January 5, 2014Comments are closed.dogs, Temperament testing
A dog being tested with a ‘toddler doll’ Practically all animal shelters in Australia administer some kind of ‘temperament test’ to pets in an effort to determine their suitability for rehoming. In the in case of dogs, these tests are purported to be able to reveal dogs who are aggressive and a potential danger to […]
Continue readingOctober 30, 2013Comments are closed.dogs
As the parent of a 2.5 year old, writing this post just makes me so damn sad. There aren’t a lot of details, but it has been reported that three-year-old Korbin Sprott was playing in the front yard of a Mackay home on Saturday night when he was bitten on the neck by his grandfather’s […]
Continue readingAugust 28, 2013Comments are closed.dogs, RSPCA
The Tasmanian RSPCA is the latest of the state branches to let down the bull breed community, coming out in full support of the state’s new laws which will see anyone in charge of a dangerous or restricted breed dog that kills or causes grievous bodily harm with up to 21 years’ jail. “If a […]
Continue readingAugust 7, 2013Comments are closed.dogs
Miranda Devine’s piece on Deeon Higgins – the two year old who was tragically killed by a relative’s dog in NSW on Sunday – throws out some pretty horrifying ‘solutions’ to dog management in Australia; Pit bull is a term generally used for the American pit bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier and Staffordshire bull terrier. […]
Continue readingAugust 5, 2013Comments are closed.dogs
Regular readers of this blog will know I have a two year old toddler. The news today that a NSW two year old was killed by a relative’s dog overnight makes my heart ache. Two year olds are just babies. They are completely innocent and they have their whole lives ahead of them. They find […]
Continue readingJune 28, 2013Comments are closed.dogs, WA Dog Laws
A Western Australian pound facility Released on the 26 June, the Second Reading of the Dog Amendment Bill 2013 (2012), is now available for download. There have been claims that these laws are ‘breed neutral’ with Local Government Minister Tony Simpson stating in the media; “It’s all about protecting people as well as […]
Continue readingJune 3, 2013Comments are closed.dogs, RSPCA
Today Kerser was scheduled to be murdered. Not because he harmed anyone, or had even threatened to. But because he has been determined to meet the visual criteria of a dog who cannot be registered in the state of Victoria. He has been held at the RSPCA Victoria Head Office – the East Burwood shelter […]
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 30, 2013Comments are closed.dogs, Victorian Dog Laws
When Jade moved into her new property with her two dogs, she has no idea that a rotting fence paling would lead to her spending six months fighting to free her pet from the local pound. On December 4, 2012 Jade’s two dogs broke through the fence of the home she’d moved into just three […]
Continue readingMay 27, 2013Comments are closed.dogs
I don’t know how many more times this has to happen before we start to have a more effective discussion about keeping dogs, but it would be great if the answer was… no more times. According to media reports, a 49 year old man was jogging in Liverpool Sydney yesterday, when attacked by three dogs […]
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