can anyone remind me of the pet laws?

[Susanne Gardiner <>]

there is not much on the government site. Seems "it is recommended" to keep the cat within the confines of your home.

Your Responsibilities

There is a little bit more here, but still not a law. Protecting our Wildlife: Responsible pet ownership - Fact Sheets

Protecting our Wildlife: Responsible pet ownership - Fact Sheets Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2004

Your Responsibilities As a cat owner there are legal guidelines you need to follow to keep your cat happy, healthy and safe.

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From: Philip Veerman <>
To: 'Suzanne EDGAR' <>;
Sent: Thursday, 26 January 2017, 23:02
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] can anyone remind me of the pet laws?

I believe there are cat free suburbs in Canberra but I don’t think yours would be one. I am wondering what is the aspect of legality you are asking about. Maybe you would wish to know what it is legal for you to do about it.

 

 

From: Suzanne EDGAR [
Sent: Thursday, 26 January, 2017 8:52 PM
To:
Subject: [canberrabirds] can anyone remind me of the pet laws?

 

New neighbours have moved in behind us & their young cat has taken with glee to hunting in our bird sanctuary garden; it wears an ineffectual ribbon with a tinselly useless tinkerbell round its neck & neighbour finds it hard to believe the thing can scale our high fence. I’m not sure this cat is legal. Probably someone can tell  me.

Sz