November 2025 The Greens NSW Companion Animals Amendment (Control of Cats) Bill 2025 is in stark contrast and contrary with the recent Parliament Inquiry Management of cat populations in New South Wales with its proven rapid approach to increase cat containment and other proactive One Welfare solutions under its scope. The NSW Government is takingContinue reading “Flawed NSW GREENS Bill for Cat Containment Laws”
Category Archives: Advocacy & Submissions
Guide to target councils for high intensity desexing
September 2025 – WIP 🙂 Currently we are waiting for the New South Wales government Ministers to declare the future intentions for managing cat populations amid the cat crisis. While we see the potential for high intensity desexing in the “hardest” areas with significant numbers of undesexed cats, it is unknown how many councils willContinue reading “Guide to target councils for high intensity desexing”
Invasive Species Council & others contributing to cruelty to cats
This is a summary of one view that was presented to the NSW Inquiry Management of Cat Populations. During the hearing 1 April 2025, Stephanie Bates Westie Cat Support Services raised her concerns including the impact of groups, such as Invasive Species and the Threatened Species Commissioner that provide overstated estimates and significant negative consequencesContinue reading “Invasive Species Council & others contributing to cruelty to cats”
Save Community Cats
July 2025 BRIEF UPDATE POST RALLY 20250823 Save Community Cats Rally a few special moments (2) The rally was successfully held. As an inaugural event it attracted 150 attendees on a Saturday when many rescuers are busy with adoption interviews and events. This short video is an interim update. Audio and text support messages fromContinue reading “Save Community Cats”
PAC Sect 32 Companion Animals Act NSW
Concerns and recommendations in relation to section 32 were provided to the Office of Local Government (OLG) New South Wales (NSW) 4 June 2025 by the Protect All Cats (PAC) team. Section 32 includes legal responsibilities and obligations for seizing (trapping) a cat, which currently is open to interpretation and improvements are needed to assureContinue reading “PAC Sect 32 Companion Animals Act NSW”
NSW Companion Animal Act Section 32
Section 32 of the New South Wales (NSW) Companion Animal (CA) Act 1998 describes obligations for when a cat may be seized. But much of it is open to interpretation. Write to NSW Minister Local Government Hon. Ron Hoenig to improve section 32 to ensure any cats seized/ trapped will be safely & humanely caredContinue reading “NSW Companion Animal Act Section 32”
Hate speech towards all cats & rescuers/carers
Updated October 2025 Hate speech towards groups of people is well known, but how did it become disturbingly acceptable towards all cats in Australia and their rescuers & carers, and even cat owners? Articles and social media posts with overstated impacts, misleading content and extreme language, followed with comments of hate/ violence towards all cats,Continue reading “Hate speech towards all cats & rescuers/carers”
NSW CA Act Discussion Paper review due 4 May
Submissions are due Sunday 4 May by 11.59pm. “The aim is for the Act to strengthenthe social licence for keeping companion animals, while also holding pet owners accountable for the care and management of their pets. The Act must also address the urgent need to prevent companion animals from needlessly entering the council pound andContinue reading “NSW CA Act Discussion Paper review due 4 May”
2024 Nov APWF Submission NSW Inquiry managing cat populations
This blog includes key points and quoted sections of the Australian Pet Welfare Foundation submission. Images are included which may be of value to use in discussions with levels of government and communities. LRC provides images of quotes from the APWF findings and recommendations on a variety of focus areas, including rescuers & carers, theirContinue reading “2024 Nov APWF Submission NSW Inquiry managing cat populations”
2024 NSW inquiry: “Management of cat populations in New South Wales”
Why does it appear that the NSW government with our councils do not recognise community cat rescuers? The community cat rescuers’ efforts assist with collectively thousands of abandoned cats being desexed and rehomed each year, and directly minimise the burden of pets entering the council pound systems and large animal welfare shelters. It is criticalContinue reading “2024 NSW inquiry: “Management of cat populations in New South Wales””
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