On 7 December 2022 the Merri-bek council in Victoria was the latest to “see the light” that mandatory cat containment and/or mandatory cat curfews are not effective. Instead, the council is supporting alternative successful approaches and recognise that it is the combination of proactive activities which together will provide the best pay-back for investment. ThatContinue reading “Merri-bek Council Vic rejects mandatory cat curfews & containment, supports multiprong proactive approaches”
Category Archives: Cat Mgmt Approaches
NSW “Pound” Review on Rehoming & Euthanasia Practices 2022
When will the community and small rescuers be included in the review of council pound practices?
Recommendations for improvements for cat ownership & management with the NSW Companion Animal legislation
In July 2020, the NSW government introduced a new “incentive” to encourage cats to be desexed before the cats reached 4 months of age. It also acts as a disincentive for owners who owned mature cats as the extra charge $80 also incurred possible late payment fees, even though a current owner may not haveContinue reading “Recommendations for improvements for cat ownership & management with the NSW Companion Animal legislation”
APWF Key issues to consider related to mandated 24/7 cat containment
On 14 September 2022, Hornsby Council included in their meeting Item 5, a motion on mandatory cat confinement, to be raised at the upcoming Local Government Conference (October 23 through 25) for consideration by the NSW state government and all councils. This post includes and summarises the Australian Pet Welfare Foundation (APWF) response “Key issuesContinue reading “APWF Key issues to consider related to mandated 24/7 cat containment”
The Dark Side of Mandatory Cat Confinement
THE POTENTIAL TO ENCOURAGE A RISE IN CAT HATERS ATTACKING & KILLING CATS WARNING: some comments we have shared in this post from Facebook (FB) pages may be of concern to read. These comments are copied from various FB pages and have been determined to pass social media standards by FB and the administrators ofContinue reading “The Dark Side of Mandatory Cat Confinement”
High intensity cat desexing works!
High intensity, high volume or mass desexing – what does this mean? All terms are generally used to describe a focused project to desex (spay/neuter) as many cats as possible, preferably in a rapid time frame in a targeted geographical area (e.g. suburb or suburbs) where high volumes of cats have been identified. Several relatedContinue reading “High intensity cat desexing works!”
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