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...

Animal welfare groups must be investigated: lawyer

Animal welfare groups must be investigated: lawyer 8 September, 2011 Lawyers Weekly   While animal welfare issues such as the live export of cattle have recently attracted the attention of the government, media and wider community, the poor management and harmful...

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...

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...