Online Pets Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 http://www.petshop-online.com.au/?p=7032 New cat laws are going to be coming in effect in WA as of November this year. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Sounds good to me, they should add in laws about cats wandering also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Online Pets Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 Yeah i know some shires are introducing cat curfews and policing them but at the moment it's only a few shires doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I wish they all would. I don't always agree with mandatory desexing but as long as there is an out for breeders, with cats, I'd support it. They are far more likely to wander and breed than dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inez Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Still doesnt rid us of the ferals though, unlike the dogs they are thousands to one dog or dingo running wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinabean Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Sounds good to me, they should add in laws about cats wandering also. Absolutely! I wouldn't have had to rescue the cat that Bruno chased up a tree in our backyard the other week. It got jammed high up in the damn tree too ( for 8+ hours). The owners immortal words: "he never leaves our yard." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I had a neighbour's cat never leave my yard once... not pretty... T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinabean Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I had a neighbour's cat never leave my yard once... not pretty... T. Oh no, that's one of my fears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korbin13 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Thoughts? Responsible cat owners will go and get their cats registered, microchipped and desexed if they haven't already done so, the rest won't do jack and no one will do anything about it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Online Pets Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 Yeah that was what i was thinking. Why would a cat owner all of a sudden decide to microchip and register their cats? As you said the responsible cat owners will or in a lot of cases already have. Are the shire rangers going to be given the task of collecting roaming cats to check for microchips and registration tags? I think it's a nice idea in theory and maybe a step in the right direction, however i don't see it being successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannibalgoldfish Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 They brought in the same lasw here in Tas last year (possibley just Launceston?) with the fine print it said councils won't be employing anyone to enforce it, lol. But laws like this don't affect those responsible owners, it gives councils give a way to stop hordeing and situations where people have dozens of cats constantly breeding and getting none desexed. (like two houses down from my house..., we have the 4th generation of kittens born now. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 It will only work, as with all animal management laws, if it is actually policed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I wish they all would. I don't always agree with mandatory desexing but as long as there is an out for breeders, with cats, I'd support it. They are far more likely to wander and breed than dogs. In Tasmania, cat breeders who are registered with CCCTas are exempt from the desexing requirement. Breeding cats must still be vaccinated and microchipped though. Tasmania's new cat laws are surprisingly good- they've covered a lot of potential loop-holes while still allowing for responsible breeding of registered cats. I haven't read the WA laws to see how they compare but Tasmanian laws are here- http://www.thelaw.tas.gov.au/tocview/index.w3p;cond=;doc_id=89%2B%2B2009%2BAT%40EN%2B20130407000000;histon=;prompt=;rec=;term= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 They brought in the same lasw here in Tas last year (possibley just Launceston?) with the fine print it said councils won't be employing anyone to enforce it, lol. But laws like this don't affect those responsible owners, it gives councils give a way to stop hordeing and situations where people have dozens of cats constantly breeding and getting none desexed. (like two houses down from my house..., we have the 4th generation of kittens born now. ) I actually contacted DPIPWE about that issue and was given the name of the officer employed by their department to enforce the laws. If you want her phone number, just let me know. I'm really relieved that we have something at least now. We had a woman across the road from us who sounds a bit like your neighbour- it was a constant stream of kittens, most were ending up feral, getting hit by cars or otherwise disappearing, it was a very upsetting situation because at the time, it was all perfectly legal. I can think of another example of why I'm so grateful for the new laws but that's probably something best reserved for PMs *cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum to Emma Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I wish they all would. I don't always agree with mandatory desexing but as long as there is an out for breeders, with cats, I'd support it. They are far more likely to wander and breed than dogs. The same should apply to dogs. It would decrease the number of dog attacks on people and other dogs substantially. And, of course, the huge number of dogs being dumped and euthanized each year. Let's face it - how many otherwise sensible men refuse to have their dogs desexed for no other reason than the sight of their pooches balls dangling between their back legs, bolsters their own masculinity. It's quite pathetic, really ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxiewolf Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Laws mean stuff all unless someone is going to police them. Otherwise, all well and good. Way more cats terminated every year than dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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