Queensland Considers Allowing Dingoes as New Household Pets

Queensland is contemplating a significant policy shift to classify dingoes as pets, potentially altering their status under biosecurity laws and impacting wildlife management.

• The Queensland Department of Primary Industries is reviewing biosecurity laws to possibly reclassify Dingo as Canis familiaris, allowing them to be kept as pets in households.
• This potential classification change is part of broader legislative amendments expected to occur in Queensland in the spring, raising questions about the implications for wildlife and invasive species.
• Concerns arise around the predation of livestock and the ecological impact of allowing dogs like dingoes to be domesticated, as they currently roam freely in national parks and rural areas.