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| How should dogs and cats be managed in NSW? |
How should pet dogs and cats be identified, registered
and managed in New South Wales? (I know not all SAT readers are based here but
bear with me).
The NSW Government wants your feedback in relation to its
review of the Companion Animals Regulation 2008, which falls under the
Companion Animals Act 1998.
If you cohabit with a cat or dog, you might want to read
the discussion paper. Yes, it is 42 pages, but I can tell you this is about
half the length of the average discussion papers circulated about animal welfare
matters, and will potentially impact all pet owners (and some of those pages are cover pages and contents etc!)
The Office of Local Government wants you to tell them if
this Regulation effectively promotes responsible ownership, and if not, why
not? Aside from identification and registration, the discussion paper also
touches on cat management, muzzling of dogs, penalties and fines.
You can download the discussion paper here.
Feedback must be provided by 19 July.
Remember anyone can comment. You don’t need to be a vet.
And if you cohabit with a companion animal, its helpful to familiarise yourself
with the relevant legislation as you may be surprised about your obligations
and responsibilities.
Meantime it’s been a hectic few weeks at SAT HQ and yes,
we’ve missed some posts. We’ve had some unwell human family members, and an
important antimicrobial summit to attend, all while battling some version of
the flu that clearly wasn’t covered in this year’s vaccine. Apologies for the
missed posts. We will be back to our old selves (at least, this is what us and
our phagocytes are planning) next week.
