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Shel Safe & Sound Pounds Presentation (video)

October 27, 2015Comments are closed.advocacy, No Kill

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Safe & Sound Pounds

October 13, 2015Comments are closed.No Kill

From PetRescue today… “An inspiring lineup of national and international speakers came together at the 2015 G2Z Summit, including our very own top dog, director Shel Williamson. Shel rocked the podium to bring the Safe & Sound Pounds message to the people. To let it be known, in no uncertain terms, that the pound is the […]

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A history of No Kill and the RSPCA

October 1, 2014Comments are closed.No Kill, RSPCA

  This is a working document, that will be continuously updated…   Then… Liberation preferable to annihilation option Author: Mark Pearson Date: 18/08/2004 Newcastle Herald LEGISLATION in NSW makes it an offence to unjustifiably, unreasonably or unnecessarily kill an animal. The only exemption is for the humane production of food. There is no exemption to […]

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Hawkesbury Companion Animal Shelter does the ‘impossible’

July 4, 2014Comments are closed.adoptions, council pound, No Kill

 (Image: PCC 398, Female Smoochiepuss – available tomorrow 5.7.14)   Hawkesbury Companion Animal Shelter have found the answer to shelter killing… doing things OTHER than killing pets.   Returning pets direct to owner, rather than impounding them… Penrith council officers returned 340 animals before impoundment last year, said Noel Fuller, co-ordinator of the Penrith rangers and animal­ controllers. […]

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RSPCA NSW’s new truth – pet lovers are no long happy to fund killing

July 1, 2014Comments are closed.No Kill, RSPCA

    It’s getting ever more difficult for pounds and shelters with high kill rates to defend their operations. It’s undeniably clear that shelters who have the right leadership, are able to save and place the overwhelming majority of pets, with only a tiny fraction of animals entering a shelter being truly ‘unsaveable’. In addition, […]

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Will you be a voice for pets?

February 27, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy, No Kill

This is the view from the hotel, across the road from the Melbourne Treasury Gardens. I’m here to speak tomorrow at the Stop Killing Our Pound Pets Rally 2014. It has never been more important to show your support for proactive, life saving programs. More people than ever are understanding that our we deserve better […]

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For those new to animal shelter reform

January 31, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy, No Kill

One of the best things about shelter reform and animal advocacy is seeing new, passionate people coming on board wanting to help the pets. Many aren’t sure why pets are dying in such huge numbers in the nation’s shelters and pounds, but they do want to know if they can do something about it. And […]

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Welcoming 2014

January 2, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy, No Kill

Happy New Year! What an extraordinary year 2013 has been. Never has the contrast between those who are working to save each and every life, and those happy to continue to profit from catching, impounding and killing pets been more stark. Our friends in the US have seen an extraordinary 231 communities achieve No Kill. […]

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Two decades of failure, heralding a potential for even more failure

September 16, 2013Comments are closed.Getting 2 Zero, No Kill

In Sydney seventeen years ago, there was an excitement in the air. RSPCA staff had visited the United States and seen first hand how a major organisation had reached No Kill goals. Later the 1996 Urban Animal Management Conference, the solution to shelter killing was presented to our animal management and animal welfare leaders. It […]

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Darebin rejects killing, as a tool for managing our pets

July 12, 2013Comments are closed.Lost Dogs Home, No Kill

The Lost Dogs Home currently provides pound services to the city of Darebin. – In 2010, 276 unclaimed dogs were left at the facility. 85 were rehomed, while 169 were killed. – In 2011, 231 unclaimed dogs were left at the Lost Dogs Home. 82 were rehomed, while 130 were killed. – In 2012, 204 […]

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