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Callum Godde

HISTORICAL FACTS: Mandatory animal reporting for vic pounds - The Untold Story

The fate of every cat or dog that enters a Victorian animal shelter or pound is to be reported to the state government and published online in an Australian first.

It will become mandatory for the state's shelters and pounds to report data on animals in their care, Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas announced on a visit to the Geelong Animal Welfare Society on Wednesday.

Under the changes to Victoria's code of practice, shelters and pounds must record when animals are put down - as well as the reasons why - and provide the information to the Victorian government.

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