The Western Australian Government has announced $3 million in grants to assist the state’s local government in its crackdown on stray cats.

  

The funds will support the rollout of the originally named Cat Act 2011, with grants available under three categories:

 

  1. Cat Management Facilities - The provision of, or extension of, cat management facilities (cat pounds)
  2. Implementation Costs (local governments only) - Funding for local governments to assist with the cost of microchip readers, ranger training, cat traps
  3. Sterilisation Programs - Programs to support pensioners and low income earners to access low cost sterilisation for their cats.

 

State Local Government Minister John Castrilli encourage local government bodies to work with non-government organisations to develop shared facilities.

 

“Local governments may be able to work with organisations like vet surgeries or catteries to enhance the facilities already in place within a district, such as increasing the number of cages available,” he said. 


“Innovative solutions that make use of resources already in existence is encouraged.”


Organisations that undertake cat sterilisation can also apply for a grant to run low cost cat sterilisation programs which target pensioners and low income earners.