October 12, 2012Comments are closed.advocacy, council pound, dogs
The RSPCA has informed Gloucester Shire Council that there is no animal welfare case to answer following the shooting of 11 dogs (including 5 puppies), leaving their bodies unburied at the rubbish tip in July. “RSPCA NSW inspectors have concluded their inquiries in relation to the complaint regarding the euthanasia of dogs at the local […]
Continue readingOctober 10, 2012Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, council pound, dogs, RSPCA, shelter procedure
The RSPCA NSW killed 8,209 of the 20,959 dogs (~40%) it took in in the 2010/11 year. It also killed 13,031 of the 20,703 cats (~60%). They assure us, they ‘had’ to be killed. From their Twitter; @RSPCANSW we r failing 2 put dangerous dogs out into the community & failing 2 put other dogs […]
Continue readingOctober 8, 2012Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, cats, council pound, dogs, shelter procedure
Australian animal lovers are often berated with the idea that people in the United Kingdom are more ‘responsible’ and that we Aussies are all to be blamed for our high pound kill rates. It is also often purported that the pet industry in the UK is less ‘saturated’ and that thanks to their more ‘responsible’ […]
Continue readingOctober 1, 2012Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, No Kill, RSPCA
Regular readers will know I love a good numbers crunch, so when on SBS’s Insight the other night Steve Coleman, RSPCA NSW CEO, said; I was delighted. And as it turns out, it wasn’t that that difficult. So first we look at the number of intakes killed; RSPCA NSW – Number of intakes killed Cats […]
Continue readingSeptember 30, 2012Comments are closed.advocacy, council pound, No Kill
September 30, 2012Comments are closed.advocacy, No Kill
From Christie Keith ~ “The goal of the No-Kill Movement is not the general, indefinable, unquantifiable, “feel-good” goal of “a more humane nation.” Nor is it “reducing euthanasia.” The goal is to end the use of killing as a tool of animal population control. There is therefore no better term to describe it than “No-Kill.” […]
Continue readingSeptember 28, 2012Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, No Kill
In the United States there are now more than 50 No Kill communities (whole communities who save more than 90% of intakes), made up of over 200 pounds and shelters. New Zealand is well on the way to becoming a No Kill nation, with many ‘open admission’ SPCA shelters saving more than 94% of intakes. […]
Continue readingSeptember 26, 2012Comments are closed.advocacy, attitude, No Kill
I see rescue groups – new ones just starting out, and ones who’ve been around for years – working for a common goal of saving lives. I see small animal welfare organisation building enormous resources in the community; communicating with their supporters, volunteers and fellow rescues like never before. I see the integrity that comes […]
Continue readingSeptember 22, 2012Comments are closed.advocacy, No Kill, shelter procedure
– a lack of positive marketing of individual pets – an inconvenient location, or opening hours – refusing to release pets to community rescue groups – a lack of rehabilitation programs for common behaviour and health issues – failures to reunited lost pets and owners – poor disease control procedures – a poorly run, or […]
Continue readingSeptember 19, 2012Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, No Kill
Tonight I truly get to say I was a part of the revolution for shelter animals that is taking place in Australia. SBS Insight filmed in Sydney and I was enormously flattered to be offered the opportunity to speak on behalf of our movement and the homeless pets who will lose their lives unnecessarily in […]
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