Feral No More

31/10/2026

Bonded siblings... He's so protective of her... Sticks an arm over her and tries to hide her from hoomin. Has finally started to look forward to pats... But still hiding it well behind tough guy exterior
😂

29/10/2026

Vet locks himself in parked car for a while...

The day is in the 25 degrees celcius range...

28/10/2026

I'm sure the companion Animals register (an Australian business) means well... But seems there's a long game at play here and I'm not convinced trying to ram ideas through a council with no time frame for proper localised data to be worked through is fair to council or those with cats in the region.

Jane Darby
Kathy White
The NZ Cat Foundation
TheRooky Wood

🐈 New Plymouth’s Animals Bylaw review: cat management provisions still needed

Companion Animals New Zealand (CANZ) is disappointed that no new, specific provisions for cat management have been included in New Plymouth District Council’s proposed changes to its Animals Bylaw 2020.

We raised this during the Council’s early engagement and want to reiterate why appropriate cat management measures matter - helping cats live a good life while supporting their welfare, their communities and the environment.

Under the existing bylaw, there are no general requirements for owned cats to be desexed or be microchipped, and have their microchips registered with the New Zealand Companion Animal Register (NZCAR).

Across Aotearoa, 15 district councils have adopted bylaws incorporating one or more of these measures:
🔹 Mandatory microchipping
🔹 Registration of microchips on NZCAR, or another register approved by the council as equivalent
🔹 Early-age desexing of cats

This reflects growing recognition across local government that responsible cat guardianship is best supported through a combination of education, community engagement and appropriate regulation.

CANZ believes these measures can help support responsible cat ownership, improve the chances of lost cats being reunited with their families, and contribute to better companion animal welfare.

We’d welcome stronger consideration of cat management provisions to support cat welfare and responsible ownership. Have your say. Consultation on changes to the Animals Bylaw 2020 closes 4 November. https://haveyoursay.npdc.govt.nz/

28/10/2026

Anyone up north end of Tararua recognise this girl..?

**LOOKING FOR OWNERS - Stray/Lost Cat - PLEASE SHARE**

We've had a cat brought into our Dannevirke clinic, and we're looking for her owners. She has been hanging around one of our clients' properties for the past couple of weeks on Laws Road, Dannevirke (near the Top Grass Road intersection).

She is a female tabby, we estimate her to be about 2 years old. She's not desexed, no microchip, but she is very friendly and appears to be well fed.

She's safe and appears well, but we'd like to reunite her with her owners.

Please contact our Dannevirke clinic on 06 374 6062 if she's yours or you know the owner

28/10/2026

How to know your cats love you...

When you take off your smelly t shirt for a shower, get out the shower and an old tom has climbed into it with love eyes

27/10/2026

Video from a message sent to an old mate in Australia trying to explain what I've been up to for the last decade.

😂

27/10/2026

I'm not judging. I've passed judgement.
You've been found wanting.

😻BLAÇKFÓOT

27/10/2026

Okay you lot... Who wants this older gentleman who always manages to look / sound pi**ed off?

He's a great character. Around 5 to 8 years old... Has okay teeth and bones but a wee bit hip issues and isn't the fastest moving.

He appreciates a bit of outside time and has no trouble getting up, going outside for a p**s and coming back when he can be bothered.

Most likely suit a house with no (or few other) cats and a small fenced outside area his stubborn independent streak can enjoy.

Does not start fights but he seems to feel growling and making aggressive noises is the only ways of communicating other than purrs.

His demands for food are quite polite.

However being growled and shouted at for moving bedding is something you've got to get used to.

BLAÇKFÓOT.
Been feeding the guy almost three years now and he's turned into a real softie.

As long as you look at him right.

26/10/2026

Really strange stuff.... The final chapter.

From being removed entirely by Facebook like I didn't even exist...... to this.....? Really strange stuff.

As an old computer programmer this level of algorithmic madness makes no sense...

Not only do I have no reason for my deletion, nor subsequent reinstatement... But now they've seemingly forgiven me for pointing out how woeful politicians and councils are at listening to actual fact, data and expurrt by experience accounts......

It's really strange stuff.