Dog Proof Fence Australia

The dingo fence was not always a dog fence.

Dog proof fence australia.

It stretches 5 614 kilometres 3 488 mi from. Dog fence owners must keep the fence dog proof and destroy wild dogs in the vicinity of it. It was built across the south east section of australia. In 1946 a dog fence act was drafted and approved on 19 december.

In fact it was originally built as a rabbit proof fence to stop the spread of the rabbit plague across state borders. It came into operation on 17 june 1947. Local dog fence boards which maintain the dog fence on behalf of pastoral lessees. The dingo fence or dog fence is a pest exclusion fence that was built in australia during the 1880s and finished in 1885 to keep dingoes out of the relatively fertile south east part of the continent where they had largely been exterminated and protect the sheep flocks of southern queensland it is one of the longest structures in the world.

Ownership of the fence. The legislation provided that a dog proof fence was to be established and maintained in the northern areas of south australia for the purpose of preventing the entry of wild dogs into the pastoral and agricultural areas of the state. The dog fence stretches through south australia nsw and queensland. While there has been no promise of funding mr keynes was confident there would be money for the fence.

Some pastoral lessees whose properties are inside and adjacent to the fence. Dog fencing we are increasing our range of mesh products that are ideal for keeping dogs in where they are supposed to be and obviously keeping unwanted dogs and foxes out. Our snake mesh has been extensively used to protect valuable pets and working dogs from venomous and other snakes.