April 28, 2008Comments are closed.shelter procedure
A glimpse into the future from Dolitter: Sign-overs occur when clients bring you pets they can no longer care for or whose treatment they cannot afford. Hospitals have the option of drafting a document that allows us to take over ownership of the pet to do as we like with them. Though sign-overs are a […]
Continue readingApril 25, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, shelter procedure
The March/April issue of Animal Sheltering Magazine, “What Happens After Happily Ever After” argues; that the real measure of a successful rescue isn’t the number of pets saved, but the number of successful placements. So what defines a successful placement? If your client is happy with their pet; if the pet lives as family member, […]
Continue readingApril 24, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, shelter procedure
From a pound worker from the outer regions of NSW (about 7hrs out of Sydney).  “The work I mainly do now is 90% full time impounding dogs and trapping cats. So far since 1st June 2007, 1024 dogs and cats have passed through the small animal shelter, all bar 17 have been destroyed. You […]
Continue readingApril 23, 2008Comments are closed.shelter procedure
Last month, a small WA city council voted to give the responsibility for investigating and prosecuting animal cruelty to a independant, volunteer run, non-profit organisation, rather than appoint an RSPCA inspector.  Seems great doesn’t it? A rescue initiative based on goodwill that disbands the monopoly on council tenders held by the RSPCA and puts animal welfare firmly in the […]
Continue readingMarch 29, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, shelter procedure
You wouldn’t guess it to look at him, but Ajax has the doggy equivalent to panic attacks. He’s terrified of open spaces, new people and other dogs. But I’m cool with him needing a bit of extra care. The vet thinks Ajax would benefit from medication and I’ll do whatever it takes to make him […]
Continue readingMarch 29, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, shelter procedure
When it comes to getting people’s support, we have to remember that our audience is nothing like us. They’ve not had the same experiences, they don’t have the same information and they don’t feel the same way about animals as we do. In fact how we feel is probably a perfect indicator of exactly how […]
Continue readingMarch 26, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, shelter procedure
Australian’s love their pets. We have one of the largest rates of ownership in the world with nearly 4 million dogs and 2.5 million cats living as pets in our country. But why have pets at all? Well, it’s all a product of the biggest economic boom since World War II colliding with some important […]
Continue readingMarch 26, 2008Comments are closed.dogs, shelter procedure
On a recent visit to my local rescue, 12 dogs were looking for a new home 9 of those were black or mostly black. The consensus amongst the staff was definitely ‘it’s harder to find homes for the black dogs’. In rescue circles this phenomenon is so common it actually has a name; Black Dog Syndrome. […]
Continue readingMarch 21, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, shelter procedure
You’re the most bona fide rescue group in your area. You know that because you don’t make a cent on any pet you adopt out and all your volunteers work for the love of the animals in your care. That’s how you measure genuine, isn’t it? By how many people you can get who are […]
Continue readingMarch 20, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, shelter procedure
If you aren’t already you must start watching Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares (on tonight). The show in a nutshell; Gordon Ramsay takes restaurants that are struggling, assesses what they are doing wrong (and often where personalities are getting in the way of success) then gives them a plan to turn their failing business into a (hopefully!) […]
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