Background
Council is preparing the new Melton Domestic Animal Management Plan (DAMP) and invites you to be involved.
Pets are an important part of our lives, and the purpose of the DAMP is to provide Council with a framework for identifying and addressing matters associated with the management and wellbeing of cats and dogs over the next four years.
It identifies animal management compliance and education initiatives carried out by Council and new initiatives identified to address emerging issues. It also identifies opportunities for community and Council partnerships to tackle challenges associated with cats and dogs in the community.
We have identified some of the priorities below and want your feedback so that we can provide quality services that relate to our much loved dogs and cats.
Priorities Identified
- Educating the community on what we do, and
communicating our efforts to rehome animals through adoptions or with
animal rescue groups
- Reviewing the name of the Facility to better reflect
the adoption and welfare activities carried out at the facility.
Partnerships with residents to:
- encourage desexing and adopting
stray cats they are feeding
- humanely address the stray cat population.
Partnerships with dog owners to ensure:
- they better train and control their dogs
- they understand dog behaviours and recognising signs
of stress and aggression
- they prevent dogs from annoying other park users.
Have your say!
Have your say on how Council can improve Animal Management in the City of Melton.
You can have your say on Council's new Domestic Animal Management Plan by:
- Completing our brief survey (below)
- Registering for an online forum on Tuesday, 3 June (below).
- Email a submission to damp@melton.vic.gov.au
- Attend one of our in-person Drop-in sessions (see the right column of this page for further details).
