May 16, 2008Comments are closed.pet shops/puppy farming
Interesting wee fact brought to us by the lastest “Urban Animal” newsletter; The PIAA also has a new CEO–Dr Joanne Sillince a vet who was previously a Board Member and former President of the Australian Veterinary Association–but also former EO of the Australian Chicken Growers Council in 2001 and CEO of the Australian Meat Processor [...]
Continue readingMay 13, 2008Comments are closed.attitude
At risk teens up early on a Saturday morning to go to dog trial? Sometimes pets can be the link to bigger and better things… Break and enter…assault… robbery…torching cars… and dog jumping. Yep … a bunch of teenage boys from Armidale in the northern tablelands of NSW who’ve been well known to the local [...]
Continue readingMay 12, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, marketing
I’m working with two rescue groups; both are staffed by lovely volunteers, both want to boost their adoptions and both have high standards for their adopters, so are working to weed out the bad ones as best they can. Group A does this by working out in the community, spreading the word about responsible pets [...]
Continue readingMay 7, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, shelter procedure
A guy with a serious medical condition is admitted to the hospital. The doctor presents him with his options. We can give you a modern treatment that has succeeded every time we have used it, he says. Or we can use a treatment developed in the 19th century. It never has succeeded, but it’s very [...]
Continue readingMay 3, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, dogs
no furbabies shud evr be on de street wif no home….not everz!
Continue readingMay 2, 2008Comments are closed.adoptions, shelter procedure
Lots of pet adoption adverts go something like this; Larry is a active boy so he needs lots of exercise. Larry needs high fences. Larry needs a family with someone home during the day. Larry is on death row so he needs your help. This ad might get Larry adopted, but it forgets one vital [...]
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