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Companion Animals - Links

The following links provide further information and related material on companion animals.

  • Australasian Animal Registry
  • Central Animal Records
  • National Pet Register
  • Petsafe
  • Dogs NSW
  • Petcare Information and Avisory Service
  • RSPCA
  • Australian Veterinary Association
  • Companion Animals Act
  • Waratah State Cat Alliance
  • The NSW Animal Welfare League
  • Victorian Department of Primary Industries - All about cats website
  • Renbury Farm Animal Shelter
  • Dog-E-Data
  • Pet Search
  • Electronic Zoo
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    Web Sites & Related Information

    Australasian Animal Registry

    		  

    Australasian Animal Registry
    The Australasian Animal Registry (AAR) is a division of the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS). The AAR provides a service for all states within Australia and New Zealand. The AAR maintains details of registered microchipped animals in any country in the world, where owners have moved overseas and may expect to return.
    www.australiananimalregistry.com.au
     
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    Central Animal Records

    www.car.com.au

    		  

    Central Animal Records
    Central Animal Records (CAR) provides an animal recovery service that is seen as the benchmark for the animal registry industry. CAR provide and support every Council/Municipality, Animal Welfare Organisation and Veterinary Clinic in Australia with a 24 hours per day, 7 day per week recovery service that ensures microchips can be used as an effective tool in animal management. To ensure that your pet is listed on a National microchip database, you can contact CAR for further details at:
    www.car.com.au/info/companyinfo.asp
     
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    National Pet Register

    www.petregister.com.au

     

    		  

    National Pet Register
    The National Pet Register provides an Australia-wide pet identification and recovery service. The aim of the National Pet Register is to reduce the number of lost and stray animals by issuing free individually numbered ID tags and recording microchip numbers on our national database. This service is ideal for pet owners who intend to move interstate or frequently go on holidays with their pet.

     
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    Petsafe

    www.petsafe.com.au

     

    		  

    Petsafe
    Petsafe is a site created by humans for their best friends – their pets. A person can protect their pet by registering both its microchip number & Petsafe collar tag number on the Petsafe recovery network. The Petsafe recovery network is a pet recovery system that provides a national 24 hour phone and web based service, seven days a week every day of the year.

     
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    Dogs NSW

    www.dogsnsw.org.au

    		  

    Dogs NSW
    The principal objectives of Dogs NSW is to promote and raise the standards of breeding purebred dogs, maintain the Register of purebred dogs and promote and educate responsible dog ownership amongst the Members and the Community. Dogs NSW and its members support best breeding practices and assist and make contributions to canine veterinary research.

     
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    Pet Net

    www.petnet.com.au

    		  

    Petcare Information and Advisory Service
    Home page of the Petcare Information and Advisory Service, a non profit organisation, dedicated to promoting responsible pet ownership. Has lots of information about all sorts of things to do with pets.
    Includes Selectapet - an interactive way to select the breed of dog or cat that best suits your life style.

     
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    RSPCA

    www.rspca.org.au

    		   RSPCA Australia
    Hosted by RSPCA Australia, the site provides the contact details for the head office and branches of RSPCS NSW, together with RSPCA's policy statements and position papers, national campaigns, information and news.
     
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    The Australian Veterinary Association

    www.ava.com.au

    		   Australian Veterinary Association
    The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) is the professional organisation representing veterinarians across Australia. The extensive web site provides information to AVA members and others about the wide range of activities undertaken by the AVA. It also includes information on the special interest groups of the AVA, conferences, information sheets and media releases.
     
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    Australian Legal Information Institute

    www.austlii.edu.au

    		   Companion Animals Act 1998
    Australian Legal Information Institute
         
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    The NSW Animal Welfare League

    		 The NSW Animal Welfare League
    The NSW Animal Welfare League is a charity with 14 branches throughout NSW. The League cares for and rehomes abandoned and surrendered animals and also enforces the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. The League promotes responsible pet ownership, desexing and microchipping of companion animals. Their site includes photos and details of dogs and cats available for adoption.
    www.animalwelfareleague.com.au
     
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    Victorian Department of Primary Industries - All about cats website

    		 Victorian Department of Primary Industries - All about cats website
    This website is produced by the Victorian Department of Primary Industries. It contains useful information about being a responsible cat owner such as tips on ensuring the health of your cat and issues to consider if you are thinking about having your cat desexed. The website also includes tips for confining your cat to your property and a link to a guide to building cat proof fencing and cat enclosures.

    Please note that the site is operated by the Victorian Government. Any legal requirements contained on the site relating to microchipping and registration apply to cats kept in Victoria only.
    www.pets.dpi.vic.gov.au/community/allaboutcats.php
     
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    Renbury Farm Animal Shelter
    Renbury Farm Animal Shelter is the lost dog, cat and stock pound for Bankstown, Camden, Liverpool and Fairfield City Councils. Site includes details and photos of the animals in the pound for each of the local government areas as well as animals available for sale.
     
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      Dog-E-Data
    DOG-E-DATA is a private Photo ID system for dogs and operates separately from council registration or microchipping requirements. This site also provides information on off-leash areas.
         
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      Pet Search
     Pet Search is a Sydney based organisation, established in 1992 to help reunite people with their lost pets. The Pet Search database contains data collected from members of the public, vets, councils, pounds and animal welfare agencies about animals found all over Australia.
         
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    • Electronic Zoo
    A vast collection of animal related web sites, hosted by Washington University in the USA. Provides links to sites, discussion groups, ftp sites, specialist sites, with a full index so that it is easy to navigate around the site. Has won many awards and is the most comprehensive animal related site.
       
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    New South Wales Department of Local Government
    5 O'Keefe Ave, Nowra, NSW, Australia
    Locked Bag 3015, Nowra, NSW 2541 Australia
    Email: pets@dlg.nsw.gov.au
    Tel: 61-2-4428 4181
    Fax: 61-2-4428 4199
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