January 16, 2010Comments are closed.cats, council pound
Thanks to feral thoughts for the tip; A resident of the town of Orange is speaking out for the much maligned Myna bird. A proposal to cull local myna bird populations goes against the natural pecking order for one Orange resident. After working with wildlife in Africa and Canada for several years, Terese Kerr says […]
Continue readingJanuary 15, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, cats, PetRescue
Listen to Vickie from PetRescue deftly bop the tough question about WA’s mandatory desexing laws back to Harvey Deegan on 6PR. Talk about dispelling popular cat myths! (start at the 3:20 mark if you don’t want to listen to the whole thing, though the whole thing is fantastique!)
Continue readingJanuary 13, 2010Comments are closed.customer service, shelter procedure
The annual rush of fireworks-spooked dogs is all we can talk about in January, with a New Years Eve rush and even more predicted from Australia Day; New year sends dogs crackers in Wyndham Lost Dogs Home shelter manager Sue Conroy said 161 dogs were brought into the North Melbourne pound from Thursday, December 31 […]
Continue readingJanuary 8, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, marketing
How many clicks does someone visiting your website have to make to be in the pet adoption section? Go check – I’ll wait… . . . . . Here’s a tip; if it’s more than one its too many. The Animal Welfare League Queensland is leading the way again, with a splash page over their […]
Continue readingJanuary 8, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, cats, marketing
Cats have it tough. Newspapers offer free cats daily, adult cats aren’t really a ‘hot item’ and everyone looking to adopt wants a kitten. However, despite an incredibly high rates of euthanasia of cats and a reported lack of homes, many animal welfare groups have been critical of fee-waived adoption programs. But could “free cats” […]
Continue readingJanuary 8, 2010Comments are closed.cats
In December a Parramatta cat colony hit the media, as the council called for their removal, despite them having a community of cat lovers caring for their welfare. … a Telopea business owner said cats had been around the area for years without anyone worrying about them. “But someone who doesn’t like cats has moved […]
Continue readingJanuary 7, 2010Comments are closed.attitude
What’s hot? Giving up the blame game and changing everything What is traditionally pet-dumping season has become pet-adoption season at Noosa RSPCA animal shelter. Figures show the amount of abandoned animals taken in by the centre last year dropped to 19, down from 75 pets dumped during the 2008 period. And while a lot less […]
Continue readingJanuary 6, 2010Comments are closed.marketing, PetRescue
*gargh* First ever. [looks through fingers] I can’t watch….
Continue readingJanuary 6, 2010Comments are closed.attitude, marketing
If I asked you if, as an animal welfare worker, if you were in education or sales, I’m pretty sure you’d know the answer; You’re in education. Of course you are. ‘Sales’ are often the cause of a perversion in the animal industry, which leads to greed which takes precedence over animal welfare. But here’s […]
Continue readingJanuary 5, 2010Comments are closed.attitude, council pound, resistance
… because it’s not fair to put anyone through this. From Post Secret.
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