July 17, 2013Comments are closed.council pound
CJ was just fifteen months old and the pet of a Lavington (NSW) family. She went missing on June 30. When owner Cody called the Albury pound he was told she wasn’t in their facility. On Monday 8th June, Cody did exactly what we ask owners to do – go to the pound and look […]
Continue readingJuly 12, 2013Comments are closed.council pound
Young Shire Council shovelled out a great steaming pile of blame the public this week, when asked by the local media why they weren’t doing more to save their community’s animals. Young Shire Council Pound Director Craig Filmer admitted parvo outbreaks were “common” in the facility but that there was no point in trying to […]
Continue readingJuly 3, 2013Comments are closed.council pound
When Charmaine Wright returned from an overseas holiday to find her cat Tyson missing, little did she know that despite being microchipped and handed into the pound, the system would fail to protect him. Ms Wright arrived home at Currans Hill on June 11 to a phone message from a Campbelltown pound employee that said […]
Continue readingJune 14, 2013Comments are closed.council pound, Victorian Dog Laws
One of the major criticisms of the Victorian Government’s Breed Specific Laws judged on a bespoke visual identification guide (along with that the reality that the look of a dog being a poor predictor of that dog’s actual behaviour), is that the laws could capture practically ALL bull breed dogs. It’s easy to get complacent […]
Continue readingJune 6, 2013Comments are closed.Animal Welfare League, council pound, RSPCA
The Ipswich Council’s pound issues have again been thrust into the public space, thanks to some ugly point scoring by a disgruntled councillor and the RSPCA Qld. Despite the Animal Welfare League having never been charged with even the smallest transgression by the RSPCA, and a investigation into their operations by council being found as ‘inconclusive’, […]
Continue readingMay 31, 2013Comments are closed.council pound, dogs
Two Bingara families have made a complaint to Gwydir Shire Council (NSW) about the actions of their local council ranger. Lee Fleming’s great dane Charlie and her partner’s dog Buster had reportedly gotten loose and been involved in a incident with another dog. The ranger arrived on the 1st March and told the couple that […]
Continue readingMay 28, 2013Comments are closed.council pound
This story has been developing over a few months, but I have this week received the results of a FOI request to the Cairns Council. Cairns Regional Council Animal Statistics 2011/12 Total intakes by month 2011/12 Intakes No % Cat intakes 358 18% Dog intakes 1,447 74% Owner surrenders (no breakdown) 152 8% Total […]
Continue readingMay 28, 2013Comments are closed.council pound
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Continue readingMay 16, 2013Comments are closed.council pound, dogs
One of the most vital programs of successful animal shelters, is effective community engagement. Breaking down any ‘us vs them’ attitudes, inspiring and leading the community to be better pet owners, and recognising that any animal issues in the community can only be solved if you have your public working with you, not against you […]
Continue readingMay 16, 2013Comments are closed.council pound, dogs
KC Dog blog nicely sums up a new study on the limitations of visual ID of dogs. Even so called ‘experts’ fail to identify dog breeds accurately. In a new study that was just released, researcher Victoria Voith once again exposes the challenges of identifying dominant breeds of mixed breed dogs, even by “experts” in […]
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