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Consultation has concluded
Following a community survey and stakeholder consultation late last year, Mitchell Shire Council has developed a new Domestic Animal Management Plan, which has now been adopted.
Domestic Animal Management Plans are legislated and must be developed by all Councils across Victoria.
The plan outlines three key focus areas for Council over the next four years:
Improvements to Council’s pound facilities to cater for growth
Investigation of mandatory de-sexing of cats and a dusk to dawn cat curfew
Investigation of an on-leash dog policy, including the possibility of fenced off-leash areas
A range of secondary focus areas are also identified in the plan including:
Increasinganimalregistration and microchipping numbers
Reducing dogs wandering at large
Refined temperament testing of dogs and catstoincrease rehoming and adoptions from the pound
Developing a 10-point guide for new pet owners
Following a community survey and stakeholder consultation late last year, Mitchell Shire Council has developed a new Domestic Animal Management Plan, which has now been adopted.
Domestic Animal Management Plans are legislated and must be developed by all Councils across Victoria.
The plan outlines three key focus areas for Council over the next four years:
Improvements to Council’s pound facilities to cater for growth
Investigation of mandatory de-sexing of cats and a dusk to dawn cat curfew
Investigation of an on-leash dog policy, including the possibility of fenced off-leash areas
A range of secondary focus areas are also identified in the plan including:
Increasinganimalregistration and microchipping numbers
Reducing dogs wandering at large
Refined temperament testing of dogs and catstoincrease rehoming and adoptions from the pound
You can also drop completed submissions in to our Customer and Library Service Centres at the following locations:
Broadford: 13 High Street, Broadford Kilmore: 12 Sydney Street, Kilmore Seymour: 125 Anzac Avenue, Seymour Wallan: 9/81-99 High Street (Wellington Square), Wallan
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Consultation has concluded
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