Animal Management Plan
Animal management issues impact on the health, well-being and lives of the whole community.
Council’s Animal Management Plan for 2024-2028 sets the direction for the management of dogs and cats within the Mount Barker District Council area for the next 5 years as required under the Dog and Cat Management Act 1995.
As well as committing to responding to and aiming to reduce animal management issues such as dog attacks and barking dogs the Plan involves a number of proactive measures and actions that will be undertaken by Council’s Public Safety Officers.
The business as usual activities include:
- Educating the community about responsible dog and cat ownership
- Responding to barking dog complaints
- Reuniting lost cats and dogs with their owners
- Impounding of unclaimed dogs and cats
- Responding to Dog attacks
- Picking up dogs that are wandering at large
- Monitoring of reserves, parks and sporting fields in relation to dog management issues
- Facilitating dog and cat re-registration
- Responding to cat nuisance complaints
- Providing an after-hours service for the collection of lost dogs that are restrained.
- Ensuring dogs and cats are registered.
Additional actions that are within this Plan are:
- Reviewing all open spaces in relation to how dogs are exercised
- Investigate future impound options for Council
- Explore possible future dog parks