Apr 4, 2023
In Vermont, snow banks are starting to yield to the sunny days, and a little bit of last year's lawn is starting to show. This morning, I heard an old friend singing. Indeed, I saw my first robin of spring, and he/she was particularly dashing with an unusual eye stripe of white. Hello, Robin!
Feb 21, 2023
We're excitedly expecting new inventory by early March. Soon! Here is a sneak peek at the new bird-protecting colors and patterns that will be arriving very soon--and some of our favorites continue forward, too.
Jan 10, 2023
Welcome 2023! Here at Birdsbesafe headquarters in Vermont, we are turning a page in our calendar and making plans to protect more birds from cats, with your help, in the new year!
Nov 28, 2022
We thought we heard something about it being Bird Monday, so we have put several of our bird-protecting Birdsbesafe cat collars on sale for the day. Look for them on the shopping page. If your cat goes outdoors, protect the birds in your yard with our bright-colored cat collar. It's proven to be highly effective! And thanks for caring about cats and birds!
Aug 15, 2022
We just received a mention in a feature article in The Guardian (UK). Their story focused on the different options for controlling cat predation on birds, including confinement indoors, restricting outdoor hours, and our "colourful" cat products that use bright colors to warn birds of a cat's presence. You can read the whole article, "Is it Time to End Cats' Right to Roam?" here.
Apr 29, 2022
When I started Birdsbesafe company in 2009, after inventing the product for my own cat, George, I did not imagine how many scientific field studies would eventually test the product's effectiveness. That number rose to seven studies, this week, with the publication of the Swiss field study being published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
Apr 9, 2022
Happy Spring, cat owners and bird lovers. Along with spring rain and greening plant growth, the the migratory songbirds are returning to the north of North America and other northern latitudes. In my yard, we celebrate the first American Robins coming to look for a nesting habitat. Their singing at dawn and dusk ushers in the welcome retreat of wintertime, while our last snowbank melts. Where we live, birdfeeders are removed for the warm months, to avoid attracting black bears!
Feb 7, 2022
After Covid conditions suspended USPS service to Australia and New Zealand last September, we are glad to announce we are able to resume US First Class Package shipment to Australia and New Zealand.
I used to have to rescue a bird every other day inside my house or clean up what was left of a bird. My cats have been wearing these collars for two weeks and apparently, the birds are safe!
Pye is very content wearing his collar. He’s been wearing one for about a year. Every morning I tell him that I need to put his collar on him before he can go outside. He looks up at me and waits for me to slip it on him.
I’ve been using these (and a homemade equivalent) for four years now. Our cats have only ever killed a bird when they accidentally went outside without a bird collar! As a veterinarian, I try to educate my clients on bird predation by cats and always recommend the Birds Be Safe collar.
Our cats are the handsomest, and thankfully the birds are safe. The only thing I would do different is start sooner, before they get any birds.
