honeybun

The largest expense for most rescue groups would be veterinary care. But there are a lot of other expenses that need to be covered for the rescue group to keep on operating successfully....such as...... Pound fees Care of the dogs whilst in foster care,covering food,flea,worm,heart worm control,collars,tags,grooming,shampoo etc etc, Behavioural training if needed. Council Registration fees Transport fees when needed Admin.costs,any government fees and charges;stamps;envelopes,printer costs etc etc. Whilst work is done by volunteers there are still the costs to be covered. Adoption fees and any donations that can be raised must be able to cover the above costs otherwise the rescue group would not be able to keep their head above water. So it a dog has already had everything already done vet wise, you would still charge the usual adoption fee as this goes to help cover these other charges for it and the other rescues dogs, and the dog would still have had costs whilst in foster care. The next dog may need extensive vet care, and cost the rescue many times the adoption fee eventually charged,but that is just what happens, and you need to be able to cater for that.

In South Australia they have virtually the same restrictions as they do in NSW. You must apply for a licence if you are seeking to raise donations or someone else is seeking to raise them on your behalf. I have just successfullyt completed the liceincing procedures in South Australia for a group in NSW.

Denise at PAWS has 8 golden oldies at the moment, but 3 have found a new home in the past week. Which is great news. I have a soft spot for the oldies too, they get around at my pace.!! I get a few enquiries too in the private adoption category of the PAWS web site for the rehoming of older dogs and cats. Sad to hear, as a lot are from family members who wont or cant keep the much loved pet of their parents who have either died or gone into care.But most of these people just want to get rid of the "problem" immediatley and dont want to handle enquiries from prospective adopters, which means the placement may take time. When I dont hear back from these people I always wonder what happened to the dog or cat, I suppose most have just been put to sleep.

CBE You should make ite more clear as to your ABN and CFN , as on looking at your web site, I could not find these noted anywhere. I am sure you have completed all the necessary paperwork to obtain these, and so you should make it clear what they are.

Apparently PR phoned 2GB radio station [sydney] Ben Fordham's show,yesterday afternoon to complain that a large number of dogs at Blacktown Pound were going to be rehomed and homes found for them when they were put down without warning.Supposedly another caller phoned to say she was on her way to the Pound to actually collect the dog she was taking when she was contacted to be told the dog had been put down. I didnt hear either of those 2 calls but this afternoon Ben Fordham referred to the story again, repeated the info above, and to add that AWL members at the Pound when this occurred and he hadnt been able to get a straight answer from BP, only that the dogs had been temperament tested and found unsuitable for rehoming..or words to that effect.Ben Fordham said he wanted to take this matter further as so had Tim V CEO of AWL on to try and get to the bottom of the incident. Tim interviewed very well, and he explained that AWL staff were not doing the temperament testing on the dogs just giving staff explanations and suggestions etc of procedures and had been to BP a couple of times . It was not the intention of AWL to do temperament testing for BP, as he said that should be done by Pounds own trained staff and not to ever farm out the work. It was never the intention of AWL to have any of their comments used as reason to put a dog down and that if they had been asked about any particular dog they may have made some comments but would not have given a thorough test of any dog.He went on to say that temp testing when done properly is not just a matter of one test and never just in the pound environment, as allowances have to be made for the stress of that environment and tests should also be conducted out of that environment, etc etc Sadly Tim was cut short because of a breaking news story so did not get an opportunity to fully explain the situation from AWL's ppoint of view but in what he did say indicated AWL were not to blame for any dogs being put down. Ben Fordham stated he was going to investigate further.

I am very pleased to hear that at AWL, rehoming rates have increased and euthanasia rates have decreased following Tim's appointment as CEO of AWL. I hope this continues to improve and that, in the event of Tim leaving his employ with AWL he has set in place procedures to ensure the good work continues in his absence and AWL does not go back to what it was.

I am in no way experienced in such matters, and would hate to be in the position of having to decide who lives and who dies. But I remember vividly a tv programme at the RSPCA that showed them temp testing a dog which was sitting restrained against a handlers legs and a very large doll was walked up to the dog and touched it and then pushed against it,and if the dog turned its head away from the giant doll or flinched that was an indication...to them.,...that the dog was no good with childen and therefore was to be euthanased.It wasnt that the dog attacked the doll or even growled. The dog looked terrified to begin with anyway. I saw some testing done in a pound on a trial basis that was done with fake hands,skateboards and balls and it was such a difficult one to interpret because it depended on each of the people doing the testing scoring the dog out of 10 on each test...so each result was not cut and dried and based on opinion.So it wasnt scientific in any way. I certainly dont support HA or DA dogs going out into the community BUT I would hate to see dogs terrified in the pound environment incorrectly classified as unrehomeable because of the methods used to test the dogs or the inexperience of the tester. AWL and RSPCA have always had dreadful rehoming rates, ones they should be ashamed of to be honest.. so it is sad to think that their testing methods are being used elsewhere resulting in even more dogs being put down that may have otherwise been able to be rehomed successfully.

