December 31, 2011Comments are closed.cats, dogs, resistance
The Lost Dogs Home is circling the wagons to defend themselves from the public questioning of their high kill rates and multi-million dollar budget as presented in their annual report, deleting posts from Facebook and locking down their fan page. However I did receive the following response when I asked some questions: “Hi Michelle, as [...]
Continue readingDecember 29, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, cats, dogs, resistance
Image: The Lost Dogs Home – The Herald Sun How many pets would you expect to see saved in a year with a budget of over $12 million dollars? $12 million dollars is a veritable fortune in animal welfare circles. From the tiniest rescue group working on a shoestring, through to the grandest private shelter; [...]
Continue readingDecember 23, 2011Comments are closed.cats, council pound, dogs
This morning, across the nation, council pounds are killing the dogs and cats in their care. Not because they’re sick. Not because they have behavioural problems. Not because the community doesn’t want to adopt them. But because it’s Christmas. Pounds who close from Sunday 25th December through to Tuesday 3rd January do not want to [...]
Continue readingDecember 12, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, cats
Below is the script from the presentation I gave at the WA Cat Welfare Symposium last month. :) The awesomeness of cats Hi and thanks so much for the opportunity to present here today! I’m Shel and I’m the Top Dog at PetRescue. PetRescue is a not-for-profit organisation that supports more than 1,000 Australian pounds, [...]
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