Love Mutts Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 The pound in the ACT has a very low kill rate as well as the pound and the RSPCA work together along with rescue groups to ensure a low kill rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Mutts Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 The issue is simply that there are too many dogs and the problem lies with people who just keep allowing them to breed for their own selfish reasons which include all Breeders, Back yard breeders and people who get a dog and do not have them desexed. And in my opinion... the worst offender "I just wanted my dog to have one litter, I love puppies'. I believe that if you don't understand and accept that your dog should be desexed or if you can't afford to desex then you should not have a dog. … Do some specific research & you'll find you've over-generalised. You need to match your good intentions about a petition re RSPCA NSW, with accurate information on the nature of the problem. It's not just a case of 'too many dogs'.... it's degree of risk factors around their being bred, raised & homed. At lower risk for developing behaviour problems & being dumped, are those puppies bred & raised, with much thought & planning, by breeders who socialise their dogs well (in a more home-style setting, where their efforts are not commercial). This tends to fit registered breeders.... as UQ research actually sussed out. That same research showed that these people also tended to have better control over number of litters. Diva posted an excellent example of this. It's for that reason that RSPCA Qld.... in one of their newsletters, urged people buying puppies/dogs to go to breeders who socialise their dogs well....or to their own shelters or to responsible rescue groups. Higher risk dogs.... that is, those more likely to develop behaviour problems (like timidity or aggression)... tend to come from unregistered breeders like backyarders & the puppy factories. US research, not surprisingly, found that puppies homed from petshops are more likely to develop such problems. Because their source is not those that tend to socialise well.... but like backyarders & puppy factories. With a next possible pit-stop being dumped in pounds/shelters.... like the RSPCA run. So the dogs they finish up with, are slanted towards those who were born/bred/homed to be at higher risk. Which means that behavioral testing & rehabilitation are critical. As Aphra posted, some pounds respond by being innovative. So numbers, alone, do not tell the whole story. PLEASE, please give references so people can look things up and decide for themselves! Naming an institution is NOT a way to reference unless you're talking to an in group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Mutts Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 The petition is to make the RSPCA accountable for their actions and lack of action in general, it is not really focused on their kill rates, as I said it was started due to lack of action in a case of horse neglect. The RSPCA annual reports have a good majority of information on their kill rates and surplus funds etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscamia Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Amanda I fully agree with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscamia Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Where is the petition I am happy to sign it and can you give me links to where other people are trying to do something about the RSPCA they need to be held accountable for the amount dogs and cats they kill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Mutts Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Where is the petition I am happy to sign it and can you give me links to where other people are trying to do something about the RSPCA they need to be held accountable for the amount dogs and cats they kill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Mutts Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 http://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/make-the-rspca-accountable-and-answerable-for-their-actions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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