Jun 30, 2011
Our yard has a special guest this year, an Eastern Phoebe sitting on her nest about 50 ft. from the house. We're glad we have an indoor cat only. Although Birdsbesafe® cat collars are wonderful at protecting many songbirds, a ground-nesting bird is in danger of being caught by a cat because the bird does have to sit on the nest.
Oct 9, 2010
This email came today, and I thought I would share it with you. "Dear Nancy,I was getting so desperate about the number of birds my cat was killing. She was bringing in at least one forlorn, broken bird a day and I was beginning to hate and resent her -it felt like I was luring the birds to their deaths by putting feeders in the garden...
Aug 19, 2010
The Pacific Wildlife Care center in California has written about Birdsbesafe cat collar covers on their website--and it's a ringing endorsement. Read more here...
May 9, 2010
Spring is here if you look at the leaves on our trees (out early), but there's a cold wind and a fire in the woodstove. And yet, newly returned warblers are showing up. This morning, along with some nice bird song, I got a very complimentary email from a recent customer...
Jul 31, 2009
Birdsbesafe Cat Collars protect your local songbirds from hunting by your housecat in most situations, but one of the situations that the bright collars don't overcome is when young birds leave the nests. Many songbirds leave the nest before they can actually fly.
Apr 30, 2009
Spring is flirting with the late New England winter and we are readying to help you save birds from cats. Birdsbesafe LLC is born! Please read more about us here.
Amazing. Yay to the inventor and yay to all the birds saved
My boy Buster can enjoy watching and running and nary a kill !
Love the colors & the collars seem to work with birds. The bell helps our timid cat keep track of our bully cat. I’ve taken the bell off the timid cat’s collar, will see if that impacts warning the birds. Using brightest collar(s) on long haired cat as the long fur diminishes collar visibility. Initially the cat lost 2 collars. Recently found one with holes in the material snagged in brush (we have a large, naturalized garden). The collar did not break away. No idea how long the cat struggled to get it off. Also the long haired cat scratches a lot, her fur seems to get snagged on the breakaway collar’s buckle etc. I have to rotate it in the colorful sleeve to alleviate the problem. But, overall, fewer birds are caught.
Both my cats tolerated their new bird be safe collars for a few days. Then one lost his in the neighbor's yard and brought a bird in 3 hours later, his first bird in 6 months. The other cat wore it for about a week and then refused to let us put it on him. So I guess the cats won for now. We will try again.
Found this dangerous cat as a 4 day old or so kitten in a church's parking lot. Yep and I think his mom abandoned him cause he is pure evil lol. He is so crazy that there is no way to keep him in the house he wants to go out to the yard and hunt. The problem is he hunts everything bunnies, birds, mouse, once I found a mole in my closet. ....so I needed a collar that said look I'm dangerous and now he is in a bright vibrant color with two huge bells on. Does it help? Yes the bigger animals have a chance lol! But the insects and lizards don't. I was concerned about the birds in my yard this has helped a lot. Now the mice in my yard? No chance I have no animals in my yard anymore I'm sure they see him coming. Good quality, fits easy over a collar, beautiful colors. Also if the color falls off I can see where it is now. I need to buy extra so don't buy them all my cat is on the prowl.
Here is my cat Stitch (aka Mick Jagger) wearing one of the many, many BirdsBeSafe collars I have purchased for him!
