LETTER: Blessed are the pet volunteers

LETTER: Blessed are the pet volunteers

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...
RSPCA cops a serve over two dead dogs

RSPCA cops a serve over two dead dogs

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...

LETTER: Death-row pets don’t need to die

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...

OPINION: Poor rescue groups shame rich RSPCA

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...

Point score: how to test pet temper

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...