April 2026, and there is an introduced bill essentially for mandatory cat containment, with a review of the NSW Companion Animal Act underway, with lack of transparency for all stakeholders.
What could possibly go wrong?
Especially for stray / domestic semi owned and unowned cats for which there is little definition in the current CA Act with a bill introduced by Sue Higgens which is flawed and lacks detail, and a flawed Greens NSW Cat Management Plan that appears to be back in their team for “more work”.
The NSW Inquiry included extensive evidence from a range of domestic cat experts, and from conservationists and wildlife rescuers.
There is no clarification as to which evidence-based recommendations were excluded or why.
Animal welfare experts did not agree with this suggestion.
Animal welfare experts did not agree with this suggestion for companion animals.
Extensive concerns were raised by a number of domestic cat experts on the negative consequences associated with mandatory cat containment.
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