think some sensible ideas there , but would say the animal control dept.( local dog-catcher) should be self financing and separate from the rates , why should non-dog owners be responsible for paying fees to control a problem not of their making. Okay its another department of bureaucracy within the Borough council , but if dog licenses went to the local administrative area (where do Dog License fees go now ? used to be you bought them at the post Office and the money went to London) dog and other animal license fees could be set to reflect the local areas problem .
just my thoughts
