July 22, 2012Comments are closed.dogs
Napping by the fire – TOS / flickr Victoria has some of the strictest regulations in Australia for dog owners, with even more draconian laws surrounding the ownership of ‘restricted breed’ dogs. According to Victorian law, a ‘restricted breed’ dog is a dog who is a ‘pit bull’, a ‘pit bull’ cross, or any other […]
Continue readingJuly 18, 2012Comments are closed.dogs, Lost Dogs Home
This video details the method of animal management known as BSL. And after watching the video (please, go back and watch it, it’s important), an animal lover might be asking – how can any group claiming to advocate for the welfare of pets, support animal control officers plucking healthy, friendly dogs being walked by their […]
Continue readingJuly 10, 2012Comments are closed.adoptions, dogs
Kennel cough is a contagious respiratory disease among dogs. It infects a very high percentage of dogs at least once during their lifetime and treatment is often to simply allow the disease to run its course, just like the common cold in humans. At Campbelltown Pound however, having kennel cough is a death sentence; We […]
Continue readingJune 18, 2012Comments are closed.dogs
The story of Bear and Kooda has gained a lot of exposure in the days since these healthy, friendly dogs were killed. And there has been many people asking – were they pit bulls or not? The truth is, under the current Victorian laws, it doesn’t actually matter. The government has told councils that DNA […]
Continue readingJune 14, 2012Comments are closed.dogs, Lost Dogs Home
Thanks to an ignorant state government, and relentless lobbying and scare-mongering by the Lost Dogs Home Victoria, Bear and Kooda lost their lives today. Two young pups – who’d never done anything wrong – were gently hugged by their owners, then lifted onto a veterinarian’s table, and under direction of the government, they were injected […]
Continue readingJune 14, 2012Comments are closed.dogs, Lost Dogs Home
While the news that Lennox’s owners have lost their appeal causes an enormous worldwide outcry, a more local but no less unjust murder is happening right here, right now in Australia. In early 2011, dog owner Nathan Laffan bought two dogs and named them Kooda and Bear. They were purchased from a byb as ‘American […]
Continue readingJune 12, 2012Comments are closed.dogs, Lost Dogs Home, resistance
Each year about 12,000 dogs enter the Lost Dogs Home Melbourne. About 7,000 will be collected by their owners, leaving about 5,000 unclaimed dogs needing protection. Allowing for the few days a year the Home closes, this is about 15 dogs per day. The Queen’s Birthday long weekend would be expected to be a busy […]
Continue readingJune 6, 2012Comments are closed.dogs
This is Ace Just before Christmas last year, Ace got lost and was impounded by Banyule City Council. Shortly after he was collected, his owner contacted council looking for him. Council advised her that they believed him to be of ‘pit bull type’ and that since his registration had lapsed, they intended to declare him […]
Continue readingJune 5, 2012Comments are closed.dogs, Lost Dogs Home
This is Tonka. On Feb 17th of this year, Tonka was seized by Kingston Council under the Victorian Government’s new ‘seize and destroy’ laws for unregistered dogs suspected to be of ‘pit bull type’. Tonka was loved. He was desexed, had not roamed or caused a problem in his community and by all accounts was […]
Continue readingMay 21, 2012Comments are closed.dogs
Over the weekend Newcastle Herald columnist Jeff Corbett floated the idea that Labradors are retrievers, so they all like the water – Border Collies working breeds, so they all herd – Beagles are scent-hounds, so they all like to track – and that bull-breeds like the American Staffordshire terrier are ‘fighting’ breeds, so they all […]
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