Tuesday, 4 February 2025

Petitions

Wild dog control

Tim BULL (Gippsland East) presented a petition bearing 632 signatures:

Issue:

Funding for the continuation of Victoria’s Wild Dog Program continued without change, and increased reporting on the program outcomes

Action:

This petition of residents in the State of Victoria draws the attention of the Legislative Assembly to the urgent need to recommit to the wild dog control program, and calls on the Government to: 1. The three kilometre buffer zone for controlling dogs be retained without alteration, 2. All control measures currently available to doggers be retained without alteration, 3. The annual publishing of the number and location of wild dogs euthanized by doggers, and 4. The annual publishing of stock losses and reports made by community members in relation to wild dog attacks.