A cat who goes outdoors needs two things around their neck: something a driver can pick out in headlights, and something that tells whoever finds them where home is. Reflective stitching handles the first, and the tag on this collar handles the second by carrying a code that anyone can scan with an ordinary phone, without needing to read tiny engraving in the dark.

The webbing is nylon and adjustable, and the whole thing weighs 12 grams, which is little enough that most cats forget about it within a day or so. The bell is the part people argue over, since it gives garden birds a warning and drives some owners to distraction, so it is worth knowing that it can usually be taken off. Eight colours are available, which is genuinely useful in a multi-cat house where you want to tell collars apart at a glance.

• Adjustable nylon collar with a breakaway-style buckle
• Reflective stitching for night-time visibility
• Scan-if-found QR identification tag
• Jingle bell included
• Weighs 12 grams complete
• Eight colours, from black and red to sapphire blue and light green

Correcting the manufacturer. Some listings for this collar describe it as a smart tracking collar with location tracking. It is not, and you should know that before ordering: there is no GPS and no app, only a reflective collar, a bell and a scannable tag. A cat collar must also be a breakaway type, since a cat caught on a branch cannot free themselves from a fixed one, and it should sit loose enough for two fingers underneath. Microchipping remains the only identification that cannot come off.

Who it's for: Owners of outdoor cats who want visibility and a way to be contacted, on top of a microchip rather than instead of one.