WA Feral Cat Working Group
@wafcwg.bsky.social
To improve the trajectory of native fauna conservation outcomes across Western Australia through collaborative, effective, resource-efficient and humane management of cats. #WAFCWG
What do WA local governments want when it comes to responsible cat ownership? What have they tried? What do they want to do? What are their challenges? We asked them!
78% of LGAs in WA would do permanent containment for pet cats if there was a clear pathway to implementation.
Read the report. 👇
78% of LGAs in WA would do permanent containment for pet cats if there was a clear pathway to implementation.
Read the report. 👇
We've taken the pulse on on responsible cat ownership across Western Australia. The @wafcwg.bsky.social undertook a survey of all 139 local governments on past attempts, current efforts, and future aspirations by local governments for managing pet cats. A🧵(1/5)
July 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM
What do WA local governments want when it comes to responsible cat ownership? What have they tried? What do they want to do? What are their challenges? We asked them!
78% of LGAs in WA would do permanent containment for pet cats if there was a clear pathway to implementation.
Read the report. 👇
78% of LGAs in WA would do permanent containment for pet cats if there was a clear pathway to implementation.
Read the report. 👇
“It is time for Western Australia to enable and encourage local cat laws that enable permanent containment for pet cats”
The broader implications of our survey of local governments across WA regarding responsible pet cat ownership.
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
The broader implications of our survey of local governments across WA regarding responsible pet cat ownership.
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
WA councils want to outlaw roaming cats. Here’s what’s stopping them
Perth’s Cat Haven could halve its annual intake if councils made cat containment laws, it says – and many councils are trying.
www.watoday.com.au
July 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
“It is time for Western Australia to enable and encourage local cat laws that enable permanent containment for pet cats”
The broader implications of our survey of local governments across WA regarding responsible pet cat ownership.
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
The broader implications of our survey of local governments across WA regarding responsible pet cat ownership.
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
The cost of permanent containment for pet cats can be cheaper than a single vet bill to cover treating a roaming-related accident (car strike, animal attack). Suitable containment solutions can even be done in a temporary way for renters. Time to rethink the problem.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Debt, death or surrender: The impossible choice faced by cash-strapped pet owners
Michael thought he would have to surrender his beloved cat when he was suddenly hit with a big emergency vet bill. Experts say many Australians are taking on debts through high-interest loan schemes o...
www.abc.net.au
May 22, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cost of permanent containment for pet cats can be cheaper than a single vet bill to cover treating a roaming-related accident (car strike, animal attack). Suitable containment solutions can even be done in a temporary way for renters. Time to rethink the problem.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Quite possibly one of the clearest summaries as to why change is both possible and necessary for the permanent containment of pet cats in Western Australia. Let's get this change happening now!
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
‘Bold’ WA council fights back on cats
Twenty-three local governments have tried and failed to enact cat containment laws. This one thinks it’s got a solution – and it could come just in time.
www.watoday.com.au
May 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Quite possibly one of the clearest summaries as to why change is both possible and necessary for the permanent containment of pet cats in Western Australia. Let's get this change happening now!
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
Please join us for this important workshop on the how of implementing permanent containment for pet cats. This is all part of the process for moving to a new normal for best practice cat ownership in Western Australia. We hope you can all be part of that change. See you online on the 12th June!
WALGA & the @wafcwg.bsky.social will be hosting an online workshop on cat containment for WA Local Government Officers & Councillors. Three east coast councils who have permanent containment already will be sharing their experiences.
🕒: Thu 12 June 2025
🎟️: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/dd25fe...
🕒: Thu 12 June 2025
🎟️: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/dd25fe...
May 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Please join us for this important workshop on the how of implementing permanent containment for pet cats. This is all part of the process for moving to a new normal for best practice cat ownership in Western Australia. We hope you can all be part of that change. See you online on the 12th June!
👏 A great turnout at a 🐇 control workshop last week to provide Southwest landholders access to the R5 calicivirus release for introduced rabbits. #feralcats, #foxes & dingoes all consume rabbits as prey and rabbits cause environmental degradation across Australia. Check out LBG website lbginc.org.au
March 4, 2025 at 2:04 AM
👏 A great turnout at a 🐇 control workshop last week to provide Southwest landholders access to the R5 calicivirus release for introduced rabbits. #feralcats, #foxes & dingoes all consume rabbits as prey and rabbits cause environmental degradation across Australia. Check out LBG website lbginc.org.au
"Not just nestlings were killed...numerous eggs were cracked open & six breeding mothers killed." Tree hollows & food trees used by #endangered #Blackcockatoos are increasingly rare, & it doesn't help their population when #cats add to their demise. #feralcats. www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
People ‘just picking up’ starving WA cockatoos as burglars target nests
At what point does a pet become a pest? Meanwhile, here’s why one of Perth’s foremost black cockatoo rehab figures is saying he’s ‘never seen anything like it’.
www.watoday.com.au
March 4, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"Not just nestlings were killed...numerous eggs were cracked open & six breeding mothers killed." Tree hollows & food trees used by #endangered #Blackcockatoos are increasingly rare, & it doesn't help their population when #cats add to their demise. #feralcats. www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...