January 15, 2012Comments are closed.adoptions, cats, council pound, dogs
As seen on Twitter, a graphical representation of the problems at the LDH. Is this the ‘animal welfare’ system we’re happy to have?
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 31, 2011Comments are closed.cats, dogs, resistance
The Lost Dogs Home is circling the wagons to defend themselves from the public questioning of their high kill rates and multi-million dollar budget as presented in their annual report, deleting posts from Facebook and locking down their fan page. However I did receive the following response when I asked some questions: “Hi Michelle, as […]
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 23, 2011Comments are closed.cats, council pound, dogs
This morning, across the nation, council pounds are killing the dogs and cats in their care. Not because they’re sick. Not because they have behavioural problems. Not because the community doesn’t want to adopt them. But because it’s Christmas. Pounds who close from Sunday 25th December through to Tuesday 3rd January do not want to […]
Continue readingSeptember 1, 2011Comments are closed.dogs, shelter procedure
“The head is proportionate to the dog. Viewed from above, the general shape of the head is that of a blunt wedge, large and broad.” “Viewed from the side, the skull and muzzle are on parallel plains separated by a moderately deep stop. Arches over the eyes are well defined but not pronounced.” “Muzzle: Slightly […]
Continue readingSeptember 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 26, 2011Comments are closed.dogs
It has been a week since four year old Ayen Chol was killed by a unregistered crossbreed dog, that had been roaming in her family’s street. Since the attack, animal experts have come forward to advise the government on the problems with their proposed knee-jerk legislation targeting ‘pit bulls’, with the RSPCA leading the charge; […]
Continue readingAugust 18, 2011Comments are closed.council pound, dogs, resistance
When a … tragedy or random event hits, people look for someone to blame. If there’s no one to blame, sometimes they look for someone to hate, even if it is ultimately self-destructive. Seth Godin Last night a four-year-old girl was fatally attacked by a neighbour’s dog in Melbourne. According to the most detailed report, […]
Continue readingAugust 14, 2011Comments are closed.attitude, cats, council pound, dogs, No Kill, resistance
