Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) If —
(a) the
operator of a cat management facility does not know the identity of the owner
of a cat and fails to identify the owner within 3 working days of the cat
entering the cat management facility; or
(b) the
owner of a cat notified under section 32 has not reclaimed the cat within
—
(i)
7 working days from the notice being given under that
section; or
(ii)
the holding period specified in the notice,
whichever is later; or
(c) the
owner of a cat has surrendered the cat to the cat management facility,
then the operator of
the facility may —
(d)
transfer the cat; or
(e)
cause the cat to be destroyed in a humane manner.
(2) Despite subsection
(1), the operator of a cat management facility may cause any cat kept at the
facility to be destroyed in a humane manner immediately —
(a) if
the operator believes on reasonable grounds that the cat —
(i)
is feral, diseased or dangerous; and
(ii)
has caused or given, or is likely to cause or give,
serious injury, or serious illness, to a person, another animal or itself; or
(b) in
the circumstances, if any, prescribed.