Abandoned pets look for homes as shelters overflow

Abandoned pets look for homes as shelters overflow

By Margaret Burin As with every year during the holiday season, animal shelters around the state are overflowing with dogs and cats that have fled their homes or been abandoned. We visited a north coast animal rescue centre and met some of the pets looking for a...

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...

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...