March 24, 2010Comments are closed.shelter procedure
Hey, remember how animal management in Orange were bagging out their community, rather than offering them services and support? Well, they’re not the only ones; Casino is the abandoned and abused animal capital of the Northern Rivers, according to figures compiled by the Animals Rights and Rescue Group (ARRG). Two-thirds of the 2000 cats and […]
Continue readingMarch 21, 2010Comments are closed.attitude, shelter procedure
Pet owners in orange are more ‘irresponsible’ than most says animal management in the city: More cats and dogs are being impounded or abandoned in Orange than most other towns and cities, with over a third of all animals going into our RSPCA shelter never making it out alive. “There’s no doubt the city has […]
Continue readingFebruary 22, 2010Comments are closed.customer service, shelter procedure
A council’s animal management department can be a huge asset to its community; working to keep its public safe, offering a service that protects people and their animals and leading the way in compassion. Or it can work against its public, seeing them as an enemy that needs to be coerced with more laws, more […]
Continue readingJanuary 22, 2010Comments are closed.attitude, No Kill, resistance, shelter procedure
When a small white dog was impounded at The Lost Dogs Home, it would have been barely noticed by management. Just one of dozens of similar small, white dogs with matted hair, bad teeth and smelly ears. A small white dog that no one cared about and who’s death could have been no more meaningful […]
Continue readingJanuary 19, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, customer service, No Kill, shelter procedure
Blacktown pound’s god-awful ‘bidding’ system is under fire from their local community. Bidding madness riles locals at Blacktown Pound More animals are killed at Blacktown Animal Holding Facility than anywhere else in the state, yet it continues to use an archaic system where people have to bid to rescue a homeless pet. The system allows […]
Continue readingJanuary 13, 2010Comments are closed.customer service, shelter procedure
The annual rush of fireworks-spooked dogs is all we can talk about in January, with a New Years Eve rush and even more predicted from Australia Day; New year sends dogs crackers in Wyndham Lost Dogs Home shelter manager Sue Conroy said 161 dogs were brought into the North Melbourne pound from Thursday, December 31 […]
Continue readingJanuary 5, 2010Comments are closed.attitude, customer service, mandatory desexing, shelter procedure
I’ve blogged about Bill Bruce and the City of Calgary before, but this video although nearly two hours long, is a must see, as every word of it is pure genuis. Bill Bruce is the Director of Animal and Bylaw Services at the City of Calgary, whose animal control department has achieved a +90% level […]
Continue readingDecember 10, 2009Comments are closed.marketing, shelter procedure
Don’t know what promotion your group should do this xmas? My advice; doing anything is better than doing nothing. Don’t over think it, just ask yourself question; how can we get people into our shelter this holiday season? *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*. Pets Haven Animal Shelter in Woodend, Victoria is open until 10pm tonight. Talk about going above […]
Continue readingNovember 30, 2009Comments are closed.adoptions, marketing, shelter procedure
Rescue groups are realising that to be effective in their life saving mission, they must a adopt a client focussed mentality and implement programs and policies which encourage adoptions. One of the most effective ways to make it easy for people to choose rescue, is to open at times that are convenient to the average […]
Continue readingSeptember 20, 2009Comments are closed.shelter procedure
Thanks to Kae for the tip! While low cost pet desexing programs are a vital part of effective animal management, they are often seen as expensive and are overlooked in favour of laws which punish pet lovers and create more problems than they solve. But the ‘holy grail’ of animal sheltering; a cheap, non-surgical desexing […]
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