Draft Dog and Cat Management Plan 2022 - 2027
Consultation has concluded
What is a Dog and Cat Management Plan and why do we need one?
The Dog and Cat Management Plan is a requirement under the Dog and Cat Management Act 1995. All councils are required to prepare a 5-year plan relating to the management of dogs and cats within its council area.
The Plan will replace our 2017 - 2022 Dog and Cat Management Plan and will focus on our community's priorities, our Community Plan 2030 objectives and our Dog By-law 5, while incorporating legislative responsibilities for dog and cat ownership.
In line with Council's vision of 'Committed to being the best place to live, work and enjoy life', the main focus of this Plan is to continue to address the immediate safety of our community and promote responsible pet ownership, while ensuring legislation is adhered to and in alignment with the strategic objectives of our Community Plan.
The objectives contained in this Plan have been informed by Council's dog and cat management feedback data, the requirements of the Act and feedback received from community consultation.
These objectives will guide the direction for the management of dogs and cats during the next 5 years and address issues including:
- Community education and compliance.
- Responsible pet ownership.
- Dogs off-lead.
- Dog faeces management.
- Dog parks.
- Dog socialisation.
- Greyhound events.
- Mandatory microchipping and desexing of dogs and cats.
- Feral or unowned cat control.
- Cat containment.
Development of our plan
The Dog and Cat Management Plan 2023 - 2028 builds upon the success of our previous Plan and is informed by:
- Local complaints data on dog attacks and harassment, dogs wandering at large and barking dogs etc.
- DACO data on registrations, desexing and microchipping of dogs.
- Local complaints of cats causing a nuisance.
- The Dog and Cat Management Act 1995 and Dog and Cat Management Regulations 2017.
- The City of West Torrens By-law 5 - Dogs.
- Community consultation (as detailed below).
To assist with the development of this Plan, community consultation was undertaken via Council's Your Say platform from 9 March to 1 April 2022. This valuable feedback has provided us with an overview of our local community's main concerns, which we can address long-term. Consultation findings can be found later in this document.
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How to have your say |
Let us know your thoughts about the Draft Dog and Cat Management Plan 2022 - 2027 by using any of the following:
- Online
Use the online feedback form at the bottom of this page.
- Post
Complete the downloadable feedback form or prepare a written submission (including your name and residential address) and mail to:
'Dogs and Cats in West Torrens submission'
City of West Torrens
165 Sir Donald Bradman Drive
Hilton 5033
- Email
Complete the downloadable feedback form or prepare a written submission (including your name and residential address) and email info@wtcc.sa.gov.au with the subject heading 'Dogs and Cats in West Torrens submission'.
All responses must be received by 5pm Monday 12 December 2022.
Additional information
If you would like to discuss the Dog and Cat Management Plan or have any questions, please contact our Senior Community Safety Officer on (08) 8416 6333 or email info@wtcc.sa.gov.au
Council’s use of personal information
Please note that the City of West Torrens is a public authority which is bound by the Local Government Act 1999, and other relevant legislation, to retain information and to make certain information publicly available. In some instances, this will require Council to publish personal information such as names and addresses of those whose information it holds. If you have any questions regarding the use of your personal information please contact Council on (08) 8416 6333.
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