Knox City Council Tougher Dog Laws

Those dog owner in the Knox City Council area need to write to respond to Knox Leader call for emails asking if dog laws should get tougher.

Read on for details.

On April 15th, 2008 Knox Leader reported -

"RSPCA state president Hugh Wirth said amendments to pet laws in December made it much easier for councils to investigate and press charges following dog attacks in public areas.

"There are no roadblocks now to prosecuting public dog attacks. We expect local councils to do what is needed," Dr Wirth said.

"If the Knox community, or any other community for that matter, feels their municipality is not doing their job, they need to go to the state ombudsman," he added.

But Dr Wirth said the amendments did nothing for incidents in private homes that account for about 80 per cent of dog attacks.

He said the attack epidemic was an issue that refused to go away."

The question Knox Leader posed to its readers -

"Do you think the laws should get tighter still? Email us at knox@leader newspapers.com.au."