February 7, 2015Comments are closed.advocacy
In January 2008, I started Saving Pets to give myself a place to bounce ideas off a very small group of like-minded rescue industry friends. Back then it felt like there were only two voices in animal welfare; the major animal welfare groups saying shelter killing was unavoidable and the grassroots rescuer who didn’t […]
Continue readingFebruary 5, 2015Comments are closed.cats
The cat rescue pyramid… (click to enlarge)
Continue readingFebruary 2, 2015Comments are closed.Lost Dogs Home
“Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain…” There’s been massive media coverage surrounding the Lost Dogs Home’s performance. Unfortunately for the LDH, this current outpouring of community anger is not simply a small PR hiccup – it’s a complete and total shift in the questions the public is asking; but also what […]
Continue readingFebruary 2, 2015Comments are closed.cats
On this day back in 2012 a lovely young cat showed up at my place. He was as ‘feral’ as any cat could be; huge, thuggy, but sweet. My guess would be he’d never spent any meaningful time with people. He was smart. Smart enough to find me. Smart enough to trust me. But […]
Continue readingFebruary 1, 2015Comments are closed.Lost Dogs Home
A full month into 2015 and still no news from the Lost Dogs Home regarding their absent CEO. Of the seven board members, two have now resigned (Scovell & Crossley). Other board members including the Acting Manager and Board Chairperson Andrew Tribe, are now on-site regularly trying to determine strategy and calm unsettled staff. How does […]
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