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Cats are no longer allowed out - new law causes a stir in Melbourne

2021-07-03T09:54:27.551Z


In the municipality of Knox near the Australian metropolis Melbourne, cats will soon no longer be allowed outside the front door.


In the municipality of Knox near the Australian metropolis Melbourne, cats will soon no longer be allowed outside the front door.

It is a law that is causing an uproar for thousands of cat owners: the approximately 7,000 registered cats in the Knox community are officially prohibited from straying.

From October the animals are only allowed to stay in the house, in courtyards and in gardens.

However, these must be securely fenced in to prevent the cat from escaping.

Cat owners know this is not an easy task.

Because the fur noses are known to find a loophole everywhere.

If owners do not adhere to the new regulation, they face a heavy fine.

For example, only warnings should be issued in the first six months.

The first violation after that results in a $ 91 fine.

Any further violations will result in the owners being fined a whopping $ 545 each time.

Rangers are used to capture stray cats, extratipp.com * reports.

Cats in Knox have to stay indoors in the future - that's why

The new law is designed to help protect wildlife such as birds or certain insects that cats hunt.

This decision is particularly welcomed by animal rights activists.

Dr.

Jim Radford of La Trobe University, according to

Ladbible

,

that too many possums, birds, bats and reptiles are killed each year because of domestic cats roaming free.

"The constant containment of the cat is just another element of responsible pet ownership," says the ecologist.

Cat owners, however, are mostly angry as dogs are still allowed to run freely across fields, while cats have to be locked up at home from October onwards.

If you think about current cases in Germany, you know that dogs are also often a danger to wild animals.

It is not uncommon for them, for example, to kill deer.

* extratipp.com is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.

Source: merkur

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