by Neil Sanderson | Jun 29, 2018 | Cat Restrictions
Palmerston North City Council’s new Animals and Bees Bylaw 2018 comes into effect on 1 July. Here is an overview of the key changes affecting cats and their owners: Council has made it mandatory for cat owners to microchip their cats, and have the microchip...
by Neil Sanderson | Nov 16, 2017 | Cat Restrictions, Cat Roaming, Wildlife Protection
Cats without microchips found roaming in sensitive environments would be killed under Auckland Council’s proposed pest eradication programme. All 21 local boards support the proposal. Keep your cat safe with a microchip and an Oscillot cat fence system. Read the...
by Neil Sanderson | Jul 26, 2017 | Cat Restrictions
Great news! A proposal that could lead to compulsory microchipping and some form of registration for cats has become official policy for Local Government New Zealand. The proposal gained 51% approval yesterday at an annual meeting of LGNZ, which represents local...
by Neil Sanderson | Mar 30, 2017 | Cat Restrictions, Wildlife Protection
Our neighbours in Australia could teach New Zealand quite a bit about protecting native wildlife through cat containment. We just spotted this news item from the Border News (serving the twin cities of Albury, NSW and Wodonga, Victoria which sit across the Murray...
by Neil Sanderson | Dec 13, 2016 | Cat Restrictions, Cat Roaming
Moreton Bay regional council near Brisbane impounded more than 1500 roaming cats in the past year, with fines up to AUD$235 for owners, reports the North Lakes Times. Dakabin RSPCA acting shelter manager Claire McCarthy (pictured) said roaming cats were a “big...
by Neil Sanderson | Dec 8, 2016 | Cat Restrictions
The Canadian city of Guelph is moving towards banning roaming cats within the next five years. Guelph City Council’s Committee of the Whole approved a new animal control bylaw on Monday, which includes a CAD$25 cat licence by 2018. The recommended bylaw goes to...
