The Local Government view on urban animal management

Councillor Peter Woods

Abstract

Local Government involvement in animal management has occurred mainly under the Dog Act which does not provide a cost-effective mechanism for control.

Local Government supports the introduction of a consolidated legislative package for urban animal control - possibly the proposed Companion Animal Bill - which must provide adequate fees to enable councils to educate the community in the rights and responsibilities of animal ownership and maintain effective control measures where education fails.

About the author

Councillor Peter Woods
Mayor, Concord Municipal Council
President, Local Government Association of New South Wales
President, Australian Local Government Association
Vise President, Asia Pacific Region of the International Union of Local Authorities
Member, Geographic Names Board of New South Wales
Chairperson, NSW Local Government Recycling Co-operative
Member, Australian Local Government Training Board
Member, National Task Force on Regional Development

Cr Woods is an Industrial Advocate in professional life.

Cr Woods regards Local Government as the first sphere of government - the sphere at which people can become involved in decisions affecting their lives. His particular interests are environmental planning, participatory democracy and provision for ethnic minorities in our communities.

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