July 13, 2012Comments are closed.council pound, resistance
Glouster Shire Council animal management – shot animals as the tip The Glouster Shire Council story has hit the major media, running on the Herald Sun website. And it has everyone asking – how could this happen? Surely those in animal management in Australia – a first world country who loves its pets – would […]
Continue readingJuly 11, 2012Comments are closed.advocacy, resistance
Animal advocate: “250,000 dogs and cats are euthanised in Australia every year, and animal overpopulation is to blame.” We’ve all heard it before. A quarter of a million pets are killed every year in pounds and shelters across Australia. That’s a lot of pets. And it’s happening because of ‘overpopulation’, greedy breeders and irresponsible people […]
Continue readingJuly 2, 2012Comments are closed.cats, resistance
Moreland City The proposal for Moreland Council to offer cat desexing operations to the community, as an alternative to people surrendering cats to be killed, has been canned… (Cat desexing plan in Moreland is given the chop) Department of Primary Industries spokeswoman Sarah O’Connor said a trap-neuter-return program, used overseas, “could not be legally carried […]
Continue readingJune 12, 2012Comments are closed.dogs, Lost Dogs Home, resistance
Each year about 12,000 dogs enter the Lost Dogs Home Melbourne. About 7,000 will be collected by their owners, leaving about 5,000 unclaimed dogs needing protection. Allowing for the few days a year the Home closes, this is about 15 dogs per day. The Queen’s Birthday long weekend would be expected to be a busy […]
Continue readingMay 12, 2012Comments are closed.adoptions, advocacy, Lost Dogs Home, resistance, RSPCA
One of the things we need to decide as a community is just how much killing we’re willing to accept from our pounds and shelters. Because of the enormous diversity in how these organisations operate, we have shelters who choose to kill very few animals (either low kill, or No Kill shelters) and those who […]
Continue readingApril 30, 2012Comments are closed.cats, resistance
“Have you ever fed a homeless cat ? Feeding homeless cats extends rather than helps the problem. More info here www.goodcatsa.com/homeless …” – RSPCA SA Facebook page Feeding homeless cats only ‘extends the problem’ in that it gives a hungry animal a meal. What is truly ‘extending the problem’ of homeless cats breeding unchecked, is […]
Continue readingApril 16, 2012Comments are closed.cats, resistance
Imagine for one moment you had a fan, who every week took around $100 that they could scarcely afford and used it directly to benefit your cause. Imagine this same person volunteered a few hours each and every day, to work directly on the front line giving care and compassion and helping you with your […]
Continue readingApril 16, 2012Comments are closed.cats, resistance
lil’ Kitty & her mum wait for their carers to arrive with food on Saturday night Getting to Zero (G2Z) claims to be more ‘comprehensive’ than No Kill, and that they “require all stakeholders to be proactive… ‘positive’, ‘practical’, ‘hands-on’ and ‘optimistic’.” As the WA rep for G2Z, the Cat Haven should be leading the […]
Continue readingApril 16, 2012Comments are closed.cats, resistance
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Continue readingApril 15, 2012Comments are closed.cats, resistance
What a topsy-turvy world we live in, when someone who advocates for cat’s lives to be respected and protected is howled down by cat lovers – while the ‘cat welfare’ group advocating to use killing as a tool to manage their population is lauded for their efforts. It would be funny if the cats weren’t […]
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