There is also Sydney Animal Second-Chance Incorporated and have been in operation since 2008. They concentrate on the mainly small dogs and sometimes up to medium sized, and occasionally rescue cats. They have a Facebook page. They tend to have foster carers around the St.George/Sutherland,Inner West and eastern suburbs areas. They have Clause 16D and rescue mainly from Renbury,Blacktown and Campbelltown Pounds and occasionally from Hawkesbury. They also take, on occasion, surrenders to stop these ones ending up in the pound.

I would feel miffed too. It is always nice to be thanked and given appreciation. You dont do the volunteering for the recognition or the thankyous, but it is still lovely when someone takes the time to thankyou perosnally and by name.Especially in your particular situation, if given the opportunity, to thankyou publicly,when its is such a small organisation,they could have done it easily. it isnt as though there are too many people to list to bore the readers or listeners. I know I appreciate it when my I am thanked, it isnt necessary,but still nice to receive.

Very informative. Dreadful situation, especially the defenceless children, so sad.

How sad for all these dogs. Awful waste of a doggie's life.

Yes please if you could, then I would get my friend to contact her. I didnt know the best place for the topic.

I have been asked by a friend in dog rescue who organises and donates items needed ,to the animal welfare facility in Fiji, to see if any dolers may know of anyone going to Fiji shortly that would be willing to take goods weighing around 4 kg to the facility when they travel there. They are usually vet related items or equipment. Obviously these would only be items which are legally able to enter Fiji. and be taken out of Australia. Any help would be greatly appreciated.Freight is very expensive. My friend is in Sydney near the air port.

Thoughtful and friendly inn keepers.:) Councils in Sydney couldnt handle dogs in outside seating areas of cafes.

In a Doc Martin episode he used Vodka too, but on a human being.

Yes, I find that too, and I visit the USA nearly every year or two. Amazing the number of hotels/motels that permit dogs, with a charge, but nevertheles, if you are a travelling dog owner, you can find somewhere to stay overnight.In Australia you would be hard pushed to do so, without a lot of pre planning, and a lot of it is homestay or caravan parks. I found similar in the UK.Many more dogs around, and in villages a good deal of support for local shelters and rescue.

My sister has a grazing property out of Gloucester and had lots in the past year, and in desperation installed snake repellers in her house garden area about 2 months ago. She had lost cattle to brown snakes in the past, and was worried about her newly acquired dog when it was out into the garden area.. Although some may scoff, she has not seen another snake since then. Either these work or it is a co-incidence.!!! I too hate them. Apparently there is a rescue group for injured snakes up north.I dont know how genuine it is though.

Thankyou, all very good advice.:)

You are right, I had found bleach was damaging the metal doors of the crates. I want to work on parvo,whip worm,and any other nasty thing I havent even thought [or known] about.! I transport the dogs only, so dont have them in my property,only my motor vehicle...its new so have to be very careful of what I use...want to keep it"nice" for a while longer before I just give up and accept the inevitable.:)

Apart from bleach is there any other product anyone can suggest to clean crates used to transport dogs from the pound to vets/foster care?

My Dad used to call all the pets FRED,despite them having names. When I first met my husband, my Dad called him Fred too, for a while!!!!

Mine are most often human names.Always take a lot of time to finally decide, and think about others , like the vet calling them by their name, so cant bring myself to be too cute or inventive, or me calling them ,if a dog whilst out walking. We have had a recent addition of a kitten we named Noah. We still have a Gus ...cat. Our others have been : DOGS Honey Kate Ebony Patrick Missy Rusty CATS Kate CJ April Maggie C Zef [Zane Earl Felix] Oscar Cleo Lucy Jazz [Jasmine] Mambo BIRDS Mac Syd Hamish Always think people are so clever and inventive, but guess we are too staid and predicatable.

Very happy with this old one.:) Met the Blacktown cocker spaniel this morning when at the pound picking up 3 other rescues.Seemed a good, natured friendly dog, although had gunky eyes that needed bathing .Have seen worse though, so hopefully it's nothing major. There was a beautiful black cocker in the exercise yard and my husband thought it was a poundie, but the lady with him, assured him the dog was hers and she was having him meet another dog, not the cocker though.It just showed how gorgeous they can look when well cared for. I really love the breed.

Is your pop up blocker turned off. Also depends on what virus scans you have too. I used to get this a lot, and am a novice where IT is concerned,but tried that and it worked.

I had a dog with diabetes. I got her at 10 and she lived until 14.5.She became diabetic a short time after she came to me. She had insulin twice a day and we had to watch her weight and diet.Of course she then had problems with cataracts, and I had one eye done to remove the cataract. She had regular glucose tests to keep an eye on her levels. We were able to keep her going well, and it just becomes a routine after a while...just something you have to do each day. She had to be put to sleep on 22January 2011,after a massive seizure where she became blind and totally lost, there was nothing they could do for her .She had displayed symptoms of either dementia or a brain tumour for 2 months prior to her passing and the specialist thought she most likely had dementia, but the seizure indicated probably a brian tumour. I thought I wouldnt be able to give the injections, but I had no choice as my husband came home from work too late to do it, so I just had to bite the bullet to do it. We loved her dearly and miss her terribly.