Community & Business
6 May, 2022
Rise in animal issues
A MARKED increase in animal infringements, missing and straying animals, and dangerous attacks have Mareeba Shire Council officers perplexed as to why numbers have jumped so much.
A MARKED increase in animal infringements, missing and straying animals, and dangerous attacks have Mareeba Shire Council officers perplexed as to why numbers have jumped so much.
A report to council revealed that in the year to date, officers have dealt with 112 reports of dangerous or aggressive dogs compared to 86 in the previous year. Animal infringements, which are mostly in relation to unregistered pets, have more than doubled this year to date, with 272 infringements issued compared to 132 at the same time last year.
But officers say they have no real answer as to why the figures have risen. “There is no specific reason and we have no facts as to why, it’s just increased,” development and governance manager Anthony Archie told council.
The report to council also noted a marked rise in illegal camping (36 in the year to date compared to 16 last year), abandoned vehicles (113 year to date compared to 88 last year) and illegal signs (21 year to date versus 10 last year).
