October 6, 2011Comments are closed.attitude, volunteers
In the often under-resourced area of community services, having a select few industry ‘professionals’ exclusively hoarding power, resources and knowledge is outdated and inefficient. Across many different areas, these kinds of paternal approaches are widely being replaced with projects which teach the community how to manage their own issues; harnessing the capabilities and expertise of […]
Continue readingAugust 13, 2011Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, No Kill, volunteers
November 25, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, cats, council pound, dogs, No Kill, resistance, shelter procedure, volunteers
We all know community foster care and rescue groups make a vital contribution to animal welfare across the country. Thousands of pets every year owe their lives to volunteer pet-lovers who give up their time to save the lives of needy animals. Rescue and foster groups involve the whole community to bring about life saving […]
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 readingSeptember 29, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, cats, marketing, No Kill, volunteers
Image: Labhlakshmi.com Each spring and summer across the country, thousands of cats and kittens enter a shelter system that is already overloaded. To avoid having to kill the majority of these animals, there are things shelters can be doing in the months leading up to this busy season. Here’s a plan that any shelter could […]
Continue readingSeptember 28, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, marketing, volunteers
You have some dogs that need homes. Do you a) kill them or b) host an adoption event on a Sunday and tell people about it? RSPCA adoption day a hit Gladstone folk opened their hearts and their homes yesterday by adopting six orphaned dogs at the RSPCA monthly dog adoption day. The fourth adoption […]
Continue readingSeptember 10, 2010Comments are closed.attitude, dogs, shelter procedure, volunteers
This is just fantastic; More than 100 dogs per year will be given a second lease at life thanks to inmates at the John Morony Correctional Complex. NSW Minister for Corrective Services, Phillip Costa, joined Londonderry MP, Allan Shearan, to launch the initiative last week, which will see selected John Morony inmates assist in the […]
Continue readingMay 23, 2010Comments are closed.adoptions, attitude, cats, customer service, dogs, marketing, No Kill, shelter procedure, volunteers
The New Zealanders might have just overtaken Australia in the race to modernised animal sheltering industry. Over 125 years ago, New Zealand opened its first Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, or SPCA. Today, proving that even an ‘old’ organisation can lead the way in modern thinking, they have pledged their dedication to […]
Continue readingMarch 23, 2010Comments are closed.volunteers
Good morning! All going well, I’ll be live blogging from Jayne Cravens’ ‘Building a 21st Century Volunteer Program’ seminar. I’m quite excited as not only is Jayne visiting from the US, but she is big on using online tools for volunteer engagement. Some more info on Jayne here: Jayne Cravens is the Online Volunteering Specialist […]
Continue readingFebruary 19, 2010Comments are closed.fundraising, volunteers
Give some volunteers posters and shopping lists and get them out their doing the food shopping for you! EZ Food Drive Success 400 pounds of pet food collected in three hours Focus on Felines Campaign specialist Shelly Kotter, along with Shannon Riddle, Four Directions community cat program coordinator, and a handful of volunteers spent half […]
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