May 19, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy
“All it needs for evil to flourish is for people of good will to do nothing.” ~ Edmund Burke Who are you working for? Most in the rescue field wouldn’t hesitate. We are all working for the animals. But what kind of animal welfare system do we have, and are we really fighting for a […]
Continue readingApril 17, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy, council pound
Given we are right on the cusp of Easter, want to share a story from last year, which detailed the actions of an organisation ‘Save the Bilby’. Last year the ‘Save the Bilby’ organisation had found they had a problem – a fence had been damaged by flood and they needed to find an alternative […]
Continue readingApril 12, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy, council pound
I’m going to tell you something shocking. Your pet is not safe. If your fence blows over, and your dog wanders off, or if someone leaves your front door unlatched, and your cat escapes. If something spooks your dog at the park and he takes off, or if some half-wit opens your gate. Your pets are not safe. As pet […]
Continue readingMarch 13, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy, Australian Veterinary Association
From my Twitter feed today… What’s it about? Australian Veterinary Association South Australia (AVA SA) Division Election Platform – 2014 In 2013 the Select Committee into the Breeding and Sale of Companion Animals handed down its report to State Parliament. The Select Committee was charged with investigating methods for the improvement of welfare of companion […]
Continue readingMarch 11, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy
For every pet who has been killed unnecessarily. For every animal which has been made sicker, not healed or rehabilitated. For every pet who had an owner, but was ‘oopsie’ killed. For every pet who was poisoned, shot or brutalised. For every pet killed by the very organisations who are supposed to protect them. It […]
Continue readingMarch 5, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy
People choosing not to vaccinate their children is dangerous for the community. Which is why researchers, decided to test four different pro-vaccination messages on a group of parents to see which was most likely to influence them towards vaccinating their kids. Researchers tested four different messages on parents. The first message, dubbed “Autism correction,” was […]
Continue readingFebruary 27, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy, No Kill
This is the view from the hotel, across the road from the Melbourne Treasury Gardens. I’m here to speak tomorrow at the Stop Killing Our Pound Pets Rally 2014. It has never been more important to show your support for proactive, life saving programs. More people than ever are understanding that our we deserve better […]
Continue readingJanuary 31, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy, No Kill
One of the best things about shelter reform and animal advocacy is seeing new, passionate people coming on board wanting to help the pets. Many aren’t sure why pets are dying in such huge numbers in the nation’s shelters and pounds, but they do want to know if they can do something about it. And […]
Continue readingJanuary 22, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy
I’ve been super busy with the new bubs, but here are some of the most important – and some of my favourite – links and stories from the last month or so. Hope you enjoy and thanks for reading! :)shel
Continue readingJanuary 2, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy, No Kill
Happy New Year! What an extraordinary year 2013 has been. Never has the contrast between those who are working to save each and every life, and those happy to continue to profit from catching, impounding and killing pets been more stark. Our friends in the US have seen an extraordinary 231 communities achieve No Kill. […]
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