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...

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...