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It is clearly time for Western Australians to rethink what it means to be a responsible pet cat owner. Change is well overdue for Western Australia to enable and encourage local cat laws that enable permanent containment for pet cats.
Download the full report and media release here:
Please share this report with your local government today and ask them what they are going to do NOW about solutions for this important issue. (3/3)
Key findings:
1) very high 74% survey response rate (90% of metro LGAs);
2) 26 LGAs have tried to prevent pet cat roaming via local laws, 7 have tried twice & only 3 were successful;
3) 78% of LGAs would do permanent containment if there was a clear pathway to implementation.
The findings further strengthen a 2019 mandate for permanent cat containment in WA, where 73% of respondents to the government’s own Cat Act review survey stated they supported permanent containment for pet cats. (2/)
The most concerning part of a 'transition to management' for PSHB is that the full extent of national impacts are not clear for stakeholders, nor is what happens when the transition finishes in 18 months. Eradication is challenging but not impossible.
There are many dangers your cat may face when roaming. With 2 in 3 cat owners having lost a cat to a roaming related accident, many people are already making the choice to keep their cats contained. Congratulations #RSPCAVictoria, what a superb initiative! 👏
Find out more about the many benefits of keeping your cat safe at home and how to go about doing it the right way:
Congratulations to the City of Vincent for organising an excellent native plant sale at Birdwood Square. 11,000 plants were sold over the morning! I took the opportunity to get some new plants to fill gaps in my native verge. What a great initiative to help native biodiversity thrive in our suburbs and to help our community embrace the beauty of gardening with native plants.
📷: City of Vincent
Progress is coming with permanent containment for pet cats in Western Australia. The Shire of Pingelly have taken a novel approach to preserve wildlife for future generations and to look after pet cats. What politician would try to block an evidence-based law that seeks to save numbats?
"No one alive today has known the abundance of a truly wild ocean . . . We have drained the life from our ocean. Now we are almost out of time."
Make it a priority to see this film: a living legend opening our eyes to the suffering of the seas.
https://www.ft.com/content/8726e810-40dc-4202-bee2-2016b2d95393
