March 26, 2011Comments are closed.cats, shelter procedure
Image: Knox Leader Knox Victoria Knox Council Victoria loves to blame its community for its cat ‘issues’, and under the guidance of cat ‘welfare’ groups in the state, they get to continue this with enthusiasm. A recent media piece focuses on the costs associated with collecting impounded cats and whether that has any bearing on [...]
Continue readingMarch 24, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, marketing
This article is out today, but could have just as easily been written a decade ago, and is the epitome of the ‘bad, naughty public’ rescue media release; Fewer people are able to give a dog a home More abandoned dogs and cats are going without a home now than at any other time in [...]
Continue readingMarch 23, 2011Comments are closed.mandatory desexing
From Brandon Scott Gorrell @ Thought Catalog
Continue readingMarch 21, 2011Comments are closed.attitude, council pound, shelter procedure
From the Brimbank Leader today; Brimbank Council (VIC) says just 31 per cent of Brimbank’s impounded dogs are united with owners. It has been a State Government law since 2007 that all dogs and cats registered for the first time must be microchipped, but in Brimbank the council estimates only 40 per cent of dogs [...]
Continue readingMarch 18, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, resistance
Truth is an important and rarely used tool. Secrets are usually good indicators that foul work is afoot. Exposing the truth is like letting the sunlight in. I realise most people don’t share my love of truth an openness. That’s OK. They can go fuck themselves. My favourite quote of the day – anon Displeased [...]
Continue readingMarch 15, 2011Comments are closed.attitude, cats, shelter procedure
Dear Sir / Madam, I need help or some advice? I work in the Coburg area and behind my work is a family of cats (dad, mum & one kitten left) living in the lane way behind a number of shops. Some of the shop owners have built a shelter (which is quite good) The [...]
Continue readingMarch 14, 2011Comments are closed.attitude, fundraising, marketing, new media
I received this email last week; You could really help a dog we have in care at our shelter at Armidale in northern NSW in need of surgery before we can make her available to be adopted. Neither the shelter nor our RSPCA branch, who are providing support, can afford the amount needed so we [...]
Continue readingMarch 14, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, mandatory desexing, No Kill, resistance
Animal advocates are rumbling about the new ‘Greens supported’ companion animal welfare laws in the ACT as being some of the most important in the country. Those who dare question it, they say, are simply against good animal welfare policy, or are in league with the puppy farmers, or just want to see pets to [...]
Continue readingMarch 12, 2011Comments are closed.attitude, No Kill, resistance
Everything is conspiring against you. Your public is unappreciative; in fact many you deal with are genuine scumbags. Your community is demanding, telling you how to do your job. The rescue groups in your area aren’t perfect and some are downright painful. People you’ve relied on in the past have let you down. Your volunteers [...]
Continue readingMarch 8, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, council pound, customer service, No Kill, shelter procedure
I am going to blog out some of the cool webinars and interviews I’ve heard lately. This is from a series of No Kill webinars available for a subscription fee, that is well worth the spend if you are doing any animal advocacy in your community. ‘Getting to No Kill as an animal control center’ [...]
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