Media Response - Surrendering of Pets

Published on 05 August 2022

Has Council noticed an increase in pet surrendering numbers post-COVID?

Response:

Surrenders of dogs and cats to our pound facility have stayed at similar numbers to previous years and Council officers have not experienced any increase to previous years.

The number of dogs impounded has reduced in that Council is collecting a lesser amount of dogs than we were pre-pandemic.

The collection of stray cats are also down to below pre-pandemic numbers.

Issued: 5 August 2022

To: The Project television program

Quoting: Mayor Stuart James