March 7, 2013Comments are closed.cats
Kathy and Phillip Roberts, of Port Gawler (SA) were accused of keeping more than 100 cats in inhumane conditions between 2010 and 2011. They have been convicted and ordered to pay $5,000 compensation to the RSPCA SA. The RSPCA SA had been seeking $55,800 in compensation for the care of the cats, claiming it had […]
Continue readingFebruary 28, 2013Comments are closed.cats, No Kill
Empty cages and more importantly, empty incinerators. The future of animal sheltering is rejecting the notion that killing is kindness. Best Friends Animal Society – It’s not every day we get to share a photo of empty shelter kennels! Recently, the City of Albuquerque celebrated the one year anniversary of not killing a single community […]
Continue readingFebruary 12, 2013Comments are closed.cats
The Young Shire have a problem. Of the just 83 cats the council take in annually, they kill 66 of them (80%). Even though to save every cat, the pound would only need to find one cat adopter every four days, the pound still kills four out of five of them. Dogs don’t fare much […]
Continue readingFebruary 5, 2013Comments are closed.cats
Ranger – “Are these your cats?” Irresponsible Owner – “Yup” Ranger – “I’m going to fine you because you let them breed” Irresponsible Owner – “Oh, THOSE cats. Nope, they just showed up here.” [Cat family impounded. Later killed.] Back in 2010, the ACT came out to reveal that despite ten years of some of […]
Continue readingJanuary 31, 2013Comments are closed.cats, RSPCA
A New Zealand colony cat carer How do you defend cats against a cat-demonising campaign, like the one being seen in New Zealand at the moment? Unlike the cat ‘welfare’ groups in Australia – you don’t just agree with them and issue a warning to cat owners that they’ll be to blame when the lunatics […]
Continue readingJanuary 28, 2013Comments are closed.cats, RSPCA
I’ve not written about the New Zealand cat ban, for the same reason that Vox Felina dragged his heels on doing so, with the thinking that if you pay trolls no heed they will hopefully slink back into the slime from once they came. If you haven’t read the Vox Felina article, go here and […]
Continue readingJanuary 25, 2013Comments are closed.cats, RSPCA
One of the biggest hurdles to effective cat management is a lack of evidence-based approaches in Australia. Without targeted programs, resources are directed into the wrong areas and are wasted. The intake rates for cats remain steady and the killing goes on year after year, unabated. A study has been published in this month’s Australian […]
Continue readingJanuary 22, 2013Comments are closed.cats
Imagine what 10,000 less litters *a year* could do for a community’s shelter cat intake. Altered Tails Sterilization Clinic in Phoenix, AZ (trained by Humane Alliance) surpassed their goal of 10,000 spay/neuter surgeries in 2012 with 10,005! One great program helping them reach their goal is Free Feral Days. In a city with the 2nd […]
Continue readingJanuary 21, 2013Comments are closed.cats, dogs, RSPCA
The RSPCA National Stats for 2011/12 are now available. I’ve pulled together the stats for each state for the last five years for comparison. I’ve focused on what happens to the unclaimed pet populations (because pets who’ve been collected by their owners don’t need ‘saving’). First up dogs… Dogs RSPCA ACT These figures are obviously […]
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