August 2, 2012Comments are closed.council pound, resistance
Campbelltown City Council Pound has for decades been a disgrace, killing nearly everything that came through the doors. But thanks to a kick in the pants by the pet loving public, it is under transformation. Campbelltown Council general manager Paul Tosi said three rescue groups had now been approved to work with the pound to […]
Continue readingJuly 31, 2012Comments are closed.advocacy, council pound, No Kill
– – – – – – – It has come to my attention that this link is being used to promote a petition for mandatory desexing in QLD. I just need to make it clear that mandatory desexing is an INCREDIBLY bad idea. If you’re trying to reduce the kill rate in a high-kill system, […]
Continue readingJuly 24, 2012Comments are closed.council pound, dogs, Lost Dogs Home
July 14, 2012Comments are closed.cats, council pound, Lost Dogs Home
In 2010 and 2011, Victorians opened their hearts and wallets to support the Lost Dogs Home capital campaign to expand their operations and improve their capability to save the lives of cats. Since the Domestic Animals Act was introduced in 1996, there has been a huge increase in the number of cats and kittens being […]
Continue readingJuly 13, 2012Comments are closed.council pound, resistance
Glouster Shire Council animal management – shot animals as the tip The Glouster Shire Council story has hit the major media, running on the Herald Sun website. And it has everyone asking – how could this happen? Surely those in animal management in Australia – a first world country who loves its pets – would […]
Continue readingJuly 9, 2012Comments are closed.council pound
Gloucester SC Companion Animal Management Plan: You’ll want to aim right between the eyes We often hear that the reasons pounds kill is that they are simply ‘overrun’ with pets and that if the ‘irresponsible masses’ would just stop abandoning their pets in such high numbers, then the load on the pounds would be less […]
Continue readingMay 28, 2012Comments are closed.cats, council pound
While cat welfare groups celebrate, the finer details of the new Western Australian Cat Act are appearing in the public space. Western Australian Cat Act 2011 An Act to — • provide for the control and management of cats; and • promote and encourage the responsible ownership of cats, and for related matters. – Cats […]
Continue readingMay 13, 2012Comments are closed.council pound, dogs, Lost Dogs Home
Up until just recently, a council could seize a dog it deemed to be a ‘pit bull’, take him to the pound who would then kill him, and only his owner would feel the pain of losing a family member. Today social media allows us powerful and immediate connection, so we ALL feel the pain […]
Continue readingMay 4, 2012Comments are closed.cats, council pound
Facebook debates and online discussions. Here are snippets of information that don’t fit anywhere else, but that could be useful when you’re out there championing life saving programs. Some of it is mine – some of it is unattributed (email me if you see your words and want to be quoted). Feel free to use […]
Continue readingApril 13, 2012Comments are closed.council pound, No Kill
