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 readingJanuary 30, 2015Comments are closed.advocacy, council pound
Stats, stats, stats. Nothing else makes many in animal welfare more cray-cray, than the idea that we should be strategising based on figures, not feels. Meanwhile, from the number of cats that can reproduce on a hot day, to the number of pets produced by puppy farms who are shipped by Fedex direct to dog fighters; […]
Continue readingJanuary 7, 2015Comments are closed.advocacy
Every three years The Animal Health Alliance of Australia, an association of pet health companies, commissions a research company to undertake a survey of pet owners and non-pet owners in Australia – the Australian Pet Ownership Survey. The findings of this survey are used to help these companies determine their strategies and identify pet industry trends and […]
Continue readingNovember 20, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy, council pound
Most pets killed in Australia never even had their photo taken. Are we really doing ‘all we can’ to save their lives? Use your xmas donation this year to help PetRescue change this reality. Only 1% of Australia’s council pounds are utilising PetRescue’s free services to advertise their pets for adoption. Help us get them […]
Continue readingNovember 19, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy, council pound
“We need your help this Christmas to fix Australia’s pounds and make them a safe and sound place for all lost and homeless pets. By Christmas, PetRescue will have helped find forever homes for more than 250,000 rescue pets, from over 750 rescue groups and shelters nationwide. Now just imagine how many more lives […]
Continue readingJuly 26, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy
“I can’t believe you criticised xxx pound – the staff there simply have no choice but to euthanise pets. You need to get off your keyboard and HELP them. Better yet, why don’t YOU take all the animals?” I get sent this email probably twice a week, so I’m going to take a moment to address it. Firstly, no – […]
Continue readingJuly 18, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy, customer service
You may remember Walgett Pound (NSW) became noticed by their local media last year, for all the wrong reasons – killing a young dog, using a firearm at the local garbage tip. Then, not only defending shooting as an appropriate end for family pets, but choosing to continue to use the method, even as a local […]
Continue readingJune 22, 2014Comments are closed.advocacy
A ‘York Cat’… Had a great holiday in the UK – much time enjoying my own little clan and reconnecting with our extended family. And while I’ve been gone, so much has happened this month in animal welfare news, I am struggling to pull it all together. So let’s just do this! * […]
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. […]
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