May 25, 2014Comments are closed.TAS Cat Laws
The ONLY effect of ‘cat laws’ is to drive more cats into pounds. That is what they are designed to do. RSPCA Tasmania general manager Peter West said the legislation was a “toothless tiger” that needed better enforcement to ensure people stopped letting their cats get out of control. “We want to see the […]
Continue readingMay 23, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy
WA’s cat laws passed on 1st November last year, or just a little over 6 months ago. Despite tens of millions of dollars being spent on their implementation, new reports show “out of three of Perth’s larger councils, only one had issued fines since the laws came into place.” These laws were suppose to ‘get’ the bad owners. […]
Continue readingMay 19, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy
“All it needs for evil to flourish is for people of good will to do nothing.” ~ Edmund Burke Who are you working for? Most in the rescue field wouldn’t hesitate. We are all working for the animals. But what kind of animal welfare system do we have, and are we really fighting for a […]
Continue readingMay 14, 2014Comments are closed.council pound, Lost Dogs Home
Thieves have stolen three dogs from Cranbourne Lost Dogs Home (VIC); Two men have been caught on CCTV footage snooping around the Thompsons Rd pound for more than an hour, before jemmying the lock on the cage just after 11pm on May 3. The pair grabbed a six-month-old tan-and-white male american staffy mix, a […]
Continue readingMay 13, 2014Comments are closed.pet shops/puppy farming, RSPCA
A PIAA approved puppy farm (Courtesy Prisoners for Profit) Does walking in the MPW help puppy farm dogs? A Channel Seven news report last night, showed that puppy farmers are still doing a roaring trade in Australia. Seems we’re still happy to get our pups cheap, young and conveniently purchased from a pet store, or a sweats-wearing […]
Continue readingMay 12, 2014Comments are closed.cats, SA Cat Laws
What if council was using the registration fees you are paying as responsible cat lover, to collect and kill other, less fortunate cats? Guess what? They probably are… The City of Whyalla is about to start targeting cats. And they’re going to use the registration fees from cat lovers in the community to do […]
Continue readingMay 10, 2014Comments are closed.council pound
Port Pirie Pound Hey you guys. Remember when Whyalla Council (SA) got busted back in 2010, for stuffing homeless pets into a carbon monoxide machine until they were dead? Well, they seem to have accidentally revealed that a sister Council is doing the same thing… According to Port Pirie Council records, they currently kill about […]
Continue readingMay 9, 2014Comments are closed.council pound
‘The Irrigator’ (the local newspaper for the Shire of Leeton), has secured a partial copy of the report into the death of ‘Indie’ – the dog shot rather than impounded, by a council officer. … the report found the act of destroying the dog so soon after seizing it to be considered “unnecessary” when other […]
Continue readingMay 9, 2014Comments are closed.cats, council pound, dogs, RSPCA
Councillor Mike Hudson from Unley Council (SA) is pushing for mandatory cat registration and two-cat per household limits to be introduced in the city, to bring the district into line with its neighbour Mitcham. Now, Mitcham Council is a ‘funny’ demonstration of success. For starters, their Cat Management Officer didn’t know their impound stats […]
Continue readingMay 6, 2014Comments are closed.council pound
Mike (eating a pig’s ear) Mike* was found wandering lost by a man walking his dog. The man’s dog unfortunately started a fight with Mike. The man was able to separate the dogs, and took Mike to the Wodonga City Pound. Mike was in a bad way. He had what appeared to be semi-healed […]
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