February 26, 2009Comments are closed.attitude
The No Kill Nation blog has today an excellent piece on the history of HSUS and how its back flip from considering the best outcome for feral cats to be death; .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Feral cats should be humanely euthanized if they cannot be [adopted]. For feral cats, this traditional approach remains the only practical and humane [...]
Continue readingFebruary 25, 2009Comments are closed.advocacy
The SAFE rescue group are one of the genuine good guys of the pet rescue world. They are innovative, modern and make great matches between pets and owners. They convert enquiries into adoptions and turn adopters into evangelists. And it has been my absolute pleasure to watch them go from strength to strength. So when [...]
Continue readingFebruary 25, 2009Comments are closed.cats
From the West Australian today; .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Joondalup Cat Law Vindictive The City of Joondalup has done no research, has no statistics and has ignored cat laws outside WA. Compared to Darwin’s enlightened cat law, Joondalup is poorly framed, and vindictive. It is opposed by the city’s own officers, the rangers and the Australian Veterinary Association. [...]
Continue readingFebruary 24, 2009Comments are closed.cats
Hey remember that report on the cats in Rome, where they had recorded the results of TNR programs from 1991 onwards and found they lead to reduced cat numbers and healthy cat populations that became a tourist attraction? Well, ABC (US) have done a special on these cats which delves further into the details of [...]
Continue readingFebruary 20, 2009Comments are closed.No Kill
The sad irony in Australia is that the only people who get any voice on how to best manage domestic animals, are the ones who take it upon themselves to kill thousands. Which is kinda like someone who has had lots and lots of car accidents, being held up as an expert on road safety; [...]
Continue readingFebruary 19, 2009Comments are closed.cats
It didn’t work in the ACT. It didn’t work in the NT. In fact, experts (experts!) say it won’t work anywhere in Australia. Fuck them, said WA. We’ll give compulsory cat registration a go! .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Cat owners in the city of Joondalup will have to sterilise and register their pets, plus prevent them from straying, [...]
Continue readingFebruary 19, 2009Comments are closed.dogs
People who are aggressive with their dogs, end up with aggressive dogs, says the results of a year long study by the University of Pennsylvania. The University surveyed 140 dog owners who sought behavioural advice and asked which methods they had previously used to treat aggressive behaviour, and whether they had proved successful. The aversive methods used on [...]
Continue readingFebruary 18, 2009Comments are closed.dogs
Another day, another kid gets bitten in the face. As is usually the case, the dog involved isn’t one of those scary restricted breeds, but simply a dog. C’mon people! Why is this still happening? KC Dog Blog as usual has it nailed; .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. UK Dangerous Dogs Act = Fail For the better part of [...]
Continue readingFebruary 17, 2009Comments are closed.council pound, No Kill, resistance
Nathan’s all feisty today. And very relevant given we’re all watching Victoria realise that it’s going to be impossible to reunite bushfire pets with their families within current deadlines and start lobbying government to have the state’s nonsensical, pet-killing legislation changed. Well, there is good legislation that could overnight, overhaul Victoria’s crippled animal welfare system. [...]
Continue readingFebruary 17, 2009Comments are closed.RSPCA
Good oh! The RSPCA Victoria have realised that it’s going to be impossible to reunite bushfire pets with their families within current deadlines and have started lobbying government to have the state’s nonsensical, pet-killing legislation changed; Call to ease rules on the killing of lost pets The RSPCA has called for the easing of regulations [...]
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