Lost cats

Darwin City Council understands that your pet is special and we are trying every way possible to have your pet reunited with you.  The following pets have been rescued from areas in Darwin. Council also maintains a lost & found register and may already have your cat recorded as found. For further details contact Darwin City Council on 8930 0600.

They have not had registration disks or any form of identification on them to allow us to return them home. If you believe one of these pets is yours, please contact the RSPCA immediately on: 8984 3795. Or visit the RSPCA during the business hours listed below on Boulter Road, Berrimah.

A new website called Top End Lost and Found is targeted at the Darwin area and aims to reunite lost animals with their owners. It also aims to find homes for some homeless animals. This is a free service.http://telaf.wordpress.com

Managing cats

Cats are usually well loved members of a family. However, even a pet cat that is
well fed and looked after, may still roam and hunt. Cats that roam outside their yards usually have a shorter life span – they often become lost, injured, killed or are stolen while roaming unattended in the street. Their behaviour while roaming can also be a nuisance to other people. Sometimes cats are abandoned by their owners and are left to become strays and join the feral cat population. Feral cats do not depend on people at all for their food and shelter. They roam, scavenging for food and hunting our native wildlife.
Darwin currently has a large feral cat population which poses many issues for
cat owners, community members and Council.

When is a cat at large?

According to the By-Laws, a cat is at large if it is:

• not properly contained in the owners’ property / yard;
• not under effective control by the owner; or
• any part of its body is protruding from a vehicle.

Owners are required to have their cats on a lead or enclosed in a suitable
container when they are not being contained on the owner’s property.

Trapping cats at large

When a complaint is received about a cat being at large, Council will follow an established process to try to resolve the matter to everyone’s satisfaction. If the owner of the cat involved in the complaint cannot be identifi ed, or they will not cooperate, Regulatory Offi cers will attempt to trap the cat. To do this, a cat trap is placed in the area where the cat is suspected to be. Neighbours and owners of registered cats in the surrounding area will be informed about the trap via a letter box drop.

During the 12 weeks following the letterbox drop, Council will periodically place a cat trap in a sheltered location. Regulatory Officers will check the trap at least daily for captured cats.

If a captured cat can be identified via a microchip or other means, the owner of the animal will be notified and fined. Captured cats that cannot be identified will be taken to the pound and managed according to Council’s pound procedures, which may include the cat being destroyed after a certain period of impoundment.

Enforcement

Owners of cats found at large will be fined up to $110 in accordance with
the By-Laws. (67(1))

The RSPCA's hours of operation are: 1:00pm - 5:30pm Monday to Friday and

11:00am - 4:00pm Saturday and 11:00am - 1:00pm Sunday.

	Impound Date:	21/08/08
	Notice #:	7313/C027
	Location Found:	Eaton Pl Karama
	Sex:	Male
	Description	Domestic Short Hair - ginger kitten
	Collected By:	27/08/08

	Impound Date:	21/08/08
	Notice #:	7314/C028
	Location Found:	Eaton Pl Karama
	Sex:	Female
	Description	Domestic Short Hair - grey kitten
	Collected By:	27/08/08

	Impound Date:	21/08/08
	Notice #:	7315/C028
	Location Found:	Eaton Pl Karama
	Sex:	Male
	Description	Domestic Short Hair - grey kitten
	Collected By:	27/08/08

	Impound Date:	21/08/08
	Notice #:	7317/C031
	Location Found:	Eaton Pl Karama
	Sex:	Female
	Description	Domestic Short Hair - grey kitten
	Collected By:	27/08/08

	Impound Date:	21/08/08
	Notice #:	7318/C032
	Location Found:	Eaton Pl Karama
	Sex:	Male
	Description	Domestic Short Hair - grey/white with white blaze kitten
	Collected By:	27/08/08

	Impound Date:	21/08/08
	Notice #:	7319/C033
	Location Found:	Eaton Pl Karama
	Sex:	Female
	Description	Domestic Short Hair - white/black kitten
	Collected By:	27/08/08

	Impound Date:	21/08/08
	Notice #:	7320/C034
	Location Found:	Eaton Pl Karama
	Sex:	Female
	Description	Domestic Short Hair - tortoiseshell kitten
	Collected By:	27/08/08

	Impound Date:	21/08/08
	Notice #:	7321/C035
	Location Found:	Eaton Pl Karama
	Sex:	Male
	Description	Domestic Short Hair - black/white kitten
	Collected By:	27/08/08

	Impound Date:	21/08/08
	Notice #:	7321/C036
	Location Found:	Eaton Pl Karama
	Sex:	Male
	Description	Domestic Short Hair - black young adult
	Collected By:	27/08/08

	Impound Date:	20/08/08
	Notice #:	C025
	Location Found:	Kilfoyle Cr Nakara
	Sex:	Unknown
	Description	Black Domestic Short Hair
	Collected By:	26/08/08

	Impound Date:	11/08/08
	Notice #:	7801
	Location Found:	Parap
	Sex:	Female Desexed
	Description	White and Black Kitten with lame front paw
	Collected By:	August 2008