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Barbara Maple (barbaram@melbpc.org.au)
Richard Bosly-Craft wrote:

>The issue of anti-cat laws is closely related to anti-dog laws, as the
>two seem to go hand-in-hand in the minds of the anti-pet wallies.  In
>case anyone is interested, the Cat Protection Society of NSW, which you
>would think would be against such mindless anti-pet action, is actively
>supporting introduction of legislation limiting the number of pets per
>household, enforcing curfews, enforcing leash laws even for trained and

Hi Richard.

 The council where I live has this policy.  Offically people whom live
in the area under this council are only allowed to have up  two cats 
and two dogs on the same property.  No more than two of each.
If you have more than two cats or two dogs you are supposed to
get permission. 

In regard to the new cat laws for Victoria cats are not going to be
allowed to roam  lose even during the day.   Yes during the day.
A pet owner  has to keep his/her cats on their own property.
If their cats go on to other people's properties and those people
object. The objecting person can protest. twice I believe, then
if nothing is done the person whom objects has the right to
trap another person's cat.  Protests are to be in writing. 

 I think that this is correct.  It comes into force at the beginning
of April..  The cats that are trapped are to be taken to the local
animal shelter and the owners are going to have to pay to get them
back.  

All cats have to be registered like dogs.  Now how you are going
to keep a registration disc on a cat don't ask me.  Fees to be
different for desexed cats the same as dogs.

It would seem as though my husband is going to have to build a
compound in our backyard next to the wall of shed where we will
put one of those cat flap doors.  This is where I am going to have
to put my cats for them to get fresh air.  

Please do not ask me what I think of this as I am a lady,
If I expressed the way that I felt I would use some very unladylike
language.

I may be wrong in some of the above but this is what I understand
is going to happen.

Barbara Maple

PS all that is going to happen is that more and more people are going
 to dump their cats.  So instead of doing something to stop problems
that some people have with cats all that this is going to do is cause
more.