October 30, 2009Comments are closed.shel
As the owner of three long haired dogs, I’m blessed with dog hair tumbleweeds (of a size which could trip an elderly relative) rolling across my floor and collecting in corners, under sofas and in shoes (what’s that about?). In an effort to reduce this during our spring ‘coat blowing’ season, my guys get an [...]
Continue readingOctober 28, 2009Comments are closed.resistance
When pet lovers heard about a tortured puppy whose ears and tail were cut off with scissors in a brutal attack, they were horrified. The public outcry created a media storm across Victoria, Australia and then the world. And people flocked with donations and supplies to help ‘Buckley’ get a second chance at a happy [...]
Continue readingOctober 28, 2009Comments are closed.cats
When a the heavy pendulum of the law swings too far in one direction, it can’t do so without causing extreme repercussions to the community. Announced in the Mercury today, Australia’s most anti-cat legislation to date. All domestic cats in Tasmania will have to be microchipped and desexed under new laws tabled in Parliament yesterday. [...]
Continue readingOctober 26, 2009Comments are closed.council pound, mandatory desexing, No Kill
While it’s easy to demonstrate a pound model that isn’t working (see yesterday’s post), I’d like to take the time to investigate a model that does work for comparison. As they say, you can’t argue with results. Below an image that represents the City of Calgary in Canada’s intake/return/rehome rate for dogs (click to download [...]
Continue readingOctober 25, 2009Comments are closed.No Kill
The No More Homeless Pets Conference is presently underway in Las Vegas. I’m not there, but I am watching happily as hundred of people twitter and blog the conference in real time. It’s so wonderful to see the No Kill movement capturing people’s imagination like nothing in rescue ever has before. Here’s a selection of [...]
Continue readingOctober 25, 2009Comments are closed.resistance
One of the interesting things about kill rates is that they don’t correlate in any way with a shelter’s budget. While some groups do amazing things on a shoe-string, others acquire enormous wealth while supporting policies and procedures that unnecessarily cost pets their lives. Unlike the RSPCA, which releases its intake, rehoming and kill rate [...]
Continue readingOctober 23, 2009Comments are closed.resistance
I’ve been having an ongoing discussion with a group who is by all accounts, made up of very smart eggs. The problem they’re facing however, is that while they obviously have a lot to offer others in the rescue field, their message is being constantly met with resistance. Why? They’ve asked. Does no one look [...]
Continue readingOctober 22, 2009Comments are closed.cats, No Kill, RSPCA
Saving lives in the ACT RSPCA ACT has used Facebook to blast for foster carers ahead of kitten season (smart! smart! smart!) Do you want to help save lives? We are gearing up for summer: We are on the look out for people wanting to help us with our kitten foster care program. We fill [...]
Continue readingOctober 21, 2009Comments are closed.dogs
What is it with 100 year old guys and outdated ideas? On the back of Hugh Wirth’s hysterical scare campaign, Graeme Smith from the LDH has weighed in with a call to declare all “pit bull types” dangerous saying; “The number of declared dangerous dogs known to and registered by authorities is the tip of [...]
Continue readingOctober 19, 2009Comments are closed.dogs
While other countries have started to move away from banning breeds and are taking steps to revoke breed specific laws, simply because they do nothing to reduce the number of dog bites, the RSPCA’s Hugh Wirth is stuck in the 1970′s, working hard to generate hysteria on the back of a recent dog attack; THE [...]
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