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SA councils with ‘limited’ powers to enforce cat controls as Mayor calls for statewide approach
A tougher approach to managing pest and feral cats is still up to two years away, South Australia’s Environment Minister says, as a southern Adelaide council warned it had limited provisions to enforce by-laws.
Key points:
- Councils across Greater Adelaide have been looking at ways to control and confine nuisance and pest cats
- South Australia’s Dog and Cat Management Act will not be reviewed for about 18 months
- The City of Onkaparinga Mayor has said the Act has limited provisions for councils to enforce cat controls
Councils across the Greater Adelaide region have been lowering their tolerance to roaming cats, with several planning or introducing by-laws that impose curfews and confinement rules.
The by-laws are aimed at better protecting…
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