Don't let the Dandenong Council get away with bullying and disregarding the rights of animals. Please sign this petition asking council to stop wasting ratepayer money and reverse their cruel decision to order Baa out of her home where she has lived peacefully for eleven years
Last year the Dandenong City council fined local resident Vu Ho for having a sheep, Baa, on his suburban property. Council told Mr Ho he could not continue providing a home to Baa as she was considered livestock, and ordered her removed from her home.
Mr Ho regards Baa as “a member of my family” who has lived with him peacefully for eleven years, and said “I have to help her until the end of all of my capacity”. He has so far racked up over $150,000 in legal fees trying to fight the council’s bullying tactics.
If a local council ordered a ratepayer to remove a family dog or cat from their home we would be outraged, and we should be no less outraged in this instance. Baa is a beloved family member who by all accounts is also a loved member of the street – she used to spend her days peacefully eating grass and the treats provided to her by Mr Ho. Sheep and other so called ‘livestock’ have rich emotional lives and feel sadness, love, fear and other emotions just as do dogs and cats.
Dear Dandenong Council,
I am deeply distressed to learn that Mr Vu Ho, a resident of the City of Greater Dandenong Council, has been fined for keeping his sheep companion Baa on his property, and is now threatened with having Baa removed from his care. Baa the sheep has lived peacefully on Mr Vu's property for 11 years and has become a loved member of the local community.
I ask that you stop this harassment of Mr Vu and allow Baa to remain with the person who cares for and loves her.
