May 25, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, dogs, marketing, new media
Get ready to find out! ————————– Pedigree teams up with PetRescue SYDNEY: Pet brand Pedigree is set to launch a $4 million campaign for its 2010 Pedigree Adoption Drive in partnership with rescue organisation PetRescue. Designed to pull on the emotional heartstrings of all Australians, the campaign takes in TV, print, online, digital, PR, and […]
Continue readingMay 23, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, cats, customer service, dogs, marketing, No Kill, shelter procedure, volunteers
The New Zealanders might have just overtaken Australia in the race to modernised animal sheltering industry. Over 125 years ago, New Zealand opened its first Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, or SPCA. Today, proving that even an ‘old’ organisation can lead the way in modern thinking, they have pledged their dedication to […]
Continue readingMay 19, 2010Comments are closed.cats, dogs, resistance, shelter procedure
Released tomorrow is the new ‘Code of practice for the management of dogs and cats in shelters and pounds‘ from the Victorian Department of Primary Industries. With the advisory panel for this legislation featuring some of the largest and most wealthy animal shelters in Victoria, including the RSPCA VIC and Lost Dogs Home, this review […]
Continue readingMay 17, 2010Comments are closed.dogs, shelter procedure
Part 4 of series examining proposed changes to Victoria’s Domestic Animals Act. Current Laws Restrict Owners Of Pit Bulls Victoria has strict regulations for the ownership of Restricted Breed Dogs (aka. Pit Bulls). Owners are required to notify their council, build an enclosure, keep their dogs muzzled and on a lead when off their property and […]
Continue readingMay 15, 2010Comments are closed.dogs, shelter procedure
Part 3 examining proposed changes to Victoria’s Domestic Animals Act The proposed maximum fines for a dog escaping from its owners property ($1195) or owner failing to renew the registration for a dog or cat ($2389) are over the top. “It is in the nature of dogs to stray if they are not responsibly confined. To provide […]
Continue readingMay 12, 2010Comments are closed.dogs, shelter procedure
Part II – Examining proposed changes to Victoria’s Domestic Animals Act “Currently a dog seized while at large must be held in the pound for a minimum of eight days even if there is no way of identifying its owner. The Bill will give an authorised council officer power to destroy a dog forty-eight hours after seizure, if […]
Continue readingMay 12, 2010Comments are closed.cats, dogs, pet shops/puppy farming
Bear with me guys – I’m working full time this week so have just enough time to pull some rescue news. Back to regular programming next week! Dogs I’m very pleased to welcome Mike Bailey to Saving Pets. He’s working hard following the changes in Victorian legislation and when he’s not blogging, he’s the creator […]
Continue readingMay 11, 2010Comments are closed.dogs, shelter procedure
On Wed 5 May 2010, the Victorian Government’s proposed “Dangerous Dogs” Bill was revealed to the public. Victorians now have just two weeks to examine the detail before it gets debated in Parliament. The Bill is listed for debate in the Legislative Assembly on Tue 25th May. A major focus of the Bill is “strengthening […]
Continue readingMay 8, 2010Comments are closed.dogs, resistance
Both the RSPCA Victoria, and The Lost Dogs Home Victoria have in 2010, been driving the idea of a ‘dog ownership test’ and licencing system. It seems like a great idea; not everybody should have a dog, so to have a dog you should have to acquire a licence. Not dog licences, like we already […]
Continue readingMay 6, 2010Comments are closed.dogs
I will blog more on this soon… NEW LAWS TO CRACKDOWN ON DANGEROUS DOGS From the Minister for Agriculture Thursday, 06 May 2010 Tough new laws to crack down on dangerous dogs, including increased powers to immediately destroy them have been introduced to State Parliament. Agriculture Minister Joe Helper said the Government was committed to […]
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