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Domestic Animal Management Plan

As our city’s population grows, so does the number of pets who inhabit our city. Our aim is to ensure they have a safe and fun place to live and play. 

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Each Victorian council is required to prepare a domestic animal management plan at four-yearly intervals. Domestic Animal Management Plans focus on cats and dogs specifically and outline the key issues, objectives and priorities for how these will be managed.

Our Domestic Animal Management Plan 2022–2025 covers issues such as registration and identification, nuisance, dog attacks, dangerous menacing and restricted breed dogs, overpopulation and domestic animal businesses. We aim to minimise the nuisance and possible danger created by some cats and dogs.

The Domestic Animal Management Plan 2022–2025 has been developed in consultation with the community.

our acknowledgement

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  • Aboriginal People Flag

The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. 

 

We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.