October 4, 2013Comments are closed.mandatory desexing
On the back of the news that the Queensland state government is scrapping their mandatory registration directive for cats, news today that they have also rejected a petition put forth to parliament calling for mandatory desexing. The petition was sketchy on details; Queensland residents draws to the attention of the House it is estimated that […]
Continue readingAugust 12, 2013Comments are closed.mandatory desexing
This post is an update of a 2011 post entitled ‘The Cat Crisis Coalition and mandatory desexing – how’s it working out for cats?‘ Below are the suburbs in Victoria who have implemented mandatory/compulsory desexing laws. Given most often these laws are passed with the purported aim of ‘reducing cat overpopulation’ – then these […]
Continue readingJune 1, 2013Comments are closed.mandatory desexing
Practically all No Kill organisations (groups who are actually meeting No Kill goals and advocating for improvements across the board) are AGAINST mandatory desexing laws. For one reason and one reason only – because in execution, they fail in their aims and drive up shelter kill rates. Every single data-based study of mandatory […]
Continue readingFebruary 4, 2013Comments are closed.dogs, mandatory desexing
Dog balls – are they really public enemy #1? From the people who brought you South Australia’s version of ‘Who’s for Cats’ – the SA Dog and Cat Management Board have come up with their next plan for the state’s pet owners; Every dog will be desexed unless they can pass a test proving they […]
Continue readingJuly 16, 2012Comments are closed.mandatory desexing
Not only do many in animal welfare support mandatory desexing – many are of the belief that the forced removal of the reproductive organs of every owned pet is a morally superior mission that any animal lover should immediately support. After all, they argue, with thousands of pets killed every year in pounds and shelters, […]
Continue readingJanuary 3, 2012Comments are closed.cats, council pound, mandatory desexing
Like all councils in Victoria, Kingston has had compulsory pet microchipping and registration since 2007. In 2008/09 Council had 6,529 registered cats in their area and were impounding less than one cat a day (266). Despite the low number of cats ending up in the pound, cat welfare groups pressured the council to look at […]
Continue readingSeptember 22, 2011Comments are closed.cats, mandatory desexing
How do you enforce cat laws? You can’t ask a cat if it is desexed, so do you check the ear of the cat for a tattoo? Check the undercarriage for harblz? Well, often you won’t be able to catch said cat, so you’ll just have to start heavying people you suspect may be the […]
Continue readingMarch 23, 2011Comments are closed.mandatory desexing
From Brandon Scott Gorrell @ Thought Catalog
Continue readingMarch 14, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, mandatory desexing, No Kill, resistance
Animal advocates are rumbling about the new ‘Greens supported’ companion animal welfare laws in the ACT as being some of the most important in the country. Those who dare question it, they say, are simply against good animal welfare policy, or are in league with the puppy farmers, or just want to see pets to […]
Continue readingFebruary 3, 2011Comments are closed.cats, mandatory desexing
The Victoria initiative The Cat Crisis Coalition was created in early 2006 and focused on driving local councils to introduce mandatory desexing for all cats over the age of 12 weeks (with breeder exclusions) and at point of sale. Featuring “all major Victorian shelters” – the Cat Protection Society of Victoria, The Australian Animal Protection […]
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