LETTER: RSPCA is not to be blamed
Newcastle Herald LETTER: RSPCA is not to be blamed By ANNE EDWARDS Oct. 19, 2012, 5:28 a.m. I DON’T know why some people blame the RSPCA for the number of animals being put to sleep. The blame lies with those in our society who are given or buy pets, especially at...
More for animal welfare
More for animal welfare Rodney Stevens 20th Oct 2012 6:00 AM A FORMER federal senator is calling on the NSW Government to cough up more cash for animal welfare. Norm Sanders, 80, who sat on the Senate Animal Welfare committee for five years in the 1980s, said animal...
RSPCA temperament test talks
RSPCA temperament test talks By JANEK SPEIGHT Oct. 18, 2012, 4 a.m. TEST: Earlier this week The Herald reported that family pet Max had been put down after failing the RSPCA test. Hunter animal rescue groups are preparing for fresh talks with the NSW...
Shelter bucks the trend
Muswellbrook Chronicle Shelter bucks the trend By Jemma Anshaw Oct. 19, 2012, 10:04 a.m. FUR-EVER FRIENDS: Muswellbrook Animal Shelter employees Jess Newton, coordinator Georgie Barlin and Lisa Potter with a litter of labrador puppies they were happy to see go to Dog...
LETTER: Fear, aggression, big difference
Newcastle Herald LETTER: Fear, aggression, big difference By MEGAN FOLEY Oct. 18, 2012, 5:23 a.m. I AM a dog groomer in Charlestown and in Grooming 101 we were taught to interpret dog behaviour, a vital part of the trade for our safety and the dogs’. At either...
LETTER: Just acting naturally
Newcastle Herald LETTER: Just acting naturally By GAVIN SIMPSON Oct. 18, 2012, 5:22 a.m. I AM mortified and completely stunned by the method of points calculation for the destruction of dogs (‘‘Point score: how to test temper’’, Herald 17/10). The method...