Animals 24/7:  Brigitte Bardot, 91, movie star for 20 years, animal advocate for 52 years.  Brigitte Bardot Foundation is a core sponsor of the Australian Pet Welfare Foundation for community cat desexing.  “Your country is sullied by the blood of millions of innocent animals,”  (Brigitte) told a succession of Australian governments,   “so please,  don’t add cats to this morbid record.”  https:/www.animals24-7.org/2025/12/31/brigitte-bardot-91-movie-star-for-20-years-animal-advocate-for-52-years/    https://petwelfare.org.au/  

Lawyers for Animals, Australia
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀  In 2026, resolve to care. Millions of animals in Australia suffer under cruel, inconsistent laws that treat them as property rather than sentient beings.
𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀:
𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 – exploiting animals in confined spaces
𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 – breeding dogs in appalling conditions
𝗚𝗿𝗲𝘆𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 – causing injuries, deaths, and stereotypical behaviours
𝗗𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 – killing waterbirds for sport
𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗼 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 – inhumane killing of wildlife
𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗲 – engaging in unethical practices and unsustainable overfishing
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲 – including neglect and hoarding of pets
𝗖𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗳𝗲𝘄𝘀 – causing population rebounds and higher euthanasia rates
𝗔𝗴‑𝗴𝗮𝗴 & 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀 – blocking whistleblowing, preventing welfare transparency and accountability. https://www.linkedin.com/company/lawyers-for-animals/posts/

Knox Council Domestic Animal Management Plan 2026-2029 comes up for vote early in 2026.  First Council Meeting is on the 27th of January.  All the Knox DAMP survey questions were only on dogs.  Motion 187 action is for two years for better behaviour of Knox's unleashed, homed dogs.  More-in-need homeless cats are given only one year to get desexed, and to find registered owners.  Only Community Cat Program's high-intensity-targeted desexing works, and the savings are cumulative. More public money to be spent on dogs' two-year assessment, with only one-year allowed for cats - is thus doomed to fail with inadequate time.   How does Knox expect to gain trust, with more inequality?  

Useful Australian science videos:
Please watch: Dr Kate Dutton-Regester - The myth of domestic cats & urban wildlife: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axyf5Mcs-xk     
Jenny Cotterell - Results without punishment: Reducing euthanasia through community assistance:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g67I4JhvbTY

Facebook: APWF: NSW sets a new standard for Humane Cat Management:  https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1159346412953712&set=a.576103951277964 
USA PAW: https://www.facebook.com/USAPAW

Image: Beth Clifton collage, from Animals 24/7 article (link above)