Foot-in-mouth
OPINION: The Hound hears from his canine pals in Southland that an individual's derogatory remarks on social media have left them wishing they had kept their mouth firmly closed.
THE SOUTHLAND District Council is review its dog control bylaws policies and wants to hear from the public.
Environmental health manager Michael Sarfaiti says a public survey is the first step in the process. The survey will allow the council to consult informally with the public and give people the opportunity to express their views on dog control, which can be integrated into the review.
"Council believes that serious dog attacks are totally unacceptable, and knows that the public expects to be safe from dogs both at home and in public," Sarfaiti says.
"We receive about one reported dog attack a week, with most being attacks on other dogs and animals. Council wants to take this opportunity to make changes to both our bylaw and policy to reduce wandering, attacks and the number of unwanted dogs throughout the district."
Key issues the council is seeking feedback on in the survey include:
The survey can be completed by visiting the council's website, www.southlanddc.govt.nz, or by visiting any of council's area offices, where surveys can be handed in at the counter or placed in a survey box.
Information gathered in the survey will then be used to produce a draft bylaw and policy, which will be put to the council on 18 March. Council will then hold a formal consultation process with the public, including a submissions hearing, with the new rules likely to be adopted on 3 June.
The survey will run until February 14.
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