March 15, 2023
South Burnett councillors are suggesting the re-introduction of registration fees for cats, despite it being a costly failure the last time it was implemented locally.
The suggestion was raised during Budget discussions on Wednesday about lowering dog registration fees, a subject which has been a hot topic in Council meetings this year.
Councillors fear the current dog registration fee structure is a disincentive for some owners to register their animals.
Several councillors spoke in favour of cat registrations, saying straying cats were a problem often raised to them by constituents.
However, Cr Kathy Duff – who was on Council at the time – said when the State Government removed compulsory cat registrations, the SBRC acted quickly to also dump them as they had caused so many issues.
Councillors speaking in favour of the idea on Wednesday said a fee on cats could help recover the costs of the Council’s animal control program, which includes a commercial-in-confidence amount paid to the RSPCA to run the Council pound.
The decision about dog (and cat) registrations was deferred until more information could be gathered.
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Good luck registering all the feral cats running around town at about 3:00am to 5:00am, that might be difficult.
Sounds like another money grab to me by desperate poor money-spending councillors needing to balance their books.
Free tip. Want to save money? Get rid of the dead wood in the council. Save millions straight up. Guaranteed 100%.
It’s just the old story, discriminate against the law-abiding dog owners and the people who won’t pay for their cats. Just scream LOUDER and LONGER, the council are too scared to do anything about them.