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Enhanced animal facility to deliver impoundment serviceNew impoundment facilities for wandering cats and dogs are to be constructed in Morwell. By Latrobe City Council - 10th July 2006 - Back to News New impoundment facilities for wandering cats and dogs are to be constructed in Morwell, following a decision by Latrobe City Council on Monday to reject the RSPCA’s latest financial proposals for council’s impoundment services to be delivered from a proposed new RSPCA regional shelter.
Council originally negotiated a per capita impounded animal fee for pound services to be provided from the RSPCA’s proposed regional shelter at Hernes Oak. However, In February, Latrobe City was informed by the RSPCA that an annual ‘managerial’ fee would now need to be paid for a service to be provided.
Latrobe City’s chief executive officer, Paul Buckley, said that the high cost of the RSPCA’s most recent proposals would be an unacceptable impost on Latrobe ratepayers. "Effectively the annual managerial fee they are now proposing is several times the cost of providing the service ourselves. Effectively, if we accepted their proposal, it means Latrobe ratepayers would be picking up the tab for the RSPCA’s regional operations. That is not the proposal we were first approached about, and is not one we can accept," Mr Buckley said.
"Council has now decided that council’s impoundment facilities will continue to be provided through council, but will be upgraded with additional facilities in a centralised location.
"A state of the art facility was constructed in Morwell just a few years ago which houses fourteen dogs. To ensure we deliver a high level of service across the municipality this facility will be upgraded with a new building and will effectively double in size.
"Additionally, in a soon to be introduced initiative, upon being ‘apprehended’ registration collar details and microchip scans of pets found at large will be cross referenced on the spot by the apprehending local laws officer, and the owner directly contacted immediately where possible. "This should mean that considerably fewer animals will need to be housed at the pound," Mr Buckley explained.
Mr Buckley said that a tendering process for construction of the additional animal facility will begin almost immediately. "Our objective is to have the additional facility built and operating within this financial year," Mr Buckley said.
"Our local laws officers have a great relationship with local RSPCA personnel and in fact many animal welfare agencies and members of the public who have animal welfare at heart. The fact that in the last five weeks alone, 32 impounded dogs have been able to be rehoused, is the clearest indication that our people work extremely hard in the interests of our four legged friends. We will continue to work with our community to ensure and enhance responsible pet ownership," Mr Buckley added.
Source: www.gippsland.com Published by: news@gippsland.com
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