Anger over pet fees rise

Some Surf Coast Shire pet owners are considering boycotting paying for their pet’s registration after fees rose by more than 50 per cent for desexed pets this year

Still cheaper than car rego and I love my dog more. Billie NPepper

Mine is $195 this year — what a bloody joke. Carly Wohllebe-Henderson

I’m from Warrnambool and my dogs will cost $210 each. Debbie Laidlaw

Absolute joke. We all know that the breeding of kittens and puppies is still a huge problem. Why would you ruin the financial incentive to desex? Tamica Fraser

Disgusting money grab by the local council. Pet tax, land tax etc etc all labelled as “council fees”. Sylvia Cook

Boycott and get fined? That’s one bill I don’t need. Linda Green

Time for everyone to not mow their nature strips. Lindsay Muzza

It’s a joke. I’d like to know what they offer back to responsible pet owners? Because this is discouraging people to desex and register their pet. Johanna Kartawa

$70 for us, up from $54 last year. Jodie Bourke

Well now people won’t desex and the numbers of unwanted pets in the shelters will rise. What will we get for the increased costs? Jan Brasher

I wonder if the Surf Coast Council are aware that many of us are doing it hard? Our income is static, but our household costs are soaring, with ris- ing electricity and food prices, to name just a couple and what does the council do to help? Butt Head

What does this fee actually cover us for? What does it get us? David McKiernan

Gets you a receipt. Mario Serra

It just keeps getting better #3228. Luke Delaney

Ours remained the same as previous years. Jo Prikken

Eh, just another way of gouging. Michael Green