June 14, 2010Comments are closed.cats, No Kill, shelter procedure
Since hubby and I are having a ‘dry’ June and going to the pub for lunch was out, we spent Saturday walking through the city. Along with bags of junk (the sales are on) and some retro fabric, a secondhand copy of Tim Low’s 2001 book ‘Feral Future’ jumped off the shelf and into my […]
Continue readingJune 11, 2010Comments are closed.cats
Sometimes comments are so interesting, they deserve a blog of their own. Jax says: I’m not sure feral cats living in supported colonies is humane. They are usually susceptible to disease, can starve, suffer injuries from other animals and are generally in worse health than owned cats. Not to mention the horrific effect cats have […]
Continue readingJune 9, 2010Comments are closed.cats, mandatory desexing, resistance
Cat groups in Western Australia are celebrating, as the pledge for statewide cat laws was today unveiled by the government; Cat Haven operations manager Roz Robinson said she hoped to see laws soon to stop thousands of cats and kittens being euthanised, better identify lost animals and reduce problems caused by unsterilised cats. (ref) Local […]
Continue readingJune 8, 2010Comments are closed.attitude, cats, dogs, resistance, shelter procedure
The Lost Dogs Home is again calling for a ‘pet owner licencing scheme’ on the back of their efforts to develop a short pre-adoption quiz for people adopting from their shelter (I know, screening potential adopters before adoption – it’s ‘revolutionary’). “Pet Licences issued by The Lost Dogs’ Home should be made mandatory across Australia”. […]
Continue readingJune 4, 2010Comments are closed.cats
The big news in WA animal welfare, is the ongoing saga of the ‘Stirling cat ladies’: City of Stirling Mayor David Boothman said the City first became aware that there was an issue with the property on Sixth Avenue in May 1987 when it received a complaint from a neighbour. “In the 23 years since […]
Continue readingJune 2, 2010Comments are closed.cats, dogs, marketing, new media, No Kill, pet shops/puppy farming, PetRescue, shelter procedure
I’ve always considered PetRescue to be a very charmed project. My best mate JB is a technical genius and an all round nice guy. My shared-brain friend Vix and I both purchased wonky dogs at around the same time (hers from a pet shop, mine from a guy in a pub carpark) who would catapult […]
Continue readingMay 31, 2010Comments are closed.cats, council pound, dogs, NSW Taskforce, RSPCA
Rescue news from around Australia… Dogs Ipswich (QLD) – Confirming that dog attacks often happen in the home, a blue heeler has bitten the nine-year-old girl on the lip. Thankfully, although police were called, the girl’s injuries weren’t life threatening. Health and Regulation Committee chairman Councillor Andrew Antoniolli said the incident highlighted the importance of […]
Continue readingMay 29, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, cats
The April/June edition of the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science ‘Factors Relevant to Adoption of Cats in an Animal Shelter‘ researched the effects of toys, cage location, and cat characteristics (activity level, age, sex and coat colour) on the adoptions of 111 cats available in an animal shelter. Results showed that “active cats were […]
Continue readingMay 29, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, cats, dogs, marketing
Another pound using the media to get the word out about their available pets; While I’m not a fan of the associated article that details how awfully irresponsible their community is, at least these guys are trying to get the word out about the pets they have in their pound. Maybe, just like in the […]
Continue readingMay 27, 2010Comments are closed.cats, resistance, shelter procedure
Bendigo was one of the first Victorian councils to introduce cat management laws. In the 2002/03 period the council impounded 534 cats, killing 338 of them. In 2004, they introduced a cat curfew, using the cat haters in the community to ‘teach cat owners a lesson’: 06 July 2004 – Residents will be on the […]
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