About the plan
Council completed community consultation in 2021. More than 3,400 community members participated, including:
- pet owners
- people without pets
- local animal businesses
Community feedback helped inform the priorities and initiatives outlined in the plan.
This plan will be reviewed each year.
Focus areas for 2021 to 2025
- Promote and encourage responsible ownership of dogs and cats
- Encourage the registration and identification of dogs and cats
- Minimise the risk of attacks by dogs on people and animals
- Minimise the potential for dogs and cats to create a nuisance
- Address the issue of over-population and high euthanasia rates of cats and dogs
- Manage dangerous, menacing and restricted breed dogs in the municipality
- Inspect and ensure our domestic animal businesses comply with the requirements
- Provide training for Council’s authorised officers
- Other domestic animal matters.
See the 2021-2025 Domestic Animal Management Plan
Adopting the plan
Council adopted the Plan on 28 February 2022 and is in effect through to 2025.
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