June 29, 2010Comments are closed.attitude, cats, council pound, customer service, RSPCA, shelter procedure
… that cats should be indoors, that cats should be registered and desexed by law and that free-roaming cats need to be trapped for their own good; then you can’t say ‘it’s not our job’ when they ask you for help. Sad abandoned cats cause concerns at Quakers Hill (Cat pic) It’s hard to imagine [...]
Continue readingJune 28, 2010Comments are closed.resistance, shelter procedure
Breeders are in the spotlight in the ACT; The territory’s 96 per cent success rate at finding homes for orphaned animals is putting more pressure on the ACT as Canberrans save dogs from NSW. RSPCA ACT chief executive Michael Linke said, ”We’ve had a lot of people rescuing dogs on death row in Goulburn or [...]
Continue readingJune 24, 2010Comments are closed.cats, mandatory desexing, resistance, shelter procedure
Cat in a cage trap, QLD: Lonely Planet images Is anyone else seeing a trend? From Queensland last year; The Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 was passed on December 11 2008 and is designed to encourage responsible pet ownership by introducing compulsory registration and identification. The Act took effect throughout south-east Queensland councils [...]
Continue readingJune 23, 2010Comments are closed.cats, resistance, shelter procedure
image mosippy’s photostream Question: How do laws that make free-roaming, unowned cats a target for impoundment, reduce shelter killing? Answer: They don’t City’s war on cats More than 270 cats found roaming within the City of Swan have been put down since new City bylaws were enacted. Statistics obtained by the Community Newspaper Group confirm [...]
Continue readingJune 21, 2010Comments are closed.dogs, resistance, shelter procedure
From the Lilydale and Yarra Valley Leader; ‘Mt Evelyn nurse slams kill Bill proposal’ A Mt Evelyn vet nurse and dog owner says she fears that increased council powers under a proposed State Government blitz on dangerous dogs will lead to the needless killings of pets. Tough new laws to crack down on dangerous dogs, [...]
Continue readingJune 16, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, marketing, No Kill, shelter procedure
You need to join forces with other rescue groups and hold a fee-free adoption event. I know, right – but, hear me out. Unfortunately, many non-profit organizations often seem to believe that there is a limited pie of resources out there and, therefore, they are in direct competition with other humane groups in the community. [...]
Continue readingJune 14, 2010Comments are closed.cats, No Kill, shelter procedure
Since hubby and I are having a ‘dry’ June and going to the pub for lunch was out, we spent Saturday walking through the city. Along with bags of junk (the sales are on) and some retro fabric, a secondhand copy of Tim Low’s 2001 book ‘Feral Future’ jumped off the shelf and into my [...]
Continue readingJune 11, 2010Comments are closed.cats
Sometimes comments are so interesting, they deserve a blog of their own. Jax says: I’m not sure feral cats living in supported colonies is humane. They are usually susceptible to disease, can starve, suffer injuries from other animals and are generally in worse health than owned cats. Not to mention the horrific effect cats have [...]
Continue readingJune 9, 2010Comments are closed.cats, mandatory desexing, resistance
Cat groups in Western Australia are celebrating, as the pledge for statewide cat laws was today unveiled by the government; Cat Haven operations manager Roz Robinson said she hoped to see laws soon to stop thousands of cats and kittens being euthanised, better identify lost animals and reduce problems caused by unsterilised cats. (ref) Local [...]
Continue readingJune 9, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions
Nuffnang Competition: Help homeless dogs with The PEDIGREE Adoption Drive! We’re happy to announce a blogger competition in support of The PEDIGREE Adoption Drive, which aims to encourage people who are thinking of getting a new dog, to consider adopting a homeless dog. To encourage bloggers to help spread the word about The Adoption Drive, [...]
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