Mr. Krsticevic asks about the survey results regarding reasons for dog abandonment and surrender, specifically the number of respondents and percentage breakdown for common reasons. The answer reveals a very small sample size of only five respondents.

AnsweredQoN 3975Legislative Assembly
Asked
22 August 2018
Portfolio
Local Government

QuestionView source ↗

I refer to the answer to Question on Notice No 3434 (2), and ask how many respondents were recorded in the survey on reasons why dogs were abandoned and surrendered and what was the percentage of responses for: (a) Unwanted
puppies; (b) Behavioural
issues; (c) Owners
can’t afford dog; and (d) Owners moving and can’t take dog ?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
9 October 2018
Responded by
Minister for Local Government
Response time
8 days
Five respondents provided a response to the question ‘please indicate the reasons why dogs came to be in the care of your organisation’.
(a) 80 per cent
(b) 40 per cent
(c) 40 per cent
(d) 20 per cent

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