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Petition addressed to: Minister For Local Government, Hon. Ron Hoenig MP, Jenny Aitchison MP (Member for Maitland), Kate Washington MP (Member for Port Stephens)
We call on the NSW Government to change the law and:
· Recognise stray cats as distinct from feral or owned cats
· Allow and support councils to hold, assess, desex, and rehome unowned cats
· Provide clear guidelines for humane, evidence-based cat management
· Stop the automatic release of cats back onto the street
Reason
In NSW, councils are interpreting current legislation to mean there is “no such thing as a stray cat.” As a result, unowned and often undesexed cats brought intopounds, vet clinics, or rescue services are being released straight back onto the streets.
This practice increases feral cat populations, contributes to wildlife predation, and leaves vulnerable animals without care or a chance at rehoming. It also confuses the public and forces vets and rescues into impossible ethical positions.
Thank you so much for your support, MyVets Irrawang and Thornton, Raymond Terrace NSW
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Petition details
Petition started:
12/11/2025
Collection ends:
06/11/2026
Region:
Newcastle-Maitland
Topic:
Animal rights
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new language versionWhy people sign
Being provided with funding and resources to desex and rehome cats, much like Flatbush cats in new york or kitten rescue Australia, foster carers being able to manage with funding will open more opportunities to humanize cats and kittens. Aged care facilities also can help for companionship and USA also has an initiative with inmates that don't have violent tendencies or there crime was minor and are on good behaviour.
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Because I have strays on my property that continually have kittens , I’m happy for the cats to be on my property but not to keep having kittens . No one will desex them for me to release them back and it’s just a vicious cycle and I can’t afford to desex these strays on my own