Capetonians Are Reminded To Register Their Dogs With The Municipality By July
Capetonian dog owners have been reminded to make sure their pets are registered with their local municipality by July this year, or risk having them impounded. The by-law received further attention from the City following an incident where a three-year-old boy was mauled to death by a pack of strays in Philippi last year.
The City’s Animal By-Law, which can be accessed by following this link, states the following:
Dog Registration and Licensing:
3. (1) The owner of a property where one or more dogs are kept must register the dog or dogs with the Council.
(2) Dog registration must take place within four months of the dog’s birth or within 30 days of acquiring a dog on property within Council’s jurisdictional boundaries.
(3) The Council may levy a dog license fee in respect of a property where one or more dogs are kept.
(4) The amount of the dog license fee may be determined in terms of a resolution of Council. A reduced dog license fee may apply for sterilized dogs.
Spokesperson, Neil Arendse, said all registered dogs would be fitted with ID collars:
Dogs without these collars, as per the by-law, will be impounded as per the normal routine of the city.
Animals owners as of middle of this year need to register their animals in accordance with the animal by-law of 2010, which will also have the owners ensure that the dogs have their collars on.
He continued that it was up to dog owners to take more responsibility for their pets.
According to the City’s Animal Control Unit, more than 1 200 stray dogs have been rounded up in the past seven months alone.
2oceansVibe made enquiries with the City of Cape Town to find out more about the registration procedures, and owners have been encouraged to visit their local municipal office in order to pay the license fee.
[Sources: CityofCapeTown, EWN]
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7 Comments
Mo
21 Feb 2012
Great. For fees and licenses to pay. I understand the reason for doing this, but why must there be a cost involved?
Mo
21 Feb 2012
For = more, actually
Daz
21 Feb 2012
If my dogs are in my yard, with no way of getting out, do I still have to put collars on them?
MickieB
22 Feb 2012
I am all for this, but feel that the cost has to be minimal, and the same for everyone. an ID disc is fine, but not an entire collar. Also, the funds should be dispersed to places like the PDSA (peoples dispensary clinic and those institutions saving dogs and animals in townships as they don’t get any government funding. Also, my cousin has just sent this link to me, and prior, i had absolutely no clue….walk my dogs in all doggy parks on Sea Point Promenade, Rondebosch Parks, Constantia Nek, Blouberg Beach…I have not seen any notifications. Why is this, I don’t watch TV, so have i missed something there perhaps?
John
22 Feb 2012
… my dog is in a garden that is safely secure, she is registered with WP dog club, she is registerred with my vet, she is registerred with Identipet, she is vaccinated and only loves. When i walk her in public she is on a lead, my daughter loves her, we love her, she has two leads and two colors we chose and like, her colar is on when we walk her and off when we are home. how about registerring the politicians with necklaces insted
Rose
12 Mar 2012
I have 2 Jack Russells, who are collared and carry identity discs on their collars. They are my ears when people are on my property, as I am a senior citizen. What sort of fee are you thinging of ;putting on the licences. As a matter of interest, both dogs are neutered.
Nicole
21 May 2012
I don’t get it … it sounds like the whole gun licence/ownership debacle, its hardly the homeowners with animals that create the strays that are practicing free love out there, its the township and less fortunate. Why are responsible homeowners being asked to register their animals? What is the City doing about those in the township that are running wild? This is just inconveniencing and charging those of us who are already responsible citizens.
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