September 19, 2011Comments are closed.attitude, council pound, No Kill
ABC’s 7.30 Report…
Continue readingSeptember 7, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, No Kill, shelter procedure
Robyn Kippenberger, Richard Avanzino & Joy Verrinder NDN Opening – G2Z elements
Continue readingAugust 14, 2011Comments are closed.attitude, cats, council pound, dogs, No Kill, resistance
August 13, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, No Kill, volunteers
August 12, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, attitude, cats, council pound, dogs, No Kill
Up until just a couple of years ago, pounds were able to explain away poor performance simply by saying their community was ‘irresponsible’; that they were bad pet owners, that they were buying the wrong pets on impulse, that they were not desexing their pets, that they were giving up and abandoning pets too easily, […]
Continue readingJuly 30, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, council pound, dogs, No Kill
Earlier in the year I wrote about the stats coming out of NSW, which showed that not only does dog ‘overpopulation’ not exist in the state, but that small changes in council policy could see shelter killing eliminated overnight. However, the figures I was quoting were being collated by independent groups which can sometimes mean […]
Continue readingJuly 7, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, attitude, No Kill
One of the things I’ve enjoyed most about my time off (apart from the sweet, sweet smell of baby neck!) is getting to watch the snowballing of compassion, as pet lovers and animal welfare advocates join forces like never before. Where the voices speaking up for the rights of shelter pets were once only a […]
Continue readingMarch 14, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, mandatory desexing, No Kill, resistance
Animal advocates are rumbling about the new ‘Greens supported’ companion animal welfare laws in the ACT as being some of the most important in the country. Those who dare question it, they say, are simply against good animal welfare policy, or are in league with the puppy farmers, or just want to see pets to […]
Continue readingMarch 12, 2011Comments are closed.attitude, No Kill, resistance
Everything is conspiring against you. Your public is unappreciative; in fact many you deal with are genuine scumbags. Your community is demanding, telling you how to do your job. The rescue groups in your area aren’t perfect and some are downright painful. People you’ve relied on in the past have let you down. Your volunteers […]
Continue readingMarch 8, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, council pound, customer service, No Kill, shelter procedure
I am going to blog out some of the cool webinars and interviews I’ve heard lately. This is from a series of No Kill webinars available for a subscription fee, that is well worth the spend if you are doing any animal advocacy in your community. ‘Getting to No Kill as an animal control center’ […]
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