Cat Protection Society of NSW

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Cat Protection Society of NSW
Formation1958
Purposeanimal protection
HeadquartersNewtown, NSW
OriginsReducing the number of stray cats by desexing and finding responsible homes for street cats
Region
New South Wales
ServicesCat adoptions, feline care services
President
Nita Harvey
AffiliationsMember of International Society of Feline Medicine, society affiliate member of the International Society for Anthrozoology
Expenses$3m AUD per annum
Staff18
Volunteers150+
Website catprotection.org.au

The Cat Protection Society of NSW is a not for profit charity operating in Newtown, New South Wales. [1] The Society was created in 1958 as a means of reducing the street cat population through neutering and adoption. Their vision is "that every cat has a loving and responsible home". [2]

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Activities

In response to a feline panleukopenia outbreak in 2017, the Cat Protection Society of NSW subsidized free vaccinations for cat owners in Sydney. [3]

Feral cats

In 2023 in response to a proposed plan by Tanya Plibersek, Australia's Minister for the Environment and Water to aggressively reduce feral cats in the country, [4] Cats Protection issued a statement urging to "declare peace on the environment rather than a 'war' on feral cats". [5] They warned that the minister risked creating a "moral panic" about cats and "demonising a single species". [6]

References

  1. ↑ "The Cat Protection Society of NSW Limited". Australian Charity Register. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Cat Protection Society of NSW" . Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. ↑ Westman, Mark; Malik, Richard (7 February 2018). "Australia's cat plague is back after 40 years – and the solution is vaccination". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Threat abatement plan for predation by feral cats 2023 Consultation draft: September 2023 DCCEEW, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Canberra. CC BY 4.0
  5. ↑ "Cat Protection calls on Minister Plibersek to declare peace on the environment instead of a "war" on feral cats". Cat Protection Society of NSW. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Hernandez, Joe (12 September 2023). "Australia weighs cat curfews and neutering requirements to rein in feral felines". NPR News.
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