Region: Newcastle-Maitland
Animal rights

Fix NSW Cat Laws — Stop Releasing Stray Cats Back to the Street

MyVets Irrawang and Thornton
Petition is addressed to
Minister For Local Government, Hon. Ron Hoenig MP, Jenny Aitchison MP (Member for Maitland), Kate Washington MP (Member for Port Stephens)

653 Signatures

Collection finished

653 Signatures

Collection finished

  1. Launched December 2025
  2. Collection finished
  3. Prepare submission
  4. Dialog with recipient
  5. Decision
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statistics

653

Total signatures

364

Signatures from Newcastle-Maitland

272

Signatures from other regions

17

Secret signatures

Time course

3

Signatures per day on average

12.02.2026

Most signatures on the petition day

Connection to the topic. Which best describes you?

35%

are interested in the topic

35%

are directly affected

25%

would like to be informed about the result

25%

would like to be informed about all progress

Geographical distribution of signatures

8%

come from Raymond Terrace

4%

come from Thornton

3%

come from Rutherford

2%

come from Medowie

by country

not assigned 104
Australia 542
Germany 6
United Kingdom 1

by federal state

New South Wales 528
Victoria 6
Thuringia 5
Queensland 4
Tasmania 3
Berlin 1
Northern Territory 1
England 1

by district/independent city/region/urban district

Note regarding duplicates: Signatures in this list may be counted for different administrative levels.

Port Stephens Council 415
Newcastle-Maitland 364
Raymond Terrace 55
City of Cessnock 41
Thornton 26
Rutherford 18
Medowie 16
East Maitland 15
Wallsend 14
Woodberry 14
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