Responsible cat ownership helps keep your cat safe and healthy while protecting local wildlife and supporting a happy, safe community across Greater Geelong.
Owning a cat
Register your cat
To help keep your pets safe, you must register your cat or dog with us once they are 3 months old and renew this registration by 10 April every year.
Desexing
All cats must be desexed prior to being registered for the first time.
Cat curfew
There is a cat curfew in place in our municipality. This means your cat must be confined in a secured environment – that is inside a building or enclosure – on your property from sunset to sunrise.
Roaming cats
The City offers a free cat trapping service within the municipality for residents experiencing nuisance cats on their property.
Report a roaming cat online to request to borrow a trap.
Note: There are currently extended wait times for trap requests.
Cat adoption
Geelong Animal Welfare Society (GAWS) has a pet adoption service. All pets purchased through GAWS will be desexed and microchipped before you take them home.
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