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Funds approved to help rehome cats and dogs

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NSW Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig announced the funds last week as part of $1.5 million dollars in phase one of a program to help support rehoming organisations care for cats and dogs.

There is $6 million in the overall program, called the Companion Animal Welfare and Rehoming Grants program, with the minister saying 58 animal rehoming organisations are to benefit.

Funds can be used for new equipment, to upgrade facilities, and to cover veterinary treatments such as desexing and vaccination.

Minister Hoenig says successful recipients in the first round included a mix of regional and metropolitan rehoming organisations.

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