National Desexing Month

Today in Parliament, Abigail gave notice of a motion calling on the NSW Government to support community-run desexing programs to prevent pet overpopulation, reduce shelter euthanasias and improve animal health and welfare across the state.

Abigail said:

I give notice that on the next sitting day I will move:

(1) That this House notes that:

July was National Desexing Month, an initiative by National Desexing Network and sponsored by Animals Australia, created to spread awareness of the importance and benefits of desexing cats and dogs,
desexing cats and dogs before their reproductive age (between two to four months for cats and up to six months for dogs) is widely recognised by veterinary experts as critical in preventing pet overpopulation and the tragic euthanasia of animals who end up in overflowing pounds and shelters,
cats and dogs that are desexed are generally healthier, happier and live longer lives, are less prone to roaming outdoors, and are less likely to be affected by health problems such as mammary and ovarian cancers and uterine infections,
desexing can be inaccessible for people who cannot afford it, or are unaware of the need to do so, particularly people caring for cats. Desexing is vital not only for pet cats with one owner, but for all categories of domestic cats including semi-owned and stray or unowned domestic cats, and
it is ultimately the responsibility of governments to roll out targeted subsidised desexing programs along with responsible pet ownership education to ensure that all pet carers are aware of their responsibility to get their pets desexed, and have the opportunity to do so.

(2) That this House:

commends the work of community-led and largely volunteer-operated animal rescue and rehoming organisations which work with vets to support abandoned, neglected and needy animals and carry out critical frontline work to improve rates of desexing and encourage responsible care of cats and dogs, through community desexing programs largely at their own cost without any government support, and
calls on the NSW Government to commit to working with local councils and community-run rescues to promote the importance of desexing cats and dogs through education, providing statewide funding for subsidised and free desexing for domestic cat carers and rescue organisations, and providing sustainable funding to community-run animal rescue and rehoming organisations.

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