The tenders are now closed and Melbourne City Council is in the process of reviewing the provider for its City’s pound services.
The Services are for Animal Collection and Pound Services. The City of Melbourne requires a service provider to perform a range of duties contributing to the provision of animal management services to residents and visitors to the City of Melbourne. These duties include:
- Providing services to attend, collect and capture animals wandering or contained;
- Providing pound facilities including transport and veterinarian treatment;
- Provide services for the assessment, rehabilitation and re-homing of animals that seeks to minimise euthanasia rates.
The tender is currently with the Lost Dogs Home, North Melbourne (LDHNM).
According to the organisation’s Annual Reports:
– In 2009/10, the LDHNM adopted 1,940 dogs, killed 3,242.
– In 2009/10, the LDHNM adopted 1,161 cats, killed 10,352.
– In 2010/11, the LDHNM adopted 2,168 dogs, killed 2,879.
– In 2010/11, the LDHNM adopted 1,357 cats, killed 8,993.
– Currently, a little over half of all dogs and just 5% of cats are reunited with their families.
If you would like to give feedback to Melbourne City Council, I’ve included contact details below.
You may first like to brief yourself on how successful pounds operate to protect public safety and the animals they are entrusted with – ‘A win/win approach to animal control’
And include a copy of The Paw Project’s Guide – ‘A How To Guide In Transforming An Australian Shelter Into a No Kill Shelter‘, which outlines the programs and services needed to stop the unnecessary killing of healthy, treatable companion animals.
Feedback should be sent to:
Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle – [email protected]
Chief Executive Officer, Kathy Alexander – [email protected]
Director City Planning and Infrastructure, Geoff Lawler – [email protected]
Deputy Lord Mayor, Susan Riley – [email protected]
