Legislative Council Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Select Committee on Dogs and Cats As Companion Animals Select Committee on Dogs and Cats as Companion Animals The Hon. T.A. FRANKS Legislative Council Select Committee on Dogs and Cats as Companion Animals The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:27): With regard to the $1 million RSPCA funding figure mentioned, what part of that $1 million will be tied and for what purposes? The Hon. I.K. HUNTER Legislative Council Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Select Committee on Dogs and Cats as Companion Animals The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (15:27): The $1 million will not be tied in any way that is different from the current allocation which I think is around the order of $700,000 a year. The funding will be directed to the RSPCA for their animal protection management; that is, talking to councils, talking to pet store owners, talking to owners and reuniting animals with their lost owners—or lost animals with their owners, whichever way you like to look at it—but they will also be doing the work in conjunction with local government in terms of housing pets that are otherwise not reunited with their owners.