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Everyone in NSW has the right to a safe home, including renters with animals!

Around 7 in 10 Australian households live with animals. Yet only 1 in 10 homes available to rent in NSW advertise that animals will be ‘considered’.

When people are forced to surrender their animals because they can’t find somewhere to live together – this can be a death sentence for animals if they can’t be rehomed.

We have recently been made aware of a scam targeting pet owners that is going around.

A number of people have reported receiving letters and/or emails saying their pet’s registration has expired and they need to pay a fee to renew otherwise the microchip will not be valid.

This is a scam. Please do not reply, click on any links or enter payment details.

Your pet’s microchip registration will never expire.

Cats are sentient animals who deserve to be treated humanely.

Cats do not belong in all environments but demonising them as a species is to deliberately distract from the human-caused drivers of biodiversity loss overseen by this and previous governments. It achieves nothing more than to direct cruelty towards cats.

Habitat loss and climate change are the greatest threats to biodiversity.

A “war” on cats will not undo land-clearing,

Cat Protection Society of NSW Limited
103 Enmore Road Newtown NSW 2042
ABN 81 610 951 615     ACN 631 197 629

The following nominations have been received for the election of Appointed Directors, to be held at the AGM on 25 November 2023.

Cat Protection Society of NSW calls on Minister Plibersek to declare peace on the environment instead of a “war” on feral cats

Habitat loss and climate change are the biggest threats to biodiversity.

The Minister for the Environment continues to support the logging of native forests.

Land clearing continues unabated.

“Action” on climate change is still pending.

Obviously, it’s time to create a distraction.

Creating a moral panic about cats is a tactic used over and over again to pretend there’s a simple solution to “wicked” environmental problems.

In our Autumn issue of Cat Affairs, we examine the hidden dangers for animals on the internet – and our factsheet delves deeper into online scams and the lethal trade in wildlife that is promoted online.

Our new factsheet highlights the ‘red flags’ to look out for and the steps you can take to protect yourself and animals from exploitation.

Read the full article from Cat Affairs Harmed in the making of: fake animal rescue videos.

❤️ Has a stray kitty stolen your heart?

Are you wanting to take in a stray cat and give them a forever home but worried about the costs involved?

We can help!

Our Adopt-a-Stray program offers a heavily discounted rate for:

• desexing
• vaccination
• microchipping
• plus free registration for your new forever friend.

ALL for $100

To learn all about our program and to see if it’s available in your area,

Cat Protection Society of NSW Limited
103 Enmore Road Newtown NSW 2042
ABN 81 610 951 615     ACN 631 197 629

Annual General Meeting 26 November 2022

The following nominations have been received for the election of Appointed Directors, to be held at the AGM on 26 November 2022.

Hornsby Shire Council wants the law changed so they can make their own policies about killing cats. And on 24-25 October at the conference of Local Government NSW, they’re asking other councils to join them.

It is dangerous, wrong, and cruel.

Email your local councillor or mayor and tell them cats deserve to be treated with respect and compassion.

Councillors are elected to represent their communities and they need to hear your voice.

Dr Keefe Tay BVSc

Pet Photographer, Furry Munchkins Pet Photography

Pop quiz. Which of these do you agree with?

The hardest part about taking photos of my cat is:

1. They will NEVER look at the camera.
2. They don’t stop moving.
3. They run away or stop what they’re doing when I take out my phone or camera.