The purpose of the Domestic Animal Management Plan (the Plan) is to provide the City of Bayside with a strategic framework that delivers policy direction and action plans for animal management.
The Plan has been developed using the guiding principles of the Domestic Animals Act 1994 and local knowledge, expertise and input received from the community.
The main issues identified in the Plan and judged by the community when surveyed in order of relative importance:
- mandatory cat desexing
- cat curfew
- pets at home community volunteer program
- pets into nursing homes and hospitals program
- free return service of wandering pets with no fines and no release fees
- establishment of a full time pound
- establishment of a dog playground with specialised agility and play equipment
07-Apr-2009