August 21, 2010Comments are closed.attitude, council pound, No Kill, shelter procedure
According to their website, the Cooma-Monaro Shire Council is based in the country town of Cooma, New South Wales, perfectly situated only one hour from the Mountains, Canberra and the Coast, and only 4 hours to Sydney. A regional location, it has a population of 6,587 people and a small animal pound. It would be […]
Continue readingAugust 15, 2010Comments are closed.resistance, shelter procedure
In the past pounds and shelter defended the killing of healthy, friendly and treatable pets by claiming they weren’t really ‘killing’ at all… instead they used words like ‘putting to sleep’ and ‘euthanasia’ to describe the acceptance that pets would die at the hands of those who claimed to be working to care for them. […]
Continue readingAugust 13, 2010Comments are closed.No Kill, shelter procedure
Australia and the United States are same-same, but different. And a challenge we face in bringing No Kill programs to Australia is a pretty significant language difference between the two countries. Much of the US documentation refers to ‘shelters’ reclaiming their lifesaving role in the community. To us ‘shelter’ generally means a local, privately managed […]
Continue readingJuly 1, 2010Comments are closed.dogs, shelter procedure
A case against a Sunbury man whose three dogs were accused of roaming and killing four chihuahuas and a maltese cross has been adjourned until August 17. Scott Chapman (whose appearance on A Current Affair can be seen here), had pleaded guilty to allowing his dogs to roam and kill, and Hume Council have applied […]
Continue readingJune 29, 2010Comments are closed.attitude, cats, council pound, customer service, RSPCA, shelter procedure
… that cats should be indoors, that cats should be registered and desexed by law and that free-roaming cats need to be trapped for their own good; then you can’t say ‘it’s not our job’ when they ask you for help. Sad abandoned cats cause concerns at Quakers Hill (Cat pic) It’s hard to imagine […]
Continue readingJune 28, 2010Comments are closed.resistance, shelter procedure
Breeders are in the spotlight in the ACT; The territory’s 96 per cent success rate at finding homes for orphaned animals is putting more pressure on the ACT as Canberrans save dogs from NSW. RSPCA ACT chief executive Michael Linke said, ”We’ve had a lot of people rescuing dogs on death row in Goulburn or […]
Continue readingJune 24, 2010Comments are closed.cats, mandatory desexing, resistance, shelter procedure
Cat in a cage trap, QLD: Lonely Planet images Is anyone else seeing a trend? From Queensland last year; The Animal Management (Cats and Dogs) Act 2008 was passed on December 11 2008 and is designed to encourage responsible pet ownership by introducing compulsory registration and identification. The Act took effect throughout south-east Queensland councils […]
Continue readingJune 23, 2010Comments are closed.cats, resistance, shelter procedure
image mosippy’s photostream Question: How do laws that make free-roaming, unowned cats a target for impoundment, reduce shelter killing? Answer: They don’t City’s war on cats More than 270 cats found roaming within the City of Swan have been put down since new City bylaws were enacted. Statistics obtained by the Community Newspaper Group confirm […]
Continue readingJune 21, 2010Comments are closed.dogs, resistance, shelter procedure
From the Lilydale and Yarra Valley Leader; ‘Mt Evelyn nurse slams kill Bill proposal’ A Mt Evelyn vet nurse and dog owner says she fears that increased council powers under a proposed State Government blitz on dangerous dogs will lead to the needless killings of pets. Tough new laws to crack down on dangerous dogs, […]
Continue readingJune 16, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, marketing, No Kill, shelter procedure
You need to join forces with other rescue groups and hold a fee-free adoption event. I know, right – but, hear me out. Unfortunately, many non-profit organizations often seem to believe that there is a limited pie of resources out there and, therefore, they are in direct competition with other humane groups in the community. […]
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