Draft Domestic Animal Management Plan 2017-2021
Consultation has concluded
The Maroondah Domestic Animal Management Plan identifies the ongoing and emerging issues that Council needs to consider and address over the next four years.
It provides the service planning and delivery framework for animal management services. It also provides an overview of the ongoing compliance and education activities carried out by Council. As of April 2017 there are 13,065 dogs and 5,033 cats on Council’s pet registration database.
Research tells us that pets are an important part of families, are considered as members of the family not ‘companion animals’ as in the past; are cherished because they give ‘unconditional love’, and are likely to be credited for giving an overwhelming majority of residents a ‘strong reason for living’.
The Domestic Animal Management Plan summarises the research carried out for the project and makes thirty nine recommendations on nine topics. The recommendations outlined in this plan will be addressed over the next four years.
