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I thought about it too late to do a lot of good, but I wonder if strata schemes could be persuaded to include another option (or two) for their owners to consider for the KEEPING PETS by-law.
If you have no cats yet in the building it might be easily do-able, but either way, if you care about wildlife and the environment, I hope you’ll consider banning or confining cats within the four walls of a lot, a worthwhile battle.
Here’s some ammunition, but there’s plenty more like it on the internet.
Cats are efficient killers and well-fed domestic cats do it merely for the thrill of it.
Click on SHOW TRANSCRIPT of this Robin Williams broadcast to give you an idea of the problem.
If cat owners claim their cat is not part of the problem, show them this video of a GPS tracker on a cat just like their own.
Where does your cat roam after dark? Check this out.
I am no lawyer, but adding something like this to the options already on the Model By-laws might at least start the conversation. Options A and B exist, with Option A the default by-law for schemes who don’t submit their own variation or choose Option B.
I’d be grateful for any help with the wording for my Options C and D
Option C
(1) An owner or occupier of a lot may keep a reasonable animal (bar cats) on the lot or the common property with the written approval of the owners corporation.
(a) In this by-law, cats are not included or permitted. An owner or
occupier must not keep a cat in their lot or on common property.
(2) The owners corporation must not unreasonably withhold its approval of the keeping of an animal (bar cats) on a lot or the common property and must give an owner or occupier written reasons for any refusal to grant approval.
(3) If an owner or occupier of a lot keeps an animal on the lot, the owner or occupier must:
(a) keep the animal within the lot, and
(b) supervise the animal when it is on the common property, and
(c) take any action that is necessary to clean all areas of the lot or the common property that are soiled by the animal.
(4) An owner or occupier of a lot who keeps an assistance animal on the lot must, if required to do so by the owners corporation, provide evidence to the owners corporation demonstrating that the animal is an assistance animal as referred to in section 9 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.
Option D
(1) An owner or occupier of a lot may keep an animal on the lot (bar cats) or the common property with the written approval of the owners corporation.
(a) In this by-law, cats are not included or permitted. An owner or
occupier must not keep a cat in their lot or on common property.
(2) The owners corporation must not unreasonably withhold its approval of the keeping of an animal (bar cats) on a lot or the common property and must give an owner or occupier written reasons for any refusal to grant approval.
(3) If an owner or occupier of a lot keeps an animal on the lot, the owner or occupier must:
(a) keep the animal within the lot, and
(b) supervise the animal when it is on the common property, and
(c) take any action that is necessary to clean all areas of the lot or the common property that are soiled by the animal.
(4) An owner or occupier of a lot who keeps an assistance animal on the lot must, if required to do so by the owners corporation, provide evidence to the owners corporation demonstrating that the animal is an assistance animal as referred to in section 9 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.