Thread: Dogs in national parks

I shoot foxes sight here, I have even shot them from my back patio at times.
We don't get dingo's here But I have had to shoot a couple of stray dogs that though that mauling lambs was a good idea at the time.

While illegal in most National Parks including WA, reserves, forrests etc have different rules.
Personally if the dog is behaved and when around other groups on a lead I cant see the problem.
However if it is not being looked after and its owners are irresponsible or the its all right mentality it can be a different issue.
I would love to be able to take our dog with us into parks.
I also do get there are some very sensitive areas where not appropriate.
Also get if the dog is allowed to chase wild animals.
The reality is most dogs and owners are ok and responsible, it is the few that cause the total bans.
We have issues with pig hunters around where I work and their dogs, which are also banned in water catchment areas, but these guys think it is their god given right to hunt in the catchment areas and also play chicken with haul trucks from time to time.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

My Mrs. loathes dogs and if she had her way the animals would be banned from suburbs and towns as well as National Parks. "Dirty, smelly, noisy creatures" she says "that serve no useful purpose unless they are working dogs or service dogs".

I am not in total agreement with her views but around here there are legions of barky, yappy, animals whose owners don't have the ability or the will to control them. Council by-law 30.06 should be applied to many of them.

Interesting, very arrogant attitude, but also entitled to her opinion.
I am assuming your wife has no pets at all?
I think the same about Cats and think all should be shot on site, but I dont infer that view on others.
We could say the same about any pet.
I find dogs more useful, with more integrity and intelligence than most humans to be honest.
Do humans serve any real purpose, in context we could ask the same question about us? We are the most destructive of all animals.

Originally Posted by trout1105

I shoot foxes sight here, I have even shot them from my back patio at times.
We don't get dingo's here But I have had to shoot a couple of stray dogs that though that mauling lambs was a good idea at the time.

Since having the suburbs built on my boundary weve been getting cats, had a few wild ones that I've picked off. The last one terrorised my birds while i was away and gave them a heart attack...got him 2nd night i was home. He was a young fetal but he was huge! Driving around last night I spotted 2 really young cats running around the old wheat field, both ran to the same house and both had collars on. People just dont get it, they live next to a farm and let their cats roam around or let them go stray. Same for people living near parks they continue to let their cats out. My wife has a cat who only comes out with her when she does the animals and he stays with her, all other times hes locked in the house.

Cheers Jim

Jim, don’t the local council up there have the 7 - 7 ruling in your area for cats 🐈?

Originally Posted by LRJim

Crazy isnt it!? Some hunts people get 100-200 foxes and wild dogs in a day, and not over a large area.
Cheers Jim

100 - 200 foxes and wild dogs in a day.....Really???

Originally Posted by Grumbles

100 - 200 foxes and wild dogs in a day.....Really???

Uhhh yerp..what my wife shows me on facebook still blows me away.
This is in vic, it was over one weekend

Originally Posted by Chops

Jim, don’t the local council up there have the 7 - 7 ruling in your area for cats ?

Do you think all these people give a ****? Im in hume and they are fairly stricked, but that dosnt stop people.