November 16, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, marketing, No Kill
An update on the RSPCA Victoria ‘adoption fee waived’ cat promotion. Between Thursday 11 and Saturday 13 November, 110 cats found new homes. “That’s a freaking lot”, I hear you say; “but why didn’t they adopt more?” Because they ran out of cats. The revolving doors of the RSPCA almost stopped spinning at the weekend […]
Continue readingNovember 12, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, council pound, dogs, shelter procedure
In his paper ‘Temperament Testing in the Age of No Kill’ for Best Friends Animal Society, Nathan Winograd discussed the limitations of temperament testing in the US, namely that it wasn’t very scientific; Temperament testing is a series of exercises designed to evaluate whether an animal is aggressive. Because dog behavior is highly specific to […]
Continue readingNovember 11, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, cats, marketing
The big fun guide to saving cats this summer is now a pdf that can be distributed to any cat group who needs a hand pulling themselves out of a rut of killing. Download for free here
Continue readingNovember 11, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, cats, marketing
Someone has had a breakthrough at the RSPCA Victoria. Even though their kill rate is already leaving other major welfare groups the Lost Dogs Home, and Cat Protection Society in their dust, with 17,265 cats admitted and 9801 killed, or 56% (vs 93% and 90% respectively), they have taken the lead in offering Australia’s first […]
Continue readingNovember 10, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, cats, marketing
Got six orange cats in your shelter? TELL PEOPLE! Rangas rule the walk Ginger-haired humans are said to be rare, perhaps endangered along with tigers and Richmond supporters. But if a clowder of six “ranga” cats that have dominated the Hobart Cat Centre this week is anything to go by, Garfield look-alikes have at least […]
Continue readingOctober 28, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, marketing, shelter procedure
Remember Cassie Walker, the shelter manager who was advocating for pets in her community? Well, look at their great adoption campaign! They’re all adorable and they all need a home. Oh! Makes your heart sing! The animals at the RSPCA are all vet-checked and desexed and ready to romp about in your garden, sit on […]
Continue readingOctober 4, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, marketing
Say it with me; if you want people to adopt your pets, you have to offer more than euthanasia statistics Sad end awaits unwanted pets Cassie Walker believes by purchasing a dog or a cat from the RSPCA the number of pets being put down will drop. In the last financial year 909 cats and […]
Continue readingOctober 1, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, cats, resistance
After a successful campaign branding cats as environmental vandals and a community nuisance: Unowned cats are also a significant source of nuisance in the community. They prey on wildlife, spray strong smelling urine around houses and cars, fight with owned cats, spread disease, yowl at night, and defecate in gardens and sandpits. Who’s for Cats […]
Continue readingSeptember 29, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, cats, marketing, No Kill, volunteers
Image: Labhlakshmi.com Each spring and summer across the country, thousands of cats and kittens enter a shelter system that is already overloaded. To avoid having to kill the majority of these animals, there are things shelters can be doing in the months leading up to this busy season. Here’s a plan that any shelter could […]
Continue readingSeptember 28, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, marketing, volunteers
You have some dogs that need homes. Do you a) kill them or b) host an adoption event on a Sunday and tell people about it? RSPCA adoption day a hit Gladstone folk opened their hearts and their homes yesterday by adopting six orphaned dogs at the RSPCA monthly dog adoption day. The fourth adoption […]
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