Operation Cat is an initiative of the Cat Protection Society and Marrickville Council, and enables participants to receive discounted desexing and microchipping from 16-27 November.
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A pet registration amnesty is being offered to pet owners within the Marrickville Council area.
From 1st of December 2009, Council will be issuing fines to pet owners who have not lifetime registered their pet as required under the Companion Animals Act 1998. The minimum penalty for the offence of being the owner of an animal that is not registered is $165.
Marrickville Council is encouraging all pet owners to register their pets during the amnesty which will come to an end on 1 December 2009.
For information on how to register your pet, please visit one of the following pages:
Introduced by the NSW State Government in 1998, The Companion Animals Act 1998 (the Act) and the Companion Animals Regulation 2008 (the regulation), are to provide for the effective and responsible care and management of companion animals. A companion animal is currently defined under the Act as a Dog or Cat. The Companion Animals Act 1998 and the Companion Animals Regulation 2008 replaces the Dog Act 1966 and provides legislation for the identification and registration of companion animals and for the duties and responsibilities of their owners.
The Act and the regulation came about in response to community expectations about the role and place of dogs and cats in society. The new State Government approach to companion animal management has provided Council with an opportunity to develop a strategic response to managing pets in our community. In response to this, on 6 September 2005, a Companion Animal Management Plan was adopted by Council to address the community’s needs regarding the responsible management of companion animals in the Marrickville Local Government area.
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