Barunga West Animal Management Plan
The Barunga West Animal Management Plan 2020-2025’s mission is to create an environment which encourages responsible pet ownership, where people and pets integrate safely and harmoniously within the Barunga West community.
“To promote and facilitate responsible ownership of dogs and cats, recognising that companion animals are part of the community, focusing on the legitimate needs of pets and their owners whilst recognising the differing needs of all members of the community and at all times protecting and respecting the environment.”
The Plan contains recommendations for a wide range of actions to be undertaken by the Council to achieve these objectives. It provides a sound basis and direction from which it can plan and make future decisions over the next five years, and relates back to the wider Council policy context and emphasises the proactive combination of education, prevention, encouragement and enforcement to achieve Council’s objectives.
Education and promotion are key priorities in changing attitudes to result in an increase in responsible pet ownership in the future.
At the same time Council must be proactive in investigating and implementing preventative measures where possible and by providing encouragement to members of our community to comply with our policies and regulations which is ongoing.
Although it is expected that there will be a progressive decline in complaints and less reliance on enforcement, this will occur over the longer term.
At the same time there may be a counter balancing effect due to increasing community expectation, increased profile on the Regulatory Services section and its services and encouragement of reporting (eg. All dog attacks and variables such as impacts from proposed legislative amendments to the Act).
Council has an established Dog Park at Port Broughton, this information can be found here. https://www.barungawest.sa.gov.au/services/animal-management/dogs