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Thursdays = Cheap Microchipping at CPS.

22 July 2009

Just a heads up that the Cat Protection Society of NSW are offering AU $30.00 microchipping – but only on Thursdays! Call their office on 02 9519 7201 for more details and to book in. It cost me $66 to microchip Train – $30 is a great price! savvycat x //

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Mitcham Council opts for more cat research.

4 June 2009

Mitcham Council in Adelaide have opted to delay making a decision on their recently announced by-laws for cats and have instead requested a report on cat management, in order to make a more informed decision. (source) I hope this isn’t just a way to push it to one side and hope everyone forgets about it. [...]

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Mitcham Council to introduce cat by-laws.

29 May 2009

On Wednesday 27th May the Mitcham Council in Adelaide, South Australia voted to introduce new by-laws relating to cats. These by-laws are the first of it’s kind in Adelaide, and the decision on whether they will come into effect will be made by local councillors next Tuesday. If approved, they would take around 4 months [...]

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Microchipping, how does it work?

31 March 2009

Microchipping is something that is required of cat owners these days, but that doesn’t mean you don’t need to know how it works. savvycat got curious and did a bit of research… Microchips that are used in cats (and pets in general) use passive RFID (radio frequency identification) technology. RFID uses radio waves to transmit [...]

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RSPCA Statistics.

24 March 2009

I don’t mind statistics, usually. These ones make me a little (lot) sad though. Below is a slide from the RSPCA’s 2007 – 2008 statistics. (Statistics work to the financial year, not calendar year). Let me put some numbers to the above: 2,455 cats were reclaimed. 19,653 cats were rehomed. 2,179 cats were ‘in stock’ [...]

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Are you Cat Smart?

11 March 2009

If you live in Queensland, you may not be… but you wont have much choice come 1 July 2009. The Queensland Government has introduced the Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Bill 2008, which has two key components (for cats): Compulsory registration and implantation of microchips for cats in South East Queensland local governments from  1 [...]

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