Companion Animals and Pets
Companion Animals and Pets
Cruelty To Animals
Cruelty To Animals
Should you wish to make a complaint about cruelty against animals, please contact the:
- RSPCA, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (02) 9770 7555;
- WIRES ...
Dangerous Dogs
Declaring A Dog To Be Dangerous
Education and Incentive
Micro Chipping and Registration
The Companion Animals Act 1998, which came into effect in September 1998, replacing the Dog Act 1966, is designed to benefit pets, their owners and the wider community. Numerous changes were recently mad...Registering Your Companion Animal
Step 2 - Registering Your Animal
Once you have micro-chipped your animal, you then need to lifetime register it by 6 months of age. Infringements may be issued to owners of animals whose animal is older than 6 months of age...
Stray Animals
Seized Dogs and Cats
Council will house straying animals for 14 days, if the owner of that animal can be identified. If the owner cannot be identified, Council will house the straying animal for 7 days. If the animal is not claim...Restricted Dogs
Requirements For Owners Of Restricted Dogs
From 13 January 2006, if you own a restricted dog, you must ensure that each of the following requirements are complied with. Severe penalties may be imposed and/or th...
Surrendering An Animal
Surrendering An Animal
Companion animal owners are able to voluntarily surrender their cat or dog to Council's Small Animal Pound upon the completion of a surrender form.
This form can be obtained below:
Lin...Other Animals
Identification And Registration Information
Dogs
Dogs must be microchopped and registered.
Cats
Cats owned before 1 July 1999 need to be identified by either:
