Animal Census
Bartels, Taylor & Associates Pty Ltd (BTA P/L) conducts
'on the ground' animal audits for local Councils.
This service provides a
clean sweep of your rated properties with our staff identifying both registered and unregistered animals. Our employees also look for properties where, although an animal is not sighted, evidence of an animal is found.
Our Employees are thoroughly trained in the conduct of animal audits and
experienced in public and customer relations. Employees conduct a risk assessment of any threatening situation and carry with them non invasive animal repellant. This repellant is used when confronted by an aggressive animal.
The 'on the ground' service is managed to provide Council with an
efficient mechanism to identify animals within their boundaries. It provides:
- speedy results - the physical audit is conducted over a period of one to three weeks
- efficient management - a team of approximately twenty (20) employees working across your rated properties
- constant supervision - using in the field supervision and back-up support from other administrative staff
- reliable information - data collected by our auditors is fully recorded for your use.
A comprehensive report which details the findings is made available to Council within three (3) weeks of audit completion.
The benefits of the Animal Census Service to Council include:
- cost efficiencies
- the cost of the service is minimal and is recovered by you through the identification of new animal registrations.
- increased community awareness
- Council's requirements for animal registration are more widely known
- increased animal registrations
- providing you with a higher ongoing revenue base. To date, the success rate of an animal census conducted by BTA P/L has identified an average revenue loss of $300,000 per annum per Council.
- a freeing up of your resources
- your employees can undertake other Council business.
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