February 28, 2008Comments are closed.No Kill
Today I read an interview on the progress of ‘No Kill’ from one of my favourite animal rescue spokespeople Nathan Winograd. The thing I like about Nathan is that someone in rescue has come out and publicly challenged the status quo, asking “are we doing it right, or are we just doing what we’ve always [...]
Continue readingFebruary 28, 2008Comments are closed.marketing
All is not well at the Sydney Dogs Home. Seems new management have entered the place with all the decorum of a bull elephant and now some ex-volunteers are peeved: I’m not going to link out to the several dozen places it’s getting flamed, but rest assured it’s getting a very public flogging. Now it’s worth [...]
Continue readingFebruary 26, 2008Comments are closed.marketing
Having a regular e-newsletter is key to having your members engage with your group and keep them up to date with all your achievements, but putting one together can seem like a huge job! So how do you put together a great newsletter in minimum time?  Getting started If you aren’t already, you should be [...]
Continue readingFebruary 25, 2008Comments are closed.attitude
It’s a fact. Angry and negative people are bad for your brain. For my birthday my partner bought me a brilliant DVD documentary on how the human brain works. One of the best bits was on visualisation and how it can help athletes learn new skills; watching someone else do what they want to learn or imagining [...]
Continue readingFebruary 24, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, shelter procedure
Yesterday, I went to the hardware store looking for a door handle. I had the handle with me (which fell off – hooray for old crap houses!)Â and I’ve walked up and down every isle looking for a similar one without success. Defeated, I’ve attracted the attention of a staff member and I waved my [...]
Continue readingFebruary 22, 2008Comments are closed.marketing
It’s hard to think about anything except raising funds when your rescue group is constantly struggling for cash. Unfortunately the problem with constantly asking people for money is that… you’re constantly asking people for money! You get sick of it, they get sick of you and eventually they stop returning your calls for help. So [...]
Continue readingFebruary 22, 2008Comments are closed.attitude
And in the end, cynicism is a lousy strategy.” Seth Godin so simply puts what we in rescue seem to sometimes forget
Continue readingFebruary 21, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, shelter procedure
This morning I at 7.30 in the morning, I was on the hunt for a certain girly item that sometime girls can’t do without (hint: it’s featured in tv commercial with a girl scrambling around the bathroom going through drawers). Since I’m working in the suburbs at the moment, I was seriously struggling to find [...]
Continue readingFebruary 20, 2008Comments are closed.cats
Imagine if ducks were the pet of choice. These ducks are special – they can breed twice a year and live happily in people’s homes. Being adaptable, these ducks do very well both as domestic pets and in the wild. Pet ducks are usually inside part of the time. Their owners get them desexed, since [...]
Continue readingFebruary 20, 2008Comments are closed.cats
I don’t have anything to add to this except LOL… (Don’t panic – it’s a joke. The phone number apparently is one of the numbers you can call for the time)
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