October 4, 2013Comments are closed.advocacy
Peeps – I simply cannot get to this one. However, it does look like a huge opportunity for groups looking to make change in their local community to get a good background on the obstacles and opportunities presented by council’s animal management departments. They can see a change in community expectations coming towards them (hilariously, […]
Continue readingAugust 31, 2013Comments are closed.advocacy
My blogging is winding down – along with pretty much everything else – as I’ve hit the third trimester of preggy no#2. Below are a bunch of links that I’d not gotten around to sharing. Enjoy! :) Animal welfare A long-term QLD government policy of the killing seized reptiles has been overturned. Previously, animals such […]
Continue readingAugust 16, 2013Comments are closed.advocacy, Lost Dogs Home
Stonnington City Council has for nearly three decades, been working with The Save-A-Dog Scheme. Save-A-Dog Scheme has a no kill philosophy and seeks to re-home every animal that comes into its care. Save-A-Dog Scheme believes that the dichotomy of a dog being “Man’s Best Friend” on the one hand and an unwanted article for destruction on the other […]
Continue readingJuly 13, 2013Comments are closed.advocacy, RSPCA
We tend to assume that having the RSPCA involved in the animal management process, results in better outcomes for pets. As a professional animal welfare organisation, surely they must do a better job than say, a local council left to its own devices. And sometimes, when a local pound is being run with serious deficiencies […]
Continue readingJune 24, 2013Comments are closed.advocacy, shelter procedure
I’ve been on holidays for the last week and a half in Bali and had a great time hanging out with Hubby and The Toddler by the pool. However, with practically no internet (yay!) I’m a bit behind on the blog (less yay), so thought I’d do a quick round up today and revisit some […]
Continue readingMay 19, 2013Comments are closed.advocacy, RSPCA
Did your rescue group appear at today’s Million Paws Walk? A lot of groups did, for many reasons; a large audience of pet lovers, the chance to be seen as legitimate alongside a well-known brand like the RSPCA, and many, because the RSPCA release pets to them so they feel like they have a ‘good […]
Continue readingApril 15, 2013Comments are closed.advocacy, RSPCA
If you’re planning to walk in the 2013 Million Paws Walk, you’re probably bringing your dog. In fact, it’s likely the whole reason you’re walking at all is that you love your pet dogs and/or cats and want to see other pets just like them who end up homeless, get a second chance at a […]
Continue readingMarch 29, 2013Comments are closed.advocacy, council pound, Lost Dogs Home, RSPCA, shelter procedure
In the late 1970’s in Victoria, debate raged over the killing of pound animals using a machine known as a ‘Lethanair’ chamber. The ‘Lethanair’ machine was a decompression chamber, which allowed the bulk killing of dogs. Today, we consider decompression as an unacceptable method of euthanasia, as these chambers were designed to produce decompression […]
Continue readingMarch 15, 2013Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, Lost Dogs Home, resistance
The LDH let us know exactly where they stand yesterday. In case anyone was still hanging on to the naive hope that they might evolve to become a compassionate reflection of our pet-loving community – we now know that’s not in their plans. Onwards. Dr Graeme Smith, General Manager of the Lost Dogs Home discussed […]
Continue readingMarch 14, 2013Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy
D’ya know what saves the lives of our shelter dogs? New homes with new families. So how does this imagery grab you? Healthy, happy family pets, yeah? When we’re out there competing with pet shops and Fluffy Puppies Online, we definitely want to portray our rescue dogs just like this. Highly desirable to your run […]
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