Socialisation call for pets
April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Pets GuideA COMMUNITY group wants Blacktown Council to provide its first fenced dog park in Riverstone.
Riverstone Residents’ Association chairman Jack Lord said most councils already provided such facilities and that it was long overdue in Blacktown.
He said a dedicated park needed benches where dog owners could sit and that it should have bins for dog droppings.
“Many residents of Riverstone are elderly and own dogs for companionship,” he said.
“Due to their stage of life, most are unable to provide adequate exercise for their dog.”
Mr Lord said large blocks of land were now becoming a thing of the past. He said that most residential spaces were too small to provide adequate area for dogs to exercise.
“As many elderly people don’t drive, a park within walking distance on both sides of Garfield Road East will service the bulk of the population in Riverstone,” he said.
Mr Lord said the proposed dog park would be a safe place for recreation for pets and an opportunity for residential interaction.
“It will also promote the health, wellbeing and socialisation of our pets and for families and their pets to spend more quality time together,” he said.
Blacktown councillor Russ Dickens, who is a veterinarian, said he supported the call for a fenced-off dog park. He said there were six lease-free dog areas in Blacktown, but no fenced-off dog park.
“I welcome the establishment of one in Riverstone as well for some of the lease-free areas in Blacktown to be fenced up,” he said.
Blacktown mayor Leo Kelly said the council would look at the association’s proposal.
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