March 28, 2014Comments are closed.council pound, NSW Taskforce
Please note: the discussion below is about purposefully and accidentally bred animals, where a human owner is in charge of the animal. It does not include free-roaming and unowned cats, as this is a separate issue, I’ve written about here and here. This month the Centre for Veterinary Education, at the University of Sydney, […]
Continue readingFebruary 18, 2014Comments are closed.cats, NSW Taskforce
‘Cat laws’ in various forms are often purported as the secret to managing skyrocketing shelter populations. If only all the ‘irresponsible’ cat owners identified and desexed their cats … the thinking goes … we wouldn’t need shelters. Cat laws are generally designed to do three things; 1. Increase rates of desexing, so there are less […]
Continue readingJanuary 31, 2014Comments are closed.council pound, NSW Taskforce
A 14-month-old American Staffy – let’s call him Buddy – was visiting a friends house, when he escaped by popping out of a fly-screened window. Thankfully, the local ranger from Leeton Shire Council collected Buddy after a neighbour reported him as wandering lost. Buddy was microchipped and his details were current. This should have meant […]
Continue readingAugust 26, 2013Comments are closed.council pound, NSW Taskforce
In June this year, Division of Local Government, NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet released their annual report – Analysis of Council Data Collection for Seizures of Cats and Dogs (2011/2012). I’ve only just had a chance to look at this, but it paints a pretty sad picture for the pets of the state. 90% of pets […]
Continue readingMarch 26, 2013Comments are closed.council pound, dogs, NSW Taskforce, RSPCA
An organisation with a compassionate focus does everything it can to eliminate killing and find solutions for the pets who come into its care. It does this primarily, by partnering with the community. That is, rather than position itself as a solo entity separate from the community, it instead appreciates that there is no way […]
Continue readingApril 12, 2012Comments are closed.NSW Taskforce
May 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 […]
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