OPINION: Animals are not the problem, it’s people
Newcastle Herald OPINION: Animals are not the problem, it's people By ANDREW CORNWELL Oct. 18, 2012, 6:13 p.m. ABANDONED: So many animals should not be winding up in shelters. ABANDONED: So many animals should not be winding up in shelters. EVERY year an...
LETTER: RSPCA, we’re waiting
Newcastle Herald LETTER: RSPCA, we're waiting By KEN AND CAROLINE MOORE Oct. 19, 2012, 5:33 p.m. AS foster carers for Newcastle Dog Rescue, we assure Andrew Cornwell ("Animals are not the problem, it's people" Herald 19/10) that we are very aware of the need to...
LETTER: Dogs settle easily after some TLC
Newcastle HeraldLETTER: Dogs settle easily after some TLC By LINDA HALL Oct. 20, 2012, 7:13 a.m. WE owned a beautiful dog, just like Max ("Life or death" Herald 17/10), who lived until she was 15. She had the same loving eyes as Max and wouldn't hurt...
LETTER: Cheaper desexing and make it early
Newcastle Herald LETTER: Cheaper desexing and make it early By MAREE RAFTOS Oct. 23, 2012, 5:19 a.m. I AM a dog lover and am appalled by the kill rates at RSPCA shelters ("Life or death" Herald 17/10). The temperament test would appear to set most dogs...
LETTER: The kill rate must drop
Newcastle Herald LETTER: The kill rate must drop By OLGA PARKES Oct. 22, 2012, 6:08 p.m. IT is clear there is community concern, as expressed in recent letters and articles in the Herald, about the killing of animals (let's not call it "euthanasia",...
POLL: Debate over RSPCA ‘temp test’
Newcastle Herald By JANEK SPEIGHT Oct. 16, 2012, 10:38 p.m. POLL: Debate over RSPCA 'temp test' By JANEK SPEIGHT Oct. 16, 2012, 10:38 p.m. DEBATE: NSW RSPCA released its temperament test guidelines last week. DEBATE over a "temperament test" that determines whether...