December 27, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, cats, marketing, No Kill, PetRescue
The videos from the Cat Alliance of Australia WA Cat Welfare Symposium from earlier in the year will be coming soon – will let you know as soon as they become available. But I’ve been lucky enough to be able to get mine. Click play below if you’d like to see it! :) Michelle Williamson […]
Continue readingDecember 26, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, cats, council pound, dogs
When we work with pet owners, we implore them to only take on as many animals as they have the physical and financial resource to care for. If a pet owner does make the mistake of taking on too many, we ask that they seek help from friends, their community and rescue and shelters to […]
Continue readingDecember 9, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, marketing
Over 30 years ago, Dogs Trust coined the phrase “A dog is for life not just for Christmas®”. This slogan is now a registered trademark belonging to the charity and despite being more than three decades old, still forms the basis for their xmas promotions (or lack of) this year; To help discourage people from […]
Continue readingDecember 8, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, attitude, No Kill
There’s an interesting trend amongst animal groups. Those who kill a high number of pets tend to keep their resources as closely guarded collateral (shelter centric). While those who have pledged to make the preservation of life their highest priority, open their doors and share their resources with both the public and other groups (community […]
Continue readingDecember 3, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude
Busy leading up to xmas? Of course you are! Do you; a) bitch about how irresponsible your community is in the local media? or b) do something fun to show just what a hoot you and your staff are, and how your shelter is an awesome place for pet-seekers to visit? The RSPCA ACT chose […]
Continue readingDecember 2, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, attitude, customer service, marketing, No Kill
When you’re a No Kill advocate, you are faced with a standard patter of protests for why it can’t work in whichever particular instance you’re in; – There are too many pets and not enough homes: all the while puppy farms exist/ breeders breed/ irresponsible people don’t care/ the government doesn’t do something… – No […]
Continue readingNovember 30, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, cats, dogs, marketing
The San Francisco SPCA have begun featuring adoptable dogs and cats at Macy’s in San Francisco’s Union Square as part of the 24th annual Macy’s Holiday Windows, which will run through to the new year. The pet display has been a winter staple since 1987. During that time, more than 2,000 animals have been adopted […]
Continue readingNovember 25, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, cats, council pound, dogs, No Kill, resistance, shelter procedure, volunteers
We all know community foster care and rescue groups make a vital contribution to animal welfare across the country. Thousands of pets every year owe their lives to volunteer pet-lovers who give up their time to save the lives of needy animals. Rescue and foster groups involve the whole community to bring about life saving […]
Continue readingNovember 23, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, council pound, resistance, shelter procedure
It gets worse. From the Lost Dogs Home 2009/10 Annual Report, for the 24,426 cats and dogs impounded, the outcomes were as follows; 3,101 adopted 13,594 killed (3,242 dogs, 10,352 cats) 7,645 returned to owner They also recorded “Revenue from continuing operations” as $11,854,916. We will no longer stand by quietly while pets are killed […]
Continue readingNovember 17, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, council pound, resistance, shelter procedure
One of the stated outcomes of the Hobson’s Bay Domestic Animal Management Plan is to: Address any over-population and high euthanasia rates for dogs and cats. From 1st September last year, council moved its animal control and after hours service in house, and its impounds to the Lost Dogs Home in North Melbourne. Their impound […]
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