Camden residents can have their cats microchipped for free during May, as part of council’s new companion animal program.
The Permanent Identification Program (PIP) is a council initiative to improve the capacity for council rangers to return pets to their home when they are found.
Currently, 10 per cent of cats found by council rangers are microchipped as compared to 71 per cent of dogs.
“Council wants to make it as easy as possible for residents to be responsible pet owners and enjoy the health and wellbeing benefits of maintaining a companion animal,” says Mayor Lara Symkowiak.
“It is the intention of council to have all dogs and cats returned to their home as soon as possible and maintain our ‘no kill’ policy for any animal that can be homed,” Cr Symkowiak said.
The free cat microchipping program is available to residents in the Camden Council area and will be done by a council ranger in the owner’s home.
For more information or to make a booking, contact Camden’s companion animal ranger on 4654 7777.
♦ In other local news, Camden Council has now completed renewal works to the shared path in Harrington Park Estate.
The path surrounding Harrington Park Lake has now been reconstructed for the use of bicycles and pedestrians and completed to a high standard.
The old path was cracking, uneven and around 25 years old.
“Council is focused on providing recreational facilities and infrastructure to support the health and wellbeing of the community and the growing number of families in our area,” Cr Symkowiak said.
“This shared path provides residents with safe access around the lake’s foreshore and an excellent opportunity for recreational activities.
“Replacing the path to such a high quality was a sound decision of Council that will help to reduce maintenance costs into the future.”
The works to replace the former asphalt path were funded as a priority project in Camden Council’s current budget to the amount of $429,000.
