7, 2018 by Michael BroadSeptember 7, 2018

The story concerns the area of Southland in New Zealand. This is an area at the southernmost tip of the southern island of New Zealand. I recently wrote about the councilors in that area discussing whether they should ban all …

Posted in Killing feral cats | Tagged illegal trapping, killing cats, New Zealand, trapping cats | 1 Reply
Omaui

New Zealand coastal village wants to ban all cats

PoC avatarPosted on August 31, 2018 by Michael BroadFebruary 15, 2019

The councillors of Omaui on the southern coast of the South Island of New Zealand are seriously considering banning all domestic cats to protect native wildlife. It is the first time any jurisdiction has discussed a complete ban of all …

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal law, killing cats, New Zealand | 4 Replies
Eugenie Sage

Work to be done on legitimising feral cat culls

PoC avatarPosted on July 1, 2018 by Michael BroadJuly 1, 2018

This is the political problem with the mass culling of feral cats in either New Zealand or Australia. The Australian authorities want to kill – by any practical means even it is cruel – millions of feral cats in Australia …

Posted in Killing feral cats | Tagged australia, australia feral cat, Cat News, killing feral cats, New Zealand | 5 Replies
Find out how many cat owners in Australia are abandoning cats

Australians and New Zealanders Need to Do a Study on Abandoned Domestic Cats

PoC avatarPosted on February 3, 2018 by Michael BroadFebruary 3, 2018

I think it might be useful if the New Zealand and the Australian authorities did a study on the number of abandoned cats in their countries as a means to assess whether they need to take proactive steps to prevent the creation of feral cats rather than just focusing on eliminating them.

Posted in abandoned cat | Tagged abandoned cats, abandoning cats, australia, australia feral cat, cat abandonment, feral cats, New Zealand | 2 Replies
Penelope de Boer and Jemima

New Zealand Couple Accept Disappearance of Six Cats in Six Years

PoC avatarPosted on January 15, 2018 by Michael BroadJanuary 15, 2018

I don’t understand cat owners who accept, without question, the loss of six cats over six years. I don’t wish to be harsh but it is not good enough. A cat owner’s first duty is the safety of their cats. …

Posted in killed | Tagged killing cats, lost cat, New Zealand | 5 Replies
Bengal cat by Helmi Flick

Breeder Banned Because Bengal Cats Where Too Noisy When Mating

PoC avatarPosted on December 29, 2017 by Michael BroadDecember 29, 2017

This is the first case I have read about in which a cat breeder has been banned by court order from breeding cats. It was not the act of breeding cats which resulted in the ban, it was the noise …

Posted in Cat Breeding | Tagged breeding cats, cats mating, New Zealand | 6 Replies
Morgan Score cat killing competition

Website presents competition to shoot feral cats based on size of cat

PoC avatarPosted on December 11, 2017 by Michael BroadDecember 11, 2017

A couple of Kiwi sport hunters, Cameron Slater and Simon Lusk, have set up a website which includes a competition to shoot what they describe as ‘wild cats’ (this must be a reference to feral cats). It is called the …

Posted in Animal Cruelty | Tagged animal cruelty, animal law, cat hunting, feral cats, killing cats, New Zealand | 12 Replies
New Zealand Cat

Cats without Microchips in “Ecologically Significant Sites” Will Be Euthanized

PoC avatarPosted on November 15, 2017 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2018

This is another idea to try and reduce the predation of domestic cats on wildlife in New Zealand. New Zealand has a similar policy towards domestic and feral cats as they have in Australia. Currently being discussed by Auckland’s council …

Posted in microchipping | Tagged animal law, cat predation, microchipping cats, native species, New Zealand, pests | 3 Replies

All Bird-Eating Predators Including Cats to Be Exterminated from New Zealand

PoC avatarPosted on July 26, 2016 by Michael BroadJuly 26, 2016

In what has been described as the most ambitious conservation project (I wouldn’t describe it as that) the government of New Zealand plans to kill, over a period of 35 years, all predators who prey on birds in New Zealand. …

Posted in Killing feral cats | Tagged consequences of killing feral cats, feral cats, killing cats, New Zealand | 16 Replies

If 50 cats go missing in a small town then the cats have not just gone walkabout

PoC avatarPosted on July 7, 2016 by Michael BroadJuly 7, 2016

In one town in New Zealand, Timaru, 50 cats have gone missing we are told. Eighteen have disappeared in the past 18 months. The interesting and rather strange aspect of this story is that some of the women owners believe …

Posted in lost cat | Tagged crime, lost cat, New Zealand, police | 3 Replies
killing feral cats is impractical

Mass Killing of Feral Cats Would Be Illegal

PoC avatarPosted on June 14, 2015 by Michael BroadJune 14, 2015

In New Zealand and Australia, and in many areas of North America, there is this constant battle between two opposing forces: those that wish to trap and kill feral cats to eradicate them and those on the other side of …

Posted in Killing feral cats | Tagged America, consequences of killing feral cats, killing a feral cat, killing cats, New Zealand | 17 Replies

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