February 3, 2009Comments are closed.attitude, marketing
Advertising is expensive. Media is free. And is often in front of more eyes than any paid ad campaign. So how do you get the media to feature your group and get your share of this publicity? First, recognise people (both the public and the media) don’t care about you, or your problems. It’s harsh, […]
Continue readingJanuary 29, 2009Comments are closed.attitude, shelter procedure
When I spend time on rescue forums, I’m always astounded and saddened by the vitriol aimed at pet owners either looking for support during a crisis, or who are looking for temporary care for their pets rather than resorting to leaving them at the pound. This lack of sensitivity and ‘holier than thou attitude’, although exciting […]
Continue readingJanuary 27, 2009Comments are closed.attitude, mandatory desexing, shelter procedure
It seems like a solid argument; if we don’t stop the leak, then we’ll never be able to stop mopping the floor. And this is the justification used when animal welfare groups set about to develop regulations to help stamp out over-breeding by backyard breeders and puppy farms. Of course everyone wants to see an […]
Continue readingJanuary 14, 2009Comments are closed.attitude, No Kill
News today that NSW’s pounds killed 33,116 pets last financial year, up from 24,003 in 2006-07. That’s an increase of 9113 in a single year… Go Sydney! But seriously, what the hell is going on? Studies have shown time and time again that access to subsidised high-volume desexing programs increase people’s compliance in having their […]
Continue readingJanuary 11, 2009Comments are closed.attitude, dogs
Check out this video of Ian Dunbar on TED, speaking on changing behaviour with positive feedback and not the often preferred manner… a good old fashion nag; There’s some shardenfreuder there, that we actually take delight in people getting things wrong so that then we can moan and groan and bitch at them. And this I […]
Continue readingJanuary 7, 2009Comments are closed.attitude, volunteers
Vix, JB and I were meant to spend the last few days of our yearly catchup brainstorming our plans for 2009. However, we’ve been so excited by the gathering momentum of rescue in Australia, mostly we shared stories about the very cool people we’ve had the pleasure of meeting and talking to recently. One thing […]
Continue readingDecember 7, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, marketing
From Donor Power blog; What if Starbucks marketed like the church? A parable [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7_dZTrjw9I] This is obviously meant to be a humourous way for churches to look at their presentation, but it has huge lessons for rescuers as we’re often so impassioned by our ‘calling’ that we forget entirely that the people we’re dealing with […]
Continue readingDecember 4, 2008Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, attitude, No Kill
Phoning around to rescues today I’ve been privy to some absolutely fantastic tales of success and very, very good news. For example; – A rescue that has had such a successful two months, that their local pounds are empty for the first time ever. We have to kill pets. We can’t adopt them all. – […]
Continue readingDecember 3, 2008Comments are closed.advocacy, attitude, No Kill
Christie Keith’s interview with Nathan Winograd: Why not celebrate dogs? (mp3) “activating the love that most people feel for animals” See more: Beverly Hills Chihuahua is a shelter dog Boycotting the Chi Movie
Continue readingDecember 2, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, mandatory desexing, resistance, WA Cat Laws
Good reasons to bring in a law; It’ll work. It doesn’t disadvantage poor people. It’ll work. Bad reasons to bring in a law; You’re angry at your community. There is easily manipulated hatred of animals to fuel your campaign. It’s easy to slide by the people in power who don’t know any better. Bad law […]
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