February 10, 2014Comments are closed.attitude
Overnight, despite enormous community backlash, a young giraffe deemed ‘surplus’ by a Copenhagen Zoo was killed and fed to the zoo’s tigers and other carnivores. Thousands had appealed for a change of heart over the two-year-old, called Marius, who had been born at the zoo. The zoo called the killing of this young, healthy […]
Continue readingApril 27, 2013Comments are closed.attitude, council pound
Recognising that the community now emphasise and demand low kill rates at their local pound. Give the people what they want! Working hard to help homeless animals More homes are being found for unwanted cats and dogs in Queanbeyan thanks to a major effort by Queanbeyan City Council and animal rescue organisations, who are working […]
Continue readingApril 12, 2013Comments are closed.attitude, council pound
The City of Stirling Animal Care Facility, could potentially be Australia’s Best Local Council Pound. Stirling is the largest local council by population in WA (200,000+ people) and the 12th largest in Australia. The City has an average household weekly income of $1,353*, which is less than the WA average ($1,415). It also includes some […]
Continue readingMarch 24, 2013Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, council pound, No Kill
Ralph the Jack Russell was making his way around CQ Pet Rescue’s Stalls 4 Paws night markets with Ella and Chloe,hoping to find his new forever home. (Image cqnews.com) The Central Highlands Regional Council could view pets as garbage – driving them to the tip, shooting them and dumping their bodies. This absolutely could be […]
Continue readingFebruary 4, 2013Comments are closed.attitude
Animal welfare is notorious for looking externally for somewhere to attribute blame for industry failure. A high kill rate is the fault of an irresponsible public. A lost pet has been abandoned by an uncaring family. A pet left unclaimed is because an owner is too lazy to find it. A surrender dumping through ignorance. […]
Continue readingDecember 28, 2012Comments are closed.attitude, Lost Dogs Home, No Kill, resistance
The Lost Dogs’ Home general manager of operations, Sue Conroy, said fewer than half of the 267 dogs lost in the last fortnight had been returned to their owners. (via the Herald Sun) And yet despite the fact over 90% of intakes are via the Home’s own vehicles, the Lost Dogs Home maintains it wouldn’t […]
Continue readingDecember 23, 2012Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, marketing, RSPCA
Unfortunately for our nations pets, even our major shelters still aren’t able to recognise the difference between a public shaming and an adoption drive. Public shamings are, in theory, suppose to make those people who are shit pet owners, feel bad. Or something. An adoption drive is exactly that. A drive to encourage people to […]
Continue readingDecember 19, 2012Comments are closed.attitude, No Kill
Image: Josh Cromer, a friend to the pets – Evansville Courier & Press Henderson County, Kentucky’s (USA) animal pound has, in a single year, gone from euthanising 45% of intakes, to less than 5%, thanks to new Director Josh Cromer’s efforts. Article: “WE’RE ROCKING”: After first year, shelter Director reports lower euthanasia rate, higher adoption, […]
Continue readingNovember 12, 2012Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, cats, council pound, dogs, RSPCA
There should be celebrations at the RSPCA NSW, but as yet I’ve not seen the media release go out. 13,000 less pet intakes in a single year! That’s around 30% less pets. Or over 1,000 pets each month that the organisation didn’t need to process. Would this leave more resources to be put towards pet […]
Continue readingNovember 11, 2012Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, cats, council pound
Further to my post yesterday, below is the latest available figures from NSW pounds, this time for cats; NSW Council Pound Intakes & Release Rates 2010/11 – CATS The pounds below didn’t take in any cats, which when outcomes are generally so bad, is actually a very good thing; How does your local pound perform […]
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