Animal Care Australia (ACA) working purr-fectly for cats!

Australia has one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world. Cats are the second most common pet with approximately 30% of households owning at least one cat. As Australia’s work habits and our way of living changes more people are finding cat ownership fits into their lifestyle. More and more people are seeking out a registered hobby breeder for a specific breed to purchase their new family member.

There are several Cat Associations across Australia. These cater to the hobby breeder, show enthusiast and support pet owners in responsible cat ownership. It is with membership to these Associations that for many governments formalises a hobby breeder as being ‘registered’.

The Cat Associations encourage hobby breeders to adhere to their relevant State and Local legislation. The ongoing changes that are happening in legislation pertaining to hobby breeders is complex and will continue to impact every aspect of breeding, – the breeding of pedigrees cats, keeping entire breeders and homing kittens not kept for breeding.

Bringing together all animal hobbyists so there is one voice to be heard in government where concerning legislation is being created and implemented – this is what Animal Care Australia is here for.

Michelle Grayson is the current cat representative. Michelle is part of the Executive Committee with the NSW Cat Fancies Association of Australian. Michelle has owned cats all of her life and began Showing cats in 2012 and breeding them in 2013.