Maribyrnong Council wants 24-hr cat curfew - https://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/News/Let’s-talk-about-our-draft-Animal-Management-Plan   Please tell them that science shows that curfews fail, and are ten-fold more expensive than Community Cat Programs. https://www.yourcityyourvoice.com.au/damp 
A petition against curfew. https://www.change.org/p/maribyrnong-promote-cat-enclosures-desex-desex-desex   

Management of cat populations in New South Wales report 18th August 2025: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lcdocs/inquiries/3011/Animal%20Welfare%20Committee%20-%20Report%20no.%202%20-%20Management%20of%20cat%20populations%20in%20New%20South%20Wales.pdf  'Protect All Cats' FB admin Jaz Wolf comments: 'The Committee strongly advocates for a balanced, evidence-driven approach to managing NSW’s cat populations—focusing on desexing, voluntary containment, support for rescue agencies, and targeted legislation—while cautioning against immediate mandatory containment without sufficient evidence and equity safeguards.'

Lashback from the Invasive Species Council: https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/nsw-parliament-inquiry-falls-short-of-calling-for-cat-containment-for-now/news-story/bc2d05807b5b6690e86258abad313f1c   Both Scott Barrett and Sue Higginson were on the NSW Committee: Greens Sue Higginson wants a government-funded, 'strategic specialist service' for 'euthanasia/convenience-killing' 'for euthanising cats that are not homed' as 'public interest need and the government supporting' mass killing. Higginson condemns shy or scared cats - as 'anti-social'.  Scott Barrett on 'community cats' cared for by the public: The Hon. SCOTT BARRETT: 'Wouldn't it be better if they were removed altogether? With the effort that goes into catching, desexing and returning an animal, wouldn't you be able to, euphemistically, remove several more of them than that?  STEPHEN ALBIN: That's your euphemism. You mean kill them. The Hon. SCOTT BARRETT: Yes, absolutely.  Transcripts: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/inquiries/Pages/inquiry-details.aspx?pk=3011

Melbourne's 9 lives cat rescuer Claire Brooks: The Age 21 August, 2025 'From gangster to pussycat: How Fat Tony and friends found their ninth life'
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/from-gangster-to-pussycat-how-fat-tony-and-friends-found-their-ninth-life-20250806-p5mkv2.html 
'650 street cats that Brookes and a team of 9 Lives volunteers have rescued, rehabilitated and found homes for, since 2020....Brookes says that with patience, you can domesticate strays. At first they watch her other cats interacting from their cages. One fatherly cat, called Tigger, gently teaches orphaned kittens “how to cat”.  Tigger was thrown out of a car in a Dandenong North industrial estate in 2020.  He had a broken hip consistent with being kicked, and gum disease. “You couldn’t pat him, he would flinch,” Brookes said.
Brookes said 9 Lives gets no government funding and relied on donations.  The organisation needs more foster carers.  What motivates her?  She shows a tattoo on her arm depicting the name and paw print of Will, the cat from the train track.  “I look at this and remember that all these cats wouldn’t have the life they have if we didn’t help them.”'  9 lives project: https://www.the9livesproject.org/

Irresponsible politicians.  Curfews make more hate-speech, threats of violence, and cruelty acts towards felines and females.  
Inside the Sick Underworld of Cat Torture Rings: Torture videos are being sold and produced inside Australia.  'Zoosadism... motivated to harm cats because they are commonly known as women's favourite animal. ...because the screams of a cat can sound like the screams of a woman   There's also a demonstrated history of ring members committing real-life violence and it is typically against women.'  'UK animal crime investigator and retired senior detective Mark Randell pointed to the possibility of a link between the Sydney case and sexual abusers. Randell, who has over 40 years of investigative experience all over the world, (says) this would be his first line of inquiry. “When there are cats involved, I’d start by considering links to crimes of violence against women and sexual crimes,” says Randell.'   9 August 2025, Warning: graphic:  https://www.news.com.au/national/unthinkable-inside-the-sick-underworld-of-cat-torture-rings/news-story/f0c098dc7953ea6bcb612a683ed518bb  
Feline Guardians Australia: https://linktr.ee/felineguardiansaustralia

Many councils reject change petitions for not having addresses, or like Knox Council - count as only one signature - only the petition-starter.  This Update asks for many individual carers to contact councils, and councillors, directly to make a difference.

Please Speak up and Show Up for Silent Animals.  Thank you for your care!

Photo: Sydney Rally for Community Cats on Saturday 23rd of August, 2025.  Thank you FB Protect All Cats.

previous Update: 

All Victorian Councils are under pressure from the State Cat Management Strategy.  An Agricultural Department 10-year plan which will cause more deaths of cats and wildlife.  It uses false figures, false terms, and misinformation.  Claiming cats 'spread diseases and cause traffic collisions, leading to property damage and human injuries'.  Prolific misuse of the term 'feral' to harm outdoor cats, and the homeless: 'cat containment assists feral cat management efforts by removing the challenge of distinguishing between pet and feral cats'.  Mandating containment, and centralising statewide records for curfews.  The Australian Pet Welfare Foundation evidence has not been mentioned.

Please fill in Stonnington's Domestic Animal Management Plan survey by 1st of September: https://connectstonnington.vic.gov.au/DAMP  Please ask to keep Save-a-Dog Scheme's No-Kill pound which was only rescued by one vote (5 to 4) - for review within a year.  

Please tell Melbourne what you think of their lack of consultation, and faulty online surveys, by 10th September: https://participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/community-engagement-policy-2025  
To make the 14-hr cat curfew, 6pm to 8am (not 8pm to 6am as misreported by news and AI https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/meeting/future-melbourne-committee-01-april-2025  Melbourne told untruths that Stonnington and Merri-bek had mandated cat containment.  Melbourne's Mayor states he wants all Metropolitan Councils to have uniform cat laws.  Melbourne Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation funds 'significant ongoing support' to the private Invasive Species Council which pushes for Australia-wide cat curfews, calls urban cats 'feral', and hawks false figures - inciting hate-speech and threats.
The City of Melbourne has hidden AdvoCats April submission from their 'Cat Management Community Engagement Summary Report'.  With bias, the report cites the Friends of Royal Park.  Royal Park's border was used as an excuse for curfew, and untruths about Merri-bek.  AdvoCats have re-submitted to the August second-round: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QI_0w4GDwamQuEWNCsUiE-mGqxRxRQCpD1jxH6PXb5o  

Mick Harvey's Melbourne muso-cat Misha, and his comments of Melbourne's curfew: https://www.facebook.com/reel/632404332661949  Wish he could speak to Melbourne's Mayor.

If you haven't already, please register for the online surveys with Local Councils.  Councils often use open-worldwide, unverifiable, surveys to push through 'mandated cat containment' - keeping residents unaware.  Watch for the wording, pretending 'safe', 'welfare', 'protection', faulty estimates, and misinformation.  Please share the actual scientific evidence - links are in the main petition page.  Petitions are rejected - so we need many individual voices speaking-up - thank you!

Australian Pet Welfare Foundation's new Resources page: https://petwelfare.org.au/resources?fbclid=IwY2xjawL2X9BleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF4b052OXl2WHcwWXZZZWFuAR7QX39BB96RdGl7MzbOk3UPzKETkYVhSUwRDtSS8VWknzaIRy2ZqXSWNgHsjg_aem_c4k0oqr2AuMWkIY1boR0Fw