March 15, 2011 12:30AM
NUISANCE barking dogs(Chris Button) would be seized and could be destroyed under strict new rules planned by councils.
In the most harsh measure, nuisance dogs could be removed if the owner is unavailable and has failed to comply with a barking order, and then put down if not claimed from a shelter.
Nuisance barking dogs can only be controlled presently through a fine for their owner via the courts or an expiation notice. Residents and Ratepayers Association president Kevin Kaeding said the plan was too harsh.
"These plans are designed to make life easier for council dog controllers, but there are many companion animals which although being a nuisance should be controlled, not destroyed," he said.
nteThe changes also propose:
COURT orders introduced to allow unregistered dogs to be seized and destroyed if not collected.
DOUBLING of fines for minor breaches of control order conditions rather than having to take the owner to court.
REMOVAL of barking dogs if the owner is unavailable and has failed to comply with a barking nuisance order.
DOGS to be subject of control if they are dangerous or menacing or a nuisance, rather than dangerous plus one of the latter two.
The plans have been developed by the metropolitan councils' Senior Animal Management Officers Forum, which wants changes to the Dog and Cat Management Act. The State Government's Dog and Cat Management Board will comment on the plans when the LGA formally forwarded the proposals.
Mr Kaeding said the changes were "over the top".
"Some of these ideas are over the top and there are a lot of vulnerable people, the elderly and those on low incomes will lose their companion pets," he said. "The councils are just trying to make it easier to destroy these animals."
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I once lived in the suburb , short afterwards I moved out mainly for security concern:
These concerns firstly came in a ghosty way. For example, the sink was flooded one day; strangers or strange vehicles ; the door was open early in the morning etc.Once a very important alert and helpful signal in a situation came from the dogs in neighbourhood. That day three dogs barked at the same time, I knew some stranger was approaching nearby. Why, if one's got used to listen to animals , it's easy to know their characters. Some of them barks to every one pass by, to any non- family members; some of them bark to only total strangers on the street, but not to their neighbours. And if all of them are barking, some complete stranger to the district is defintely nearby.
That day I found some strange vehicles around the house. I have been familiar with the cars of house mates. And I found one of the room of the house with lights on, but none of the cars are of my housemates. I knocked the door but no one answered, so I went shower.I heard dogs barking outside. I heard "bang" from the front door , there's then silence. I, through the judgement of dog barks knew there're definitely strangers to this street around, and they were not any of the neighbours. I waited that night till the roommate came back and told him what happened. He didn't check too much and answered me " nothing is lost in the room" . This was an Indonesian accounting student, named Oris, from University of South Australia. I knew later on, that he was involved with drug trading. - One simply cannot judge people based on their social identity as a student.
I reported this to national security including the dogs barking that helped my judgement, at the time the Prime Minister was Kevin Rudd, a bloke with a round dropsy face, complexion as fair as dead corpse, and increasing secret resolution hidden in his cornor of mouth. Fishing is his hobby.
In fact, most animals has natural instinct. Dogs and cats, are usually more sensitive than human being in a way. Their eyes in the darkness, their sniff technique, and their ears, provides us more indicators beyond human capability. What I surely suggest to old people , is to have a pet . Not only they serves as good emotional companion , their senses can cover the deficiency from people's aging, and serve as good body guards and natural alarms.And if there's limited extra money to invest in a puppy, you can always adopt an adult from animal shelters. Please DO it, and save both.
What I suggest you, if your loved pets do not like some of your friends, keep your pet, and throw away the friend.If they were not happy with some food, do not force them , but take it as signals of food health. And plant herbs what my cat used to eat. They will naturally choose as herb medicine when they are not comfortable. And they will serve as natural teacher of human being. And go less to vets!!!
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I often walk along the Torrens river, I found the water has been shockingly polluted. Although this is generally a tourism scenery just a hundred meters from the Festival Center. There're pipes keep pouring waters, but the colour had became darker, and hard to believe, the river from two months ago started to stink. This is dwelling of lots water birds. Often I found people fishing in the river bank, and there're also dead fishes, of big size dumped. Think of these were fed to a cat from the polluted water. Don't blame them if they refuse to eat, and take it as signal for your own diet. And important signal of water pollution.
The following is a murdering incident, an old lady died shortly after the dog death.
This is indicator more than just normal homicide, but genocide. Do not move into district apply kill-the-barking-dog policy, but please tag them. And please continue to read to find out why the council is killing barking dogs.
Murdered in the garden
Jan 28, 2011 8:54am
FOR decades, neighbours would chat with friendly Anne Dorothy Redman ( A.R ), often as she walked her beloved white terrier dog through the streets of Seacliff.
But yesterday, the 87-year-old widow lay dead in her backyard after being murdered by an unknown assailant.
It was one of three murders in Adelaide's suburbs in 24 hours - a man died after a fight at Osborne, another after a brawl at South Plympton - on a day when Australians were expected to celebrate living in the "Lucky Country".
The time around Australia Day 2011 will be remembered as a horror day of murder but none more senseless than that of Mrs Redman, which has shocked the people of quiet Yacca Rd. They cannot understand why anyone would want to kill the popular widow.
"It is a shock all right. She was a lovely lady who loved to walk her dog around the neighbourhood. It is just horrible," neighbour John Connigrave said. "Her daughters would visit her regularly and she was well-known in the neighbourhood."
About three years ago, Mrs Redman lost her husband, Phillip, to cancer and recently her beloved dog passed away leaving her alone and vulnerable in the modest brick house they shared since 1966.
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