Refund for dead pet
A RESIDENT has been left elated after Southern Downs Regional Council staff overturned an administration decision which left her forking out three years’ worth of registration for her dead pet.
Tibetan spaniel Bayli had only been with Stanthorpe owner Teresa Clifford for 10 months, but quickly became a beloved part of the family.
But on the opening day of the Stanthorpe Show, Ms Clifford received a call from a concerned friend, Annie, saying she had seen Bayli running up Amiens Rd.
Ms Clifford ran home, only to find Bayli hit and abandoned on the highway.
The Friday was also the due date for Southern Downs Regional Council pet registration.
Ms Clifford who had paid the fee eight days beforehand, hoped she could get a refund of her $43 registration fee, considering Bayli had never gotten the chance to use it, but council administration told Ms Clifford the best she could get was a 50 per-cent refund on the three-year fee.
The response had left pensioner Ms Clifford furious.
“That’s a bit stiff, I thought,” she said.
But, she soon received a call for SDRC animal control employees revoking the decision.
“I had a call from the Warwick office who said they had just found out the information of the circumstances, and I was offered a full refund,” Ms Clifford said.
“It shows they’re not totally cold-hearted, but it did seem a little out of the blue. I honestly hadn’t expected anything more.”