BAA the sheep’s supporters are bombarding City of Greater Dandenong with pleas to let Vu Ho keep the pet at his Springvale home.
The council received 410 signatures through the website Change.org and a further 26 emails on the issue at its 22 July meeting.
At the previous meeting, it received a petition with 651 signatures through Change.org and a further 27 emails asking that Mr Ho be allowed to keep his sheep.
Mr Ho has vowed to take his fight to the High Court after the Court of Appeal on 26 June upheld the council’s order to find Baa a new home.
City of Greater Dandenong mayor Angela Long said Baa’s plight came to the council’s attention in 2007 following complaints regarding its welfare.
Two years ago, it fined Mr Ho $225 and ordered him to remove the sheep from his property because local laws prohibit livestock on less than half an acre.
But he’s since fought through the courts and been ordered to pay the council’s legal costs, which CEO John Bennie said were $80,000 to date.
“Council did not initiate any legal action, we have simply responded to community concern about a sheep, issued a compliance notice, and issued a fine which was subsequently withdrawn,” Cr Long said.
“Council will continue to seek to get the best outcome for Baa the sheep.”