{"id":50380,"date":"2021-08-19T09:42:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T07:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/solution-sought-for-roaming-animals-20210818-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:17:09","slug":"solution-sought-for-roaming-animals-20210818-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/solution-sought-for-roaming-animals-20210818-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Solution sought for roaming animals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_4747e01a\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Animals \" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7395\/cde9d54efa4d4af6ad5f936fd2f9255e.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/7395\/31f2d7d39c4f4332b792972ca6b64534.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>KOUGA Municipality is looking at different approaches to find a permanent solution for roaming animals across the region.<\/p>\n<p>Community services portfolio Councillor, Daniel Benson, said roaming animals were a serious threat to public safety and had been highlighted as a matter of concern by residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe municipality has been leading investigations to find a lasting solution \u2013 especially now that there is no pound for stray animals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have already engaged with roleplayers, such as livestock owners, in order to get a better understanding of the challenges and are working closely with the municipality\u2019s law enforcement unit to identify and implement solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said possible solutions included the establishment of a municipal-run pound or a pound managed by the SPCA Assisi in Humansdorp. 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