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Sydney Dogs and Cats Home’s declaration to life saving

December 8, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, attitude, No Kill

There’s an interesting trend amongst animal groups. Those who kill a high number of pets tend to keep their resources as closely guarded collateral (shelter centric). While those who have pledged to make the preservation of life their highest priority, open their doors and share their resources with both the public and other groups (community […]

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Who are you talking to?

December 5, 2010Comments are closed.advocacy, attitude, marketing

When I write this blog, I know I’m talking to people who have taken one step beyond animal welfare clichés and are looking to find answers and resources which can help them make real and positive changes in their own communities. So skip over what we know to be the ‘basics’; I make the assumption […]

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No Kill and the belief in abundance

December 2, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, attitude, customer service, marketing, No Kill

When you’re a No Kill advocate, you are faced with a standard patter of protests for why it can’t work in whichever particular instance you’re in; – There are too many pets and not enough homes: all the while puppy farms exist/ breeders breed/ irresponsible people don’t care/ the government doesn’t do something… – No […]

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Incentives v disincentives

December 1, 2010Comments are closed.advocacy, attitude, mandatory desexing

“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” ~Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride Animal welfare groups often talk about using ‘incentives’ to change owner behaviour and improve the situation for pets. And used correctly, incentives do have a powerful effect on human behaviour. But often we mix […]

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How to use your animal welfare donation wisely this xmas

November 28, 2010Comments are closed.advocacy, No Kill

At this time of year, many animal lovers will be considering where to make their holiday donation. With so much talk of under-performing pounds and a new wave of animal rescue groups saving lives, it can be hard for those outside the industry to keep up. How can you tell the ‘good’ from the ‘bad’? […]

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Musings from the UK

August 18, 2010Comments are closed.advocacy, No Kill

As you may know if you follow my tweets, I’m still in the UK staying with my husband’s family. Last night on a history show we were watching, there was a reference to a Roman archaeological dig at the site of a suspected brothel; Romans ‘killed babies at brothel’ Dozens of unwanted babies born during […]

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Good rescuers fall victim to bad egg

February 25, 2009Comments are closed.advocacy

The SAFE rescue group are one of the genuine good guys of the pet rescue world. They are innovative, modern and make great matches between pets and owners. They convert enquiries into adoptions and turn adopters into evangelists. And it has been my absolute pleasure to watch them go from strength to strength. So when […]

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A good news post

December 4, 2008Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, attitude, No Kill

Phoning around to rescues today I’ve been privy to some absolutely fantastic tales of success and very, very good news. For example; – A rescue that has had such a successful two months, that their local pounds are empty for the first time ever. We have to kill pets. We can’t adopt them all. – […]

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More chi news – why not celebrate dogs?

December 3, 2008Comments are closed.advocacy, attitude, No Kill

Christie Keith’s interview with Nathan Winograd: Why not celebrate dogs? (mp3) “activating the love that most people feel for animals” See more: Beverly Hills Chihuahua is a shelter dog Boycotting the Chi Movie

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Duty calls

March 26, 2008Comments are closed.advocacy, shel

xkcd.com – fantastic!

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