Register your pet, or risk being fined.

Council’s Systematic Inspection Program of unregistered cats and dogs will continue next financial year, with Council today approving four more inspection programs through to June 2024.

In just this current financial year alone, 17,317 new cats and dogs were registered between 1 July 2022 and 22 March 2023. This is a 55% increase when compared to registrations for the same period in 2021/22. Acting Mayor Jodie Shipway said the results speak for themselves.

“While the majority of cat and dog owners in Moreton Bay are responsible for their pets, there is a likelihood of a significant number of owners across the region who have not registered their cat and/or dog at all,” she said.

“It’s important that we closely monitor our cat population and ensure people take responsibility for their pets, so they don’t escape and become a threat to native animals.

“That’s why we need a programmed approach to the registration of cats and dogs to ensure pet owners don’t become complacent - this would diminish Council’s