Responsible Cat Ownership Course

Two kittens sitting on scratching post tower

The Responsible Cat Ownership Course gives you some basic information about your legal responsibilities as a cat owner.

The course covers 3 main topics with a test at the end:

  • Section 1 — Rights and responsibilities
  • Section 2 — Cat welfare and management
  • Section 3 — Cat behaviour
  • Section 4 — Final test

Completion certificate and tests

To achieve a completion certificate, you must achieve a 90% pass grade in all tests that you enrol in.

Core test

Participants who fail to pass the core exam may take it a second time.

To complete the e-learning course, please visit

learning.animalwelfare.vic.gov.au

You will be prompted to create an account, once your account has been created, please navigate to the ‘Goals Catalogue’ to access the course

If you require support accessing the course, please email learning@agriculture.vic.gov.au.

If you have any feedback or questions please email pet.welfare@agriculture.vic.gov.au

Page last updated: 07 Feb 2024