November 23, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, council pound, resistance, shelter procedure
It gets worse. From the Lost Dogs Home 2009/10 Annual Report, for the 24,426 cats and dogs impounded, the outcomes were as follows; 3,101 adopted 13,594 killed (3,242 dogs, 10,352 cats) 7,645 returned to owner They also recorded “Revenue from continuing operations” as $11,854,916. We will no longer stand by quietly while pets are killed […]
Continue readingNovember 22, 2010Comments are closed.No Kill, resistance, volunteers
A recent puppy farm awareness effort estimates that over a hundred thousand puppies and kittens are sold from pet stores each year. And yet we often hear there aren’t enough people who want to bring a pet into their families. Australian’s are spending more than ever on gourmet foods, treats, toys, bedding and grooming, pampering […]
Continue readingNovember 17, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, council pound, resistance, shelter procedure
One of the stated outcomes of the Hobson’s Bay Domestic Animal Management Plan is to: Address any over-population and high euthanasia rates for dogs and cats. From 1st September last year, council moved its animal control and after hours service in house, and its impounds to the Lost Dogs Home in North Melbourne. Their impound […]
Continue readingNovember 4, 2010Comments are closed.council pound, dogs, resistance
In April last year the courts in Victoria were hearing a case of two dogs who were known roamers, breaking into the yard of another owner and killing the five resident miniature dogs. The Lost Dogs Home used this as an opportunity to rail against ‘evil’ pit bulls (even though the dogs in question were […]
Continue readingOctober 31, 2010Comments are closed.attitude, No Kill, resistance
From Ryan Clinton; ‘While We Argued, Queenie Died’ Surprisingly for most outside the movement, and unsurprisingly for all inside the movement, we are fought. We are fought more than we ever could have imagined. We are fought by powerful aides of politicians who prefer the comfort of a known death to the prospect of a […]
Continue readingOctober 30, 2010Comments are closed.attitude, No Kill, resistance
As No Kill animal sheltering gains momentum across the globe and more people realise that the tools and programs that have had success elsewhere not only work in Australia, but can work in their own communities, advocates are going to find themselves more and more often facing a situation of resistance. Resistance is how a […]
Continue readingOctober 18, 2010Comments are closed.cats, No Kill, resistance, shelter procedure
The Cat Protection Society in Victoria has had a disastrous weekend, with a major media outlet getting its hands on an internal document calling for the sacking of a director who dared to question why their performance in protecting cats is in the toilet. Just how bad is it? In 2009, of the 12,491 cats […]
Continue readingOctober 14, 2010Comments are closed.cats, council pound, mandatory desexing, resistance
Kingston in Victoria has been held up by cat welfare advocates as one of the ‘good guys’ introducing in 2008 compulsory registration of pets over 3 months old and the requirement that all pets be desexed before registration… or mandatory desexing by stealth. Did Kingston have a cat ‘problem’? Well according to their Domestic Animal […]
Continue readingOctober 1, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, cats, resistance
After a successful campaign branding cats as environmental vandals and a community nuisance: Unowned cats are also a significant source of nuisance in the community. They prey on wildlife, spray strong smelling urine around houses and cars, fight with owned cats, spread disease, yowl at night, and defecate in gardens and sandpits. Who’s for Cats […]
Continue readingSeptember 24, 2010Comments are closed.cats, council pound, dogs, resistance, shelter procedure
Warning readers; this made my bile rise so you might want to go grab a cup of tea before you get reading. For the past 19 years, Whyalla Council has killed animals via carbon monoxide from an old Holden motor. Prior to the gassing, Council killed dogs by shooting them in the head and cats, […]
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