Rangers Rap

Bassendean Rangers – in the 21st century!

The Ranger Service has recently purchased a microchip reader to assist in the identification of owners of lost animals.

We wish to encourage all owners who have their pets microchipped to ensure that their details are up to date with their animal registry, especially if you have moved house or changed your contact details (especially mobile phone numbers) since your pet was microchipped.

There are four animal registers in Australia. If you can’t remember which one your pet is registered under, it’s best to check with the vet who inserted the chip. The registers are:

Central Animal Records – contact number (03) 9706 3187
National Pet Register – contact number 1300 734 738
Australasian Animal Registry – contact number (02) 9704 1451
Petsafe – contact number (02) 9476 5631.

Please note that microchipping is not the same as registering your dog with the Town of Bassendean. Even if your dog is microchipped, you are still required, under the Western Australian Dog Act, to register your dog—or you may incur a $100 fine.

Registrations run from 1 November to 31 October each year. Registration fees are payable at Town’s Customer Service Centre, at 35 Old Perth Road, or call us on 9377 8000 for a form to be sent out to you.

Dog Registration Fees

	Standard Fee		Concession Fee
	One Year	Three Years	One Year	Three Years
Unsterilised Dog	$30.00	$75.00	$15.00	$37.50
Sterilised Dog	$10.00	$18.00	$5.00	$9.00

Dog poo and you

Did you know that dog poo is one of the most common carriers of disease to both you and your pet and, if it’s not picked up, some of the disease-carrying bacteria can stay in the soil for years?

Dog poo can contain parasites and other diseases, such as hookworms, roundworms, tapeworms, infectious canine hepatitis, parvo (canine parvovirus) and many other diseases which are harmful to dogs.

The decay of pet waste also creates a substantial amount of nitrogen (nutrient) which, if not picked up, can enter the waterways. Additional nutrients in the waterways assist in the overgrowth of algae, creating oxygen depletion in the water, causing death to marine life and public health issues.

When infected poo is deposited on your own lawn, the eggs of certain roundworms and other parasites can linger in the soil for years. Anyone who comes in contact with that soil, through gardening, playing, walking barefoot or any other means, runs the risk of coming into contact with these eggs. Children are also susceptible, since they often play in the dirt and put things in their mouth and eyes.

What can you do?

For dogs and cats—worm every three months and organise vaccination and yearly check-up;
Don’t use dog poo in your compost heap or bury it in your garden—compost piles may not get hot enough to kill disease-causing organisms;
If your dog or cat is ill, keep it away from other animals until it is back to normal health to help stop spread of possible infections;
Clean up your dog poo at home and in our parks and streets—dog poo bags are available at most large reserves and parks, but any biodegradable bag will do; and
Dispose of used dog poo bags in the rubbish bins.

Town of Bassendean Community Directory

The Town is in the process of compiling and updating information on all community and sporting groups in the Town.

The Town is the natural ‘go-to’ for information about groups and activities in the Town. Help us to help you and ensure the information held by the Town is up to date. Surf the Community Directory on the Town’s website >>>.

If you would like to update or place your information on the Town’s Community Directory please complete and return the registration form >>>.