LETTER: Worried about my dogs

Newcastle Herald LETTER: Worried about my dogs By TESS STEPHENS Oct. 17, 2012, 7:08 p.m.   Oscar is a male 3yr and 10 month old German Shepherd cross Australian Cattle dog and has been at the shelter for 132 days. He loves playing with his soccer ball and giving...

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...

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...