February 17, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude
I sometimes wonder if I should rename this blog to ‘the thing someone said at work today that made my head explode’. Our valentine’s day promotion was a huge success. We broke the record for, wait for it, the single highest number of pets adopted in a weekend. 40 pets altogether. Great huh? Except. A […]
Continue readingFebruary 10, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude
I don’t normally do animal abuse stories on Saving Pets, but this one has such a great ending, I had to share. Boof is a bullmastiff-cross whose owner allegedly left him to die in summer heat with a 30kg chain wrapped around his neck after beating him with a steel bar, punching him and trying […]
Continue readingFebruary 10, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, marketing
Its happened! The Lost Dogs Home have found the key to not killing the pets in their care. Is it a swanky new law like mandatory desexing? Nope! Is it some kind of breeder permit system? Nope! Is it a change in leash laws, pet number limit laws, breed specific laws or more powers to […]
Continue readingJanuary 22, 2010Comments are closed.attitude, No Kill, resistance, shelter procedure
When a small white dog was impounded at The Lost Dogs Home, it would have been barely noticed by management. Just one of dozens of similar small, white dogs with matted hair, bad teeth and smelly ears. A small white dog that no one cared about and who’s death could have been no more meaningful […]
Continue readingJanuary 20, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, customer service
… From KC Dog blog – Improving Customer Service Imperative to Increasing Adoptions The problems many people have in getting approval to adopt has actually hit the mainstream — and it is becoming a bit of a joke among the general public. Just last week I caught this clip of a comedian talking about the […]
Continue readingJanuary 7, 2010Comments are closed.attitude
What’s hot? Giving up the blame game and changing everything What is traditionally pet-dumping season has become pet-adoption season at Noosa RSPCA animal shelter. Figures show the amount of abandoned animals taken in by the centre last year dropped to 19, down from 75 pets dumped during the 2008 period. And while a lot less […]
Continue readingJanuary 6, 2010Comments are closed.attitude, marketing
If I asked you if, as an animal welfare worker, if you were in education or sales, I’m pretty sure you’d know the answer; You’re in education. Of course you are. ‘Sales’ are often the cause of a perversion in the animal industry, which leads to greed which takes precedence over animal welfare. But here’s […]
Continue readingJanuary 5, 2010Comments are closed.attitude, council pound, resistance
… because it’s not fair to put anyone through this. From Post Secret.
Continue readingJanuary 5, 2010Comments are closed.attitude, customer service, mandatory desexing, shelter procedure
I’ve blogged about Bill Bruce and the City of Calgary before, but this video although nearly two hours long, is a must see, as every word of it is pure genuis. Bill Bruce is the Director of Animal and Bylaw Services at the City of Calgary, whose animal control department has achieved a +90% level […]
Continue readingJanuary 1, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, pets are now twice as common as children in Australian households, with 63% of homes having a pet. More than ever before people are treating their pets as their children, lobbying for their right to take them to the beach, to cafes, to the movies and no longer […]
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