Absurd Feline Laws in the ACT
Well inspired by yet another thread about a native animal being attacked I thought I would post this and start collating information from other areas regarding laws in their states.
Please keep in mind this is not an anti cat thread, nor do I really want people posting in this thread that are just going on hearsay, and certainly don’t want people implicating illegal activity. If you do have information would appreciate the reference so that I can include it in what I am collating.
I have had a poke around on the internet from the different government agencies, but it may happen a little quicker if a few people pull together to try and find the information, as the government sites don’t seem to give up information easy.
Anyway, back story.
Since I have moved to where I am, I have noted that many people allow their cats to roam the neighbourhood. Obviously being a fan of native fauna, this annoys me. But then a few nights ago, after 30 minutes of cat howling resulting in a fight between cats in the street which subsequently makes the dogs mark I went out to find 3 cats with no collars, scrapping etc.
This prompted me to contact several agencies to find a solution, what I found was somewhat disturbing.
In the ACT there are no laws which prohibit cat owners to ensure that their animals are confined to their property. After talking with the pound and Environment ACT, (and also finding the relevant literature) it just blows my mind that if I am a cat owner there is no legal requirement for me to make sure that it doesn’t leave my property.
The only power the pound has on the issue is to tell the owner not to let it out. And the only power that RSPCA have is to have the animal captured and the owner has to pay a “fee/ fine” to have the animal returned.
What I want to know, what are the laws of the other states on this issue. If you have the information, just put in a link so that I can add it to the information I currently have.
From here I am starting a petition to have a law included in the Act which restricts peoples pets to their property unless on a leash etc. I will also be talking with a number of the pet shops in the Area to help out. I have had talks with the PIAA on the issue and they are also keen as this is becoming a major problem.
Thanks for reading this far and any information would be of help
Thanks
Dustin
Well inspired by yet another thread about a native animal being attacked I thought I would post this and start collating information from other areas regarding laws in their states.
Please keep in mind this is not an anti cat thread, nor do I really want people posting in this thread that are just going on hearsay, and certainly don’t want people implicating illegal activity. If you do have information would appreciate the reference so that I can include it in what I am collating.
I have had a poke around on the internet from the different government agencies, but it may happen a little quicker if a few people pull together to try and find the information, as the government sites don’t seem to give up information easy.
Anyway, back story.
Since I have moved to where I am, I have noted that many people allow their cats to roam the neighbourhood. Obviously being a fan of native fauna, this annoys me. But then a few nights ago, after 30 minutes of cat howling resulting in a fight between cats in the street which subsequently makes the dogs mark I went out to find 3 cats with no collars, scrapping etc.
This prompted me to contact several agencies to find a solution, what I found was somewhat disturbing.
In the ACT there are no laws which prohibit cat owners to ensure that their animals are confined to their property. After talking with the pound and Environment ACT, (and also finding the relevant literature) it just blows my mind that if I am a cat owner there is no legal requirement for me to make sure that it doesn’t leave my property.
The only power the pound has on the issue is to tell the owner not to let it out. And the only power that RSPCA have is to have the animal captured and the owner has to pay a “fee/ fine” to have the animal returned.
What I want to know, what are the laws of the other states on this issue. If you have the information, just put in a link so that I can add it to the information I currently have.
From here I am starting a petition to have a law included in the Act which restricts peoples pets to their property unless on a leash etc. I will also be talking with a number of the pet shops in the Area to help out. I have had talks with the PIAA on the issue and they are also keen as this is becoming a major problem.
Thanks for reading this far and any information would be of help
Thanks
Dustin