Nov 15, 2017
We are delighted to announce that the French organization, Le Protection Oiseaux, a Birdlife International member organization, is now selling our products on their online boutique! Here is the link for one of our Birdsbesafe® collar covers at their online store. They are offering three different colors/patterns at this time.
Jul 7, 2017
Summer is so precious where we live and work, in Vermont. Every day, songbirds sing outside our offices: the wood thrush and veery are some our common musical performers. Yes, it is the woodlands, and we are lucky. We are surrounded by birds. And for the 4th of July, on a nearby lake, we saw a Bald Eagle, an Osprey, and a Kingfisher. I missed seeing the Common Loon, but it was seen, too. NOTES: Birdsbesafe company activities proceed at their fast summer pace. Here are some notes that may interest you.
Apr 20, 2017
It's Earth Day... we share a few thoughts about bird-saving, here, and on Birdsbesafe video!! We at Birdsbesafe company are grateful that every day we are able to help people protect birds from cats. We like to say, "we work for the birds." And so, on this spring day in Vermont, we will just take two minutes more of your time to share our Birdsbesafe Youtube video. It's not very fancy, but maybe you can share it with your friends--and help us protect more birds. There are 100 million pet cats in the U.S alone, so if you can not...
Nov 29, 2016
Hello friends of cats and birds in the UK. We were just featured on the BBC's show "The One". Terrific! The feature showed a woman testing our products on her cats, and the result: No more dead birds! Here's the link, viewable in the UK only in this format: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04jclr7 To watch it outside of the UK, try a virtual private network service, like Tunnel Bear and set your location to the UK.
Jul 14, 2016
Recently, Birdsbesafe products have been mentioned in two new articles penned by wildlife rehabilitation centers in California. Read one or both for a good overview of why the impact of cats on birds is an important wildlife issue. The first article describes the use of "catios" and other ways to mediate the impact of cats on wildlife. It was written by staff of WildCare in Marin County.
Jun 19, 2016
Are you wondering how a cat collar goes inside of the Birdsbesafe® collar cover? We know it is a little hard to visualize. This description should help! It’s important to understand that you need two parts in order to put the fabric Birdsbesafe® Cover on your cat. You need: the Birdsbesafe® collar cover and an interior cat collar (with the buckle). The cat collar can be any brand of cat collar. Maybe your cat has one already? It should be a breakaway buckle type that releases under pressure for cat safety.Here’s a photo of how the collar looks, inside the...
Mar 30, 2016
We have just passed the Seven-Year mark as a company. Time flew by! Birds flew away from cats! Customers around the world discovered how to dress their cats in bright fashions to protect birds! Here are some quick highlights and a look ahead. Join us in protecting birds from cats! Read past blog posts and other website pages for more in depth information. Thanks, everyone! Birdsbesafe® customers are the best!
Feb 9, 2016
(Photo: Feralina shows off her prowl and the reflective trim of Birdsbesafe® covers.) How far will cats roam when wearing our Birdsbesafe® cat collar cover? Two ideas came to mind: 1) farther than usual, to reach more prey or 2) less far than usual, as suggested by cat owners saying the cats seem to be "home more" when wearing Birdsbesafe® collar covers. So the research team at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia, tested these ideas with a field study where cats wore GPS devices, and either did or didn't wear Birdsbesafe® collar covers as well. What happened next?
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.
