February 23, 2011Comments are closed.advocacy, No Kill, resistance
The community is realising that there are many skills needed in driving change for animals. The contribution of a marketer, or a researcher, or a foster carer or political advocate, can be just as vital as that made by someone who works directly with animals in the shelter, or a shelter CEO. We all have […]
Continue readingFebruary 22, 2011Comments are closed.No Kill
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Continue readingFebruary 14, 2011Comments are closed.No Kill
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Continue readingFebruary 8, 2011Comments are closed.advocacy, No Kill, resistance
Two years ago, a major animal welfare group could put out a piece in the media stating “we have massive irresponsibility in our community and we need X law” (insert mandatory desexing, pet owner licencing, cat curfews etc) and pet lovers, who believed everything they’d been told by these animal welfare leaders without question, would […]
Continue readingJanuary 11, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, council pound, No Kill, shelter procedure
I saw Mitch Schneider speak last year – he wasn’t a ‘rescuer’, but the upper management of animal control. He had realised that treating the community like the enemy and blocking rescue was leaving his pound full. He said “what kind of crap boss am I, if I’m forcing my staff to kill pets, be […]
Continue readingJanuary 4, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, attitude, cats, customer service, dogs, No Kill, resistance
With the dawning of a new year, we have the chance to reflect on the ideas of the past and take a serious look at what has worked and what hasn’t. It makes sense that things that aren’t working get ditched – though this is often easier said than done. Some of our most unhelpful […]
Continue readingJanuary 4, 2011Comments are closed.advocacy, cats, mandatory desexing, No Kill, resistance
From Canada’s International Summit for Urban Animal Strategies…
Continue readingDecember 31, 2010Comments are closed.cats, council pound, dogs, No Kill
Dog Days Photo Blog This is a combination of both my favourite posts, and some of the animal rescue news items for 2010. I hope you enjoy! First, my favourites If I were to start a charity to help homeless people, take donations from the public and my organisation was called, The Foundation for the […]
Continue readingDecember 29, 2010Comments are closed.advocacy, cats, council pound, No Kill
I’ve just received my copy of the 2011 Kittens and Cats Annual, which includes ‘show cats’, health articles and, disappointingly, both the RSPCA and the AVA calling for people to surrender unowned and semi-owned cats to councils and championing the ‘Who’s for Cats’ program – despite knowing council pounds and some cat welfare agencies run […]
Continue readingDecember 27, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, cats, marketing, No Kill, PetRescue
The videos from the Cat Alliance of Australia WA Cat Welfare Symposium from earlier in the year will be coming soon – will let you know as soon as they become available. But I’ve been lucky enough to be able to get mine. Click play below if you’d like to see it! :) Michelle Williamson […]
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