Lady Flying Furball Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 (edited) I was just looking in the Gumtree pet section which is always not a good idea, however.... I just couldn't believe what I saw. A little dog found running around departures at Sydney Airport in the rain. The people have kept him. If anyone has any good ideas about this little one, I will pass it on to these people. Very sad Link Edited February 19, 2010 by FlyingFurball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 It may have escaped from the air freight area. I'm glad they'll surrender it. Bloody hard to find a lost dog if people don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Flying Furball Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 It may have escaped from the air freight area. I'm glad they'll surrender it. Bloody hard to find a lost dog if people don't. Okay, thanks PM. I passed that on to them for a start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendall Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 How do they not know if it is a boy or a girl?????? Hope the owners can be found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Flying Furball Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 How do they not know if it is a boy or a girl?????? Hope the owners can be found. Yeah, I wondered that too on a second read! Obviously not experienced pet owners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spottychick Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Looks like they just bundled the dog up when they found it and took it straight to the vet. Then hurried to put something online. That pic looks like it was taken at the airport. Good on em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongdell Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Looks like a dog at Sydney Dogs and Cats Home, they have named Gabba, a male on the FOUND DOGS page, no microchip, not desexed. Let's hope he is a lucky one that either goes home or is rehomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monah Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 2 springer spaniels escaped on landing from UK at Bris airport a couple of years ago ;) One was caught, the other poor thing was found later in the surrounding scrub, died from a tick The family was absolutely distraught. Shocking beginning to their Aust. lives. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 (edited) An older kitten was found in Cairns' airport terminal, a couple of years ago. Folk from Melbourne on their way to holiday in Port Douglas found him. Sweet, feisty little bloke. Signs were put up around Cairns & no one claimed him, so the Melbourne folk flew him down to their mother's home in Melbourne. Meantime, a young man & his wife who lived just outside Cairns wondered where their puss had disappeared to. Someone told them about the signs up re the found kitten. It was theirs! Quite distinct markings. But how the heck did the kitten get to the airport? Young man's job took him to delivering things to the airport. Best guess was that puss stowed away in the car somehow....& got out at the airport. Local newspaper took up the story & the Melbourne people, still up at Port Douglas, accepted the evidence it was the couple's puddycat. Airline offered to fly puss back from Melbourne for free. Which they did. We heard the story first-hand from the young wife's parents....a retired couple who live 3 doors down. I hope there's a happy ending for this little dog. And here's hoping lots more people microchip their pets! Edited February 20, 2010 by mita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumnut Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Here's hoping he finds his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Willow Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 sounds like their hearts are in the right place!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westiemum Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Is Sydney Cats and Dogs a no or low kill shelter? How long has this little bloke got? Judging from the available piccies he looks like he might be a westie cross...??? Westielover are you around??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Flying Furball Posted February 20, 2010 Author Share Posted February 20, 2010 Is Sydney Cats and Dogs a no or low kill shelter? How long has this little bloke got? Judging from the available piccies he looks like he might be a westie cross...???Westielover are you around??? Seems to be no-kill from this page. See linkk below: About Us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Agree- sounds like they are trying to do the right thing. The Sydney Dogs and Cats home wasn't a no-kill shelter- has it changed? I hope so Poor liitle dog- looks like one of my childhood dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Flying Furball Posted February 20, 2010 Author Share Posted February 20, 2010 Here he is in the found section, scroll down to Gabba FoundDogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterlingsilver Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 (edited) Sydney Dogs and Cats Home is very much hit and miss in regard to their rehoming. They publicly cling to the no-kill reputation from the past, but that is for publicity and fund raising. The cannot be classed as no-kill now, with the number PTS and them using RSPCA to do temperament testing. They keep some for long periods but others don't get much of a chance.There is no set formula used. Few older ones are given the chance for a new home nor ones with issues, health or behavioural. With them expanding to service more and more councils, they don't have the space to keep all of their dogs for lengthy periods.They are not a large facility, with limited cage space. They also don't normally work with rescue except if rescue pay the full adoption fee, but even then that doesnt always guarantee rescue will be permitted to take the dog.They often say they want the dog to go to a new home straight off and not into foster care.They don't run a foster programme either, although there are a couple in foster care.They are an exception not the norm.Maybe this little one will be one of the lucky ones,either catch a staff members eye and deemed a favourite or they may actually agree for a rescue group to adopt it.But don't be fooled by what they put on their web site. They are just words, nothing else. Edited February 20, 2010 by sterlingsilver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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