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Senior Deputy Speaker Lord Gardiner of Kimble told Lord Berkeley advice given to parliamentary authorities was that cats would face risks from construction activity, self-closing doors and the lack of arrangements for caring for them.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025

Tests in rats showed that the cuffs could be successfully placed without surgery, and they formed a self-closing loop around the target nerve.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024

He said it’s important for people to make sure their pool area is secure, including proper drain covers, door alarms, pool covers, and self-closing, self-latching devices on fence gates and doors that access pools.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2023

Fire investigators said that the apartment’s front door and a door on the 15th floor should have been self-closing to help contain the spreading smoke, but that the doors stayed fully open.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2022

Messrs De Luca have received silver and bronze medals from the R.H.S. for self-closing bottles now sold by Messrs Abbott of Southall, near London.

From The Book of Pears and Plums by Bartrum, Edward