September 1, 2011Comments are closed.advocacy, dogs
The Australia media’s representation of a ‘pit bull’. I was contacted behind the scenes and asked to remove the photo of a ‘pit bull cross’ from my post about the new Victorian legislation; the justification being, that if the ‘authorities’ saw the dog, they’d then they’d be more likely to target dogs who looked like […]
Continue readingAugust 12, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, attitude, cats, council pound, dogs, No Kill
Up until just a couple of years ago, pounds were able to explain away poor performance simply by saying their community was ‘irresponsible’; that they were bad pet owners, that they were buying the wrong pets on impulse, that they were not desexing their pets, that they were giving up and abandoning pets too easily, […]
Continue readingJuly 30, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, council pound, dogs, No Kill
Earlier in the year I wrote about the stats coming out of NSW, which showed that not only does dog ‘overpopulation’ not exist in the state, but that small changes in council policy could see shelter killing eliminated overnight. However, the figures I was quoting were being collated by independent groups which can sometimes mean […]
Continue readingJuly 20, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, attitude, cats, council pound, dogs
Once above scrutiny and allowed to hide behind a plethora of excuses for poor performance, today’s pounds and shelters are being held accountable to provide the community’s pets a healthy animal management system. This new level of answerability is never more evident than when animal lovers join together to develop solutions for their local companion […]
Continue readingJuly 7, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, attitude, No Kill
One of the things I’ve enjoyed most about my time off (apart from the sweet, sweet smell of baby neck!) is getting to watch the snowballing of compassion, as pet lovers and animal welfare advocates join forces like never before. Where the voices speaking up for the rights of shelter pets were once only a […]
Continue readingApril 15, 2011Comments are closed.advocacy, resistance
As anyone who opens their homes to a foster pet knows, community rescue and foster groups save lives. Effective shelters and pounds recognise this, developing relationships with community rescue to manage capacity and bring down kill rates. The belief that the community can be trusted with pets, and that pets are better off in homes […]
Continue readingApril 9, 2011Comments are closed.advocacy, resistance, shelter procedure
When a horse died on the first day of the Victorian jumps season, the RSPCA pronounced loudly that these animals deserved protection from those who cause them an unnecessary death. When the duck season started and the hunters opened fire, the RSPCA declared loudly that shooting animals was barbaric. When cats were injured last year […]
Continue readingApril 7, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, marketing
A lot of shelters and rescue starting to put out web videos to promote the pets they have in care, which is of course AWESOME! And there are a few tips and tricks your group can be using to get the most out of your web videos. No one wants to make a video that […]
Continue readingApril 2, 2011Comments are closed.advocacy, council pound, resistance, shelter procedure
There is just 30 days to comment on changes to the Code of Practice for the Management of Dogs and Cats in Shelters and Pounds. From the DPI e-Newsletter: Code of Practice (Revision Number 1) For your information – the Minister gave notice today 31 March 2011 of the proposal to make the Code of […]
Continue readingMarch 18, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, resistance
Truth is an important and rarely used tool. Secrets are usually good indicators that foul work is afoot. Exposing the truth is like letting the sunlight in. I realise most people don’t share my love of truth an openness. That’s OK. They can go fuck themselves. My favourite quote of the day – anon Displeased […]
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