WA Cat Laws

We’re just two months away from the full implementation of the WA Cat Act, which will be rolled out across the state from 1st November 2013. The law will require cats six months and older to be desexed, microchipped, wear a collar and registration tag, and to be registered with the local council they are […]

WA cat trappers are standing by, ready to help government with their cat management programs from November 1. ‘Must trap feral cats’ Local government areas should implement a trapping strategy if feral cats become a problem in the area according to a former feral animal controller, who wished no tho be named, in response to […]

 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – I have been contacted by the Cat Haven who assure me that the following […]

For many years I have been trapping cats and giving them to (WA cat welfare organisation – name removed). I have been paying for the surgeries and have done so for many cats and they have been returned to the place where they were living. (WA cat welfare organisation) have now told me they will […]

A Cat Haven vet “spends most days putting animals down” [image removed due to copyright report – original image here] WA has one of the lowest cat impound rates in Australia. I did a quick survey of local council pounds and found the following rate of cat impoundment (and killing) for the 2010/11 year. Armadale […]

Since 2010, the 140 local governments and 11 regional councils in WA have been able to create their own cat laws. Just 19 have decided to implement them. Why would only 19 out of more than 150 councils choose to have these kinds of laws if they’re supposedly so great? Because the adminstration of these […]