The Top Ender Magazine December January 2021 Edition
You will start to see some changes throughout this edition and into the next. The Top Ender is very excited to be producing a magazine solely by Defence Families for Defence Famlies.
You will start to see some changes throughout this edition and into the next.
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Regular<br />
Regular<br />
Pets in the NT<br />
For residents living within the Darwin,<br />
Palmerston and Katherine Municipality, dog<br />
registration must be applied for within one<br />
(1) month of arriving and/or over three (3)<br />
months of age then renewed annually. Cats<br />
do not need to be registered in Palmerston<br />
or Katherine.<br />
You can register your pet at your local council, via online<br />
registration forms or check their individual website for<br />
other options. <strong>The</strong>re are a number of microchip registries<br />
in Australia, so it is important to find out which one your<br />
pet belongs to. Microchip details must also be provided to<br />
Council as part of the registration. Ensure you contact the<br />
microchip company to update your new contact details.<br />
When registering you will need to provide information as<br />
to whether the animal has been desexed. Ensure you have<br />
the desexed certificates available as well as the microchip<br />
information as you may be eligible<br />
for a discount or concession. It is also<br />
worth asking whether defence members<br />
receive a discount, as some<br />
councils will apply a further discount<br />
or concession upon ID being shown.<br />
When you register your dog or<br />
cat for the first time you may receive<br />
an information package which outlines<br />
registration conditions and your responsibilities as<br />
an owner.<br />
• To register your animal you commit to practising<br />
responsible pet ownership by -<br />
• Managing your animal to prevent noise nuisance<br />
• Taking appropriate steps should verified complaints<br />
be made<br />
• Meeting the requirements for your animals health<br />
and well-being<br />
• Providing continued physical and mental exercise<br />
and stimulation for my animals<br />
• Walking your animals on a leash<br />
• Educating your family to care for the animal<br />
• Keeping your animals vaccinations up to date<br />
You will need to<br />
provide information<br />
as to whether the<br />
animal has been<br />
desexed...<br />
• Watching your animal when in the presence of<br />
children or strangers<br />
• Collecting faeces and dispose of in a sanitary<br />
manner<br />
• Continuing the training and socialisation process<br />
• Ensuring your animal is appropriately contained.<br />
Please ensure you read your local<br />
council animal managment policies<br />
You must renew your pet registration every year by 1<br />
September. Typically, you will receive a notice 1 month prior.<br />
Some councils will work out a Pro-Rata rate if registering<br />
after the 30 November.<br />
Different states and territories have different laws and<br />
Council requirements please ensure you read your local<br />
council animal management policies. For prices of registration<br />
and further information, please visit the council’s<br />
website for your area listed below:<br />
For more information contact your local council and<br />
visit their website<br />
• www.darwin.nt.gov.au<br />
• https://www.palmerston.nt.gov.au/live/<br />
animals/registration<br />
• https://www.katherine.nt.gov.au/<br />
By Denna Menz<br />
Community Co-Ordinator for <strong>The</strong> <strong>Top</strong> <strong>Ender</strong><br />
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