July 31, 2012Comments are closed.pet shops/puppy farming
Pets Paradise has hit the wall… A national chain of 62 pet accessory stores run by a self-styled “leader of franchising” has collapsed. Pets Paradise was founded by Melbourne-based Gary Diamond about 20 years ago, taking the concept from a single store to a national chain of 80 stores, according to franchise disclosure documents. Banks [...]
Continue readingJuly 31, 2012Comments are closed.advocacy, council pound, No Kill
When you first find out about the huge number of animals being killed in our nation’s pounds and shelters, it is normal to feel overwhelmed. With Australia an enormously pet loving country, how can it be possible that thousands of them are being killed for being ‘unwanted’ each week? – – – – – – [...]
Continue readingJuly 24, 2012Comments are closed.council pound, dogs, Lost Dogs Home
July 22, 2012Comments are closed.dogs
Napping by the fire – TOS / flickr Victoria has some of the strictest regulations in Australia for dog owners, with even more draconian laws surrounding the ownership of ‘restricted breed’ dogs. According to Victorian law, a ‘restricted breed’ dog is a dog who is a ‘pit bull’, a ‘pit bull’ cross, or any other [...]
Continue readingJuly 18, 2012Comments are closed.dogs, Lost Dogs Home
This video details the method of animal management known as BSL. And after watching the video (please, go back and watch it, it’s important), an animal lover might be asking – how can any group claiming to advocate for the welfare of pets, support animal control officers plucking healthy, friendly dogs being walked by their [...]
Continue readingJuly 17, 2012Comments are closed.No Kill
Join us in the nation’s capital where the most successful shelter directors and top animal law attorneys will help you create No Kill communities and use the legal system to save lives. Nathan J. Winograd is the national director of the No Kill Advocacy Center. Adam Zipkin is the deputy mayor of the City of [...]
Continue readingJuly 16, 2012Comments are closed.mandatory desexing
Not only do many in animal welfare support mandatory desexing – many are of the belief that the forced removal of the reproductive organs of every owned pet is a morally superior mission that any animal lover should immediately support. After all, they argue, with thousands of pets killed every year in pounds and shelters, [...]
Continue readingJuly 14, 2012Comments are closed.cats, council pound, Lost Dogs Home
In 2010 and 2011, Victorians opened their hearts and wallets to support the Lost Dogs Home capital campaign to expand their operations and improve their capability to save the lives of cats. Since the Domestic Animals Act was introduced in 1996, there has been a huge increase in the number of cats and kittens being [...]
Continue readingJuly 13, 2012Comments are closed.council pound, resistance
Glouster Shire Council animal management – shot animals as the tip The Glouster Shire Council story has hit the major media, running on the Herald Sun website. And it has everyone asking – how could this happen? Surely those in animal management in Australia – a first world country who loves its pets – would [...]
Continue readingJuly 11, 2012Comments are closed.advocacy, resistance
Animal advocate: “250,000 dogs and cats are euthanised in Australia every year, and animal overpopulation is to blame.” We’ve all heard it before. A quarter of a million pets are killed every year in pounds and shelters across Australia. That’s a lot of pets. And it’s happening because of ‘overpopulation’, greedy breeders and irresponsible people [...]
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