Nov 5, 2015
How much fun is this? Our bird-saving products were featured in Alex Hallatt's internationally syndicated comic strip, "Arctic Circle", yesterday November 4th. Wow! So cute. See Alex's short blog post about cat predation on birds that inspired her, here. Or link to the comic strip here to share on social media.
Aug 12, 2015
In Montpellier France, in July 2015, Dr. Susan Willson of St. Lawrence University presented information about her study of Birdsbesafe® cat collar covers during the International Conservation Biology Congress. Her poster session was entitled, "Birds be safe: Can a novel cat collar reduce avian mortality by domestic cats (Felis catus)?" This study was previously published as a journal article in Global Ecology and Conservation Journal.
Feb 19, 2015
Murdoch University in Perth, Australia has done a lengthy and large field study of Birdsbesafe devices and their effects on native fauna (including birds and lizards). You can find the study here, in the journal of Applied Animal Behaviour. Or if you want the short version from the press, the Daily Mail, a U.K. based newspaper has written it up, here. We're happy to summarize the research highlights, as we understand them, and then, for the details, please do give the above references a look.
This is Alice patiently waiting for me to open the door. The collar has been very effective in preventing her from getting birds.
Here are some photos of my cat, Fish, wearing his Birdsbesafe collar! 😀 He is on Instagram at @fish_the_kat and we'll be happy to share if you tag him if you post something there!
Here are a few photos of Loki in his collar. I can't find photos of him outside wearing his collars - tho' of course he does and that's why we purchase Birds Be Safe collars!!
We LOVE the collars!!!!!
Since wearing the collars, he has only caught two birds in two or three years - can't remember when we first got the collars.
He does lose them time to time - and also I have found them in the yard, lol. I throw them in the wash and air dry - they come out great!
I love changing the collars for the season.
If you had a seasonal pack - maybe set of four - I bet it would sell well!
I'm happy to provide a testimonial. WE LOVE OUR COLLARS! And I tell everyone about them!!
FYI, we have a second cat - she is a wanderer and wears a tracker - it's been too hard to do both birdsbesafe collar and tracker -- plus she isn't a hunter like Loki. We had a third cat who passed. I wish I'd known about the collar sooner bec she was a very skilled hunter. She wore her collar in last season of life.
We are animal lovers - birds, cats, bees, etc.! My yard is planted with many CA natives and I do what I can to support wildlife. Also, impossible to keep cats inside bec laundry room is outside and other complexities.
Our cat unfortunately is a great bird-hunter.. BUT it seem that your collar cover is working very well. We never find dead birds in the garden anymore - which I assume is a good sign ❤️ The downside is that the collar fabric ain´t (as we know) either organic, fairtrade og recycled. We would encourage you to use organic and fair-trade alternative. Preferably recycled if that would be possible 🫶🏼 This will also help birds and people struggling with loss of habitats and environmental issues caused by conventional cotton-production.
