26Destruction of cats at cat management facilities

26 Destruction of cats at cat management facilities

The operator of a cat management facility may humanely destroy a cat, or cause a cat to be humanely destroyed, if he or she reasonably believes that the cat –

(a) has caused, or is behaving in a manner that is likely to cause, serious injury to a person, another animal, or itself; or

(b) is not microchipped and has been assessed by the operator as unfit to be placed as, or offered as, a domestic pet; or

(c) is not microchipped and is unable to be accommodated within the cat management facility.