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?
Jan 9, 2016
Before the new year flies further away, here are the 2015 highlights for bird-saving with Birdsbesafe® LLC.
Dec 9, 2015
Two new articles were published about Birdsbesafe® collar covers today! Here are the links. In The Atlantic, an article called "How to Stop a Bird-Murdering Cat" by Conor Gearin And... in Conservation Magazine, from the University of Washington, an article called "Rainbow Cat Collars Could Save Lizards and Birds" by Jason Goldman. Orders are flooding in from both sides of The Atlantic, now, following further reporting in Spektrum in Germany.
Dec 8, 2015
Learn the story of Bergamot, adventurous cat of England. See more beautiful photos here and then--follow him on Instagram!
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.
