by FLOSS FLOSS | Jan 5, 2013 | Media, News
By Geoff Davidson Newcastle Herald Dec. 25, 2012, 10:30 p.m. THE Hunter is blessed to be home to a network of volunteer groups working to rehome pets deemed surplus by society. Hunter Animal Rescue, Dog Rescue Newcastle, Newcastle Pound Pooch etc help to reduce kill...
by FLOSS FLOSS | Dec 10, 2012 | News
South Coast Register A CLAIM by the Nowra RSPCA that two dogs in its care had found homes when in fact they had been put down has upset animal advocates. On the RSPCA Nowra Facebook page a photo was posted of a group of people with six dogs on July 29. At least two of...
by FLOSS FLOSS | Oct 31, 2012 | Media, News
Newcastle Herald LETTER: Death-row pets don’t need to die By ANIMAL RESCUE GROUPS Oct. 26, 2012, 5:06 a.m. EVERY year more than 250,000 dogs and cats are killed in our shelters and pounds. The number keeps rising and the cruelty and neglect associated with it...
by FLOSS FLOSS | Oct 31, 2012 | News
Newcastle Herald OPINION: Poor rescue groups shame rich RSPCA By DAVID ATWELL Oct. 23, 2012, 7:38 p.m. EVERY year thousands of companion animal rescue volunteers save thousands of dogs and cats from pounds and shelters across the state. These community-based...
by FLOSS FLOSS | Oct 24, 2012 | News
Newcastle Herald Point score: how to test pet temper Oct. 16, 2012, 10:38 p.m. A TEMPERAMENT test for dogs was provided to the Newcastle Herald yesterday. It consists of 25 assessments with each having between four and 11 response levels. Each level of the test comes...