LETTER: Dogs settle easily after some TLC

  Newcastle HeraldLETTER: Dogs settle easily after some TLC By LINDA HALL Oct. 20, 2012, 7:13 a.m.   WE owned a beautiful dog, just like Max (“Life or death” Herald 17/10), who lived until she was 15. She had the same loving eyes as Max and...

LETTER: Cheaper desexing and make it early

  Newcastle Herald LETTER: Cheaper desexing and make it early By MAREE RAFTOS Oct. 23, 2012, 5:19 a.m.   I AM a dog lover and am appalled by the kill rates at RSPCA shelters (“Life or death” Herald 17/10). The temperament test would appear to set...

LETTER: The kill rate must drop

  Newcastle Herald LETTER: The kill rate must drop By OLGA PARKES Oct. 22, 2012, 6:08 p.m.   IT is clear there is community concern, as expressed in recent letters and articles in the Herald, about the killing of animals (let’s not call it...

POLL: Debate over RSPCA ‘temp test’

Newcastle Herald By JANEK SPEIGHT Oct. 16, 2012, 10:38 p.m. POLL: Debate over RSPCA ‘temp test’ By JANEK SPEIGHT Oct. 16, 2012, 10:38 p.m. DEBATE: NSW RSPCA released its temperament test guidelines last week. DEBATE over a “temperament test”...

The Desolate Life of a Chained Dog

Tasmanian Times Suzanne Cass, Stop Tasmanian Animal Cruelty 30.04.12 4:15 am 55 comments Stop Tasmanian Animal Cruelty has received several complaints about a dog kept on a short chain at an Old Beach address. The young dog lives a desolate, lonely life in squalor,...