#birdsbesafe

[xeniarome]

You kill my baby #chickadees you wear the clown’s collar. Birds be safe. Shop small my friends. You can love cats and birds. @birdsbesafe thank you for saving the day! #blackcatsofinstagram #birdsbesafe #mushpamensa #oneeyedcatsofinstagram (at Wilmington, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0ho3kJVNu/?igshid=115y4p0g50e8b

[terrynazon]

We love Birds a little too much this cat collar is called #birdsBeSafe www.birdsbesafe.com #catsoftheinstagram #catlady #Comet #cats #Catsdoingthings https://www.instagram.com/p/B3XURtlFBuh/?igshid=1jg838m2cbgbh

[ediblevancouver]

Office kitty, Maisie, is as pretty as a flower in her bird-saving collar. Yes, this colourful ruffle attracts many compliments, but scares birds to safety 👍 . . . #birdsbesafe #birdsbesafecollar #cutekitty #prettykitty

[chelseapetrakis]

Friday would have been Alice’s 15th birthday. This is going to get a little cat mommy-ish, but I’ve tried to cut it down to the basics. . Things have been hard without her. I didn’t realize how entwined she was in my feelings of love, security, and home. She was a huge support for anxiety and a respite from self-destructiveness. We had a telepathic connection, and a tenderness, care and intimacy that was something I never felt like I had growing up. . I’d talk to her and she’d talk back. I’d call her name out the back door and she’d come running. Or she’d stay put and meow at me like, “but mom…” or “in a minute!” When I came home I’d hear a familiar thump from the floor above, her jumping off the bed, and she’d be running down the stairs talkin to me. She’d meow at me to try to get me to go upstairs at bedtime, especially when I was dilly-dallying. And all the ways she’d try to get me up in the morning, messing with books and papers, kicking things off tables, she was my best alarm clock. Perched on my shoulder or laying on my chest at night, she’d ease my anxiety and help me sleep. With her gone, it sometimes feels like I’ve lost my life raft. . All pets are special and unique. They all speak to us without words. And I have a voice in my head that reminds me that I didn’t lose a human, so what do I have to complain about? I think its because we have a difficult relationship with grief in our culture that I think those things. The truth is that in her I discovered a part of myself that could care for another and be cared for, that could love and be loved, maybe a part of myself that was there but hiding. Its somehow connected to myself as a kid and whatever pure joy looks like. She’s the little jewel in my eye. 💠✨ . . Morris St, Portland, November 2015 Holga 120S, Kodak Portra 400 . . . #holga #holga120 #mediumformat #120film #filmphotographic #photofilmy #onfilm #analoguelove #analoguepeople #filmisalive #istillshootfilm #sheshootsfilm #womenphotographers #thefemaleframe #onfilmdiary #back2thebase #kodakfilm #kodakportra400 #catsofpdx #catsonfilm #catsofinstagram #porchcat #birdsbesafe (at Cat Lovers)

[heidietcie]

Pour sauver les oiseaux…

Nous avons introduit dernièrement un produit assez unique sur le marché! C’est en fait une collerette qui, portée par les chats qui vont à l’’extérieur, aide les oiseaux à les repérer d’avance et a…

[meeshell1004]

Birds Be Safe cat collars

They’re really good and scientifically proven to alert birds with the collar’s colours so they actually work. Plus my aunt actually invented and started the company. You can get a collar for your dog too. :-)

http://www.birdsbesafe.com

[rhspca]

Asked to comment about the collar, Grant Sizemore, who helps lead the “Cats Indoors” campaign for the American Bird Conservancy, replied that the conservancy “is always in favor of reducing the impacts of outdoor cats on birds and other wildlife.” But if the collars make cat owners feel comfortable letting their cats outside when they would otherwise keep them in, the collars could result in more predation by cats. He also pointed out that cats can have indirect impacts on birds just by prowling around outside, making birds feed their offspring less and increase their alarm calls. Here’s the bottom line for owners of outdoor cats: The collar offers a way to do a little less environmental damage and feel less guilty as you transition, with this cat or the next one, to an indoor life. Getting to that point is the best thing you can do for wildlife, your cat, and your health.

Richard Conniff, “Want to Stop Your Cat From Killing Birds? Dress It Up Like a Clown”

[rhspca]

Staying indoors is better not just for birds but for the safety of the cats. Car strikes are one of the leading causes of death for outdoor cats. It’s also better for human health because outdoor cats are active carriers of toxoplasmosis and other debilitating diseases. But Brennan said many of her customers feel that their cats are happier outside or simply wouldn’t adjust to indoor life. “I think of Birdsbesafe as a partial solution to a complex problem.”

Richard Conniff, “Want to Stop Your Cat From Killing Birds? Dress It Up Like a Clown”