March 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 1, 2011Comments are closed.advocacy, dogs, resistance
From the comments: I have to question your figure: “85% of dogs entering shelters in Australia are entering as strays”** Here are the ACTUAL 08_09 and 9_10 NSW Council Stats: YEAR COMPARISONS COUNCILS NSW 08_09 09_10 CHANGE Total dogs arriving in Pounds H Transfered to Pound 33,886 31,164 -2,722 J Surrendered Dogs 6,649 6,401 -248 […]
Continue readingFebruary 23, 2011Comments are closed.advocacy, No Kill, resistance
The community is realising that there are many skills needed in driving change for animals. The contribution of a marketer, or a researcher, or a foster carer or political advocate, can be just as vital as that made by someone who works directly with animals in the shelter, or a shelter CEO. We all have […]
Continue readingFebruary 8, 2011Comments are closed.advocacy, No Kill, resistance
Two years ago, a major animal welfare group could put out a piece in the media stating “we have massive irresponsibility in our community and we need X law” (insert mandatory desexing, pet owner licencing, cat curfews etc) and pet lovers, who believed everything they’d been told by these animal welfare leaders without question, would […]
Continue readingJanuary 6, 2011Comments are closed.advocacy, dogs
A lot of time is spent lamenting the ‘overbreeding’ of dogs in Australia and its implications to shelter and pound intakes. “Irresponsible pet owners access puppies too easily and then abandon them” the theory goes, “if we could restrict the number of puppies bred each year, less would end up in shelters.” Anyone who reads […]
Continue readingJanuary 4, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, attitude, cats, customer service, dogs, No Kill, resistance
With the dawning of a new year, we have the chance to reflect on the ideas of the past and take a serious look at what has worked and what hasn’t. It makes sense that things that aren’t working get ditched – though this is often easier said than done. Some of our most unhelpful […]
Continue readingJanuary 4, 2011Comments are closed.advocacy, cats, mandatory desexing, No Kill, resistance
From Canada’s International Summit for Urban Animal Strategies…
Continue readingDecember 29, 2010Comments are closed.advocacy, cats, council pound, No Kill
I’ve just received my copy of the 2011 Kittens and Cats Annual, which includes ‘show cats’, health articles and, disappointingly, both the RSPCA and the AVA calling for people to surrender unowned and semi-owned cats to councils and championing the ‘Who’s for Cats’ program – despite knowing council pounds and some cat welfare agencies run […]
Continue readingDecember 27, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, cats, marketing, No Kill, PetRescue
The videos from the Cat Alliance of Australia WA Cat Welfare Symposium from earlier in the year will be coming soon – will let you know as soon as they become available. But I’ve been lucky enough to be able to get mine. Click play below if you’d like to see it! :) Michelle Williamson […]
Continue readingDecember 16, 2010Comments are closed.advocacy, cats, No Kill, resistance
Image: Lovemeow.com Why haven’t major national animal welfare groups championed the myriad of studies showing that cats in urban areas are a very tiny, manageable pressure amongst many enormous pressures on native animals? Why do national animal welfare groups continue to align themselves with cat haters and cat trappers in the community, promoting cat ‘removal’ […]
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