The outrage over straying livestock wreaking havoc in residential areas is mounting.
Both Dundee and Glencoe residents have called the Courier to express their concern over the growing number of cattle, goats, horses and even donkeys that are seen grazing throughout the municipal area – seemingly with impunity.
Residents say they have health and safety concerns.
In recent weeks, cattle have been seen in every suburb of the municipal area, with a trio of donkeys also joining the fray. Donkeys were last week seen grazing in front of the municipality.
Goats often wander down McKenzie Street, eating the leaves off overhanging trees.
Confusion reigns over exactly who is responsible for taking away the animals. The operator operating the municipality emergency number (034-212-2222) advises callers to call the SAPS to impound the stray animals. The police, in turn, say it is the municipality that is responsible for the ongoing problem of stray animals in municipal areas.
Traffic officials maintain that even if animals are rounded up, there is “no place to impound the stray cattle, as the municipal pound in Smith Street has not been operational for several years”. This is despite the fact that the pound was upgraded some years ago, costing over R1 million.
See this week’s Courier, July 31, for full story
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