Janelle B

According to the old thread Simon07 said: Posted 26 November 2013 - 12:17 PM imp 974 SAFE with Rural Rescue!!! :D wow thank you so much! I will post info on where to give donations when I find out

Please get him to contact the rescue group himself. One of my foster cats was desexed before adoption as an adult and I have photos of her shaved belly and stitches as well as the vet certificate but I found out third hand she had been taken to another vet after coming into season more than once and was opened up again and they found an ovary. My vet could not explain how this had occurred as the technique that they use involves removal of both ovaries whilst attached to the uterine horns. The owner was reimbursed for the second desexing.

I've been reading about this recently too and thought this post was also worth mentioning as I so often feel disheartened about all the negative stuff, but good will overcome evil and there really is more of us good guys. http://blackhobyah.net/multiplied-me/ So let’s pick up on Shel’s last comment that the good people in the community make up 100 times over for any bad people. It turns out that she’s pretty much exactly right, and to prove it, I’ve done some calculations. As at 11.14 am on the 13/11/2011 Australia’s population was 22,789,387. If we assume that the figure of 250,000 companion animals killed in pounds every year is basically accurate (we don’t know for sure, there are no really good statistics nation-wide) then let’s do some calculations based on another assumption, that there is a one-to-one relationship between each of those 250,000 animals and a human being. If we run the figures, it turns out that 250,000 is about one percent of the total population of Australia, so the reality is that only 1 in every 92 people in Australia is the “irresponsible public”. The other 91 people are amongst the animal loving population of Australia who “spend almost $1500 a year on their pets, outstripping many other average annual household costs, including electricity ($1440), eating out ($1460), alcohol ($1040) and public transport ($260). In 2010-11 Australians spent almost $796 million on buying pets, $2.8 billion dollars on pet food, $2.1 billion on vet bills and around 1.1 billion on professional services including grooming, boarding and training. http://www.news.com.au/money/money-matters/australians-spending-up-on-pets/story-e6frfmd9-1226151433811#ixzz1gNJZ73ei

welcome Tyrone and best wishes to Andrea and partner

Thanks dognurse, I know the perfect recipient for the Real Men... calendar. Just ordered one here and if you scroll down to 24 October you can see some of the pics. https://www.facebook.com/realmen.arekindtoanimals.7 Can't wait to see it all :laugh: Janelle

this dog is an assistance dog someone should definately be helping pay for boarding I looked up the jail website and found this (my bolding)so wonder if there may be some way he can have the dog "inside" though it doesn't help the cat. Wonder if he's getting any help from Centrelink? The Junee Correctional Centre takes pride in its close relationship with the community and assists in a number of activities and events in the township. Community services provided by inmates include the maintenance of many streetscapes and grounds in town as well as the bowling club, churches, aged care facilities and community facilities such as scout halls and football clubs. Through the ‘Wheels on Meals’ program, the centre provides meals to elderly members of the local community. Junee also supports Assistance Dogs Australia by participating in the ‘Pups in Prison’ program that sets the foundations for the dogs to progress to advance training. Prisoners are also offered pre-release programs that provide practical information and assistance with employment, community housing, Centrelink and other welfare services.