BENDIGO Animal Relief Centre has been given a State Government grant to offer free desexing for cats owned by some residents.<\/p>\n
BARC has received just over $15,000 to help deliver the Bendigo Community Cat Program, which aims to desex, vaccinate and register 50 cats belonging to low-income earners.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough the Bendigo Community Cat Program we are aiming to provide an affordable service to residents that will increase the number of micro-chipped, desexed, and registered cats in the community,\u201d said Fra Atyeo, operations manager at BARC.<\/p>\n
Minister for agriculture Mary-Anne Thomas said BARC is one of 21 organisations to receive a Pet Desexing Grant as part of the first round of a $1.5 million program aiming to desex over 4000 cats and 650 dogs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese grants will ensure Victoria\u2019s most vulnerable pet owners can access free or low-cost desexing and help limit the numbers of unwanted cats and dogs in shelters across the state,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe funding is an important step to support councils and not-for-profit organisations to provide critical desexing services and improve animal welfare outcomes for our much-loved pets.\u201d<\/p>\n
The desexing grants are part of the Animal Welfare Fund Grants Program which is designed to promote responsible pet ownership across the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BENDIGO Animal Relief Centre has been given a State Government grant to offer free desexing for cats owned by some residents. BARC has received just over $15,000 to help deliver the Bendigo Community Cat Program, which aims to desex, vaccinate and register 50 cats belonging to low-income earners. \u201cThrough the Bendigo Community Cat Program we […]<\/p>\n