attitude

From a pound worker from the outer regions of NSW (about 7hrs out of Sydney).   “The work I mainly do now is 90% full time impounding dogs and trapping cats. So far since 1st June 2007, 1024 dogs and cats have passed through the small animal shelter, all bar 17 have been destroyed. You […]

You wouldn’t guess it to look at him, but Ajax has the doggy equivalent to panic attacks. He’s terrified of open spaces, new people and other dogs. But I’m cool with him needing a bit of extra care. The vet thinks Ajax would benefit from medication and I’ll do whatever it takes to make him […]

When it comes to getting people’s support, we have to remember that our audience is nothing like us. They’ve not had the same experiences, they don’t have the same information and they don’t feel the same way about animals as we do. In fact how we feel is probably a perfect indicator of exactly how […]

Australian’s love their pets. We have one of the largest rates of ownership in the world with nearly 4 million dogs and 2.5 million cats living as pets in our country. But why have pets at all? Well, it’s all a product of the biggest economic boom since World War II colliding with some important […]

You’re the most bona fide rescue group in your area. You know that because you don’t make a cent on any pet you adopt out and all your volunteers work for the love of the animals in your care. That’s how you measure genuine, isn’t it? By how many people you can get who are […]

If you aren’t already you must start watching Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares (on tonight). The show in a nutshell; Gordon Ramsay takes restaurants that are struggling, assesses what they are doing wrong (and often where personalities are getting in the way of success) then gives them a plan to turn their failing business into a (hopefully!) […]