November 11, 2012Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, council pound
The NSW government have since 2005, collected data on intakes and outcomes for pets entering their pound system. The latest available figures were recently released in a report, Analysis of Council Data Collection System for Seizures of Cats and Dogs 2010/2011. Animal advocates have long maintained that ‘overpopulation’ is the reason shelters kill. For that […]
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 readingMarch 28, 2012Comments are closed.advocacy, attitude
Rescued With Love nails it; Speaking to the members of the public about what we do, I have not met ONE person or child who does not want an animal saved if it is treatable and rehomeable. So where is the problem? Read the rest of the post here.
Continue readingFebruary 10, 2012Comments are closed.attitude, dogs
In 2009 Buckley, an 8 week old puppy, was the victim of a cruel attack. Someone cut off his ears and tail with a pair of scissors, then dumped him. Luckily, Buckley was rescued and taken to The Lost Dogs’ Home where nursed back to health. He was given an operation to mend his ear […]
Continue readingFebruary 6, 2012Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, attitude, cats, council pound, dogs, shelter procedure
It’s hard to imagine that just five months has passed, since the community of Geelong demanded the killing end at their local pound, the Geelong Animal Welfare Society (GAWS). The organisation had been defending killing for decades, citing that they couldn’t stop killing animals because they were simply not savable, they were unsocialised puppies, there […]
Continue readingJanuary 24, 2012Comments are closed.advocacy, attitude, resistance
“… of a radical or a revolutionary is not the willingness to confront the orthodoxy and arrogance of the rulers but the readiness to contest illusions and falsehoods among close friends and allies.” ~ Christopher Hitchens
Continue readingJanuary 12, 2012Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, cats, council pound, dogs
Image – The Newcastle Herald The RSPCA Rutherford shelter has for several years managed pound services for the suburbs of Maitland, Lake Macquarie and Newcastle (NSW). The pound had long been criticised by animal advocates for refusing to release animals to community rescue, for working to overturn minimum impound periods making it easier to kill […]
Continue readingDecember 29, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, cats, dogs, resistance
Image: The Lost Dogs Home – The Herald Sun How many pets would you expect to see saved in a year with a budget of over $12 million dollars? $12 million dollars is a veritable fortune in animal welfare circles. From the tiniest rescue group working on a shoestring, through to the grandest private shelter; […]
Continue readingDecember 12, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, cats
Below is the script from the presentation I gave at the WA Cat Welfare Symposium last month. :) The awesomeness of cats Hi and thanks so much for the opportunity to present here today! I’m Shel and I’m the Top Dog at PetRescue. PetRescue is a not-for-profit organisation that supports more than 1,000 Australian pounds, […]
Continue readingOctober 24, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, attitude, shelter procedure
Notes from a YouTube video from Michigan’s 1st No Kill Conference. More videos can be seen here. Susanne Kogut, Executive Director of the open admission No Kill Charlottesville SPCA, details how she drastically reduced killing and created a No Kill community (saving 90% of the animals) in a very short period of time. Under her […]
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