Her Majesty Dogmad Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Not sure if this has been posted yet https://www.petrescue.com.au/bequests There's just no end to the money grabbing behaviour now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megan_ Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Not sure if this has been posted yet https://www.petrescue.com.au/bequests There's just no end to the money grabbing behaviour now. Bequests are a great idea. Not everyone has relatives to leave money to and, even if they do, they might want to support a charitable cause. More rescues should do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Her Majesty Dogmad Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Not sure if this has been posted yet https://www.petrescue.com.au/bequests There's just no end to the money grabbing behaviour now. Bequests are a great idea. Not everyone has relatives to leave money to and, even if they do, they might want to support a charitable cause. More rescues should do this. I agree it is a great idea for rescues. Petrescue is NOT a rescue group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheridan Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Not sure if this has been posted yet https://www.petrescue.com.au/bequests There's just no end to the money grabbing behaviour now. Bequests are a great idea. Not everyone has relatives to leave money to and, even if they do, they might want to support a charitable cause. More rescues should do this. Is Pet Rescue a charity? I thought it was a business? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Not sure if this has been posted yet https://www.petrescue.com.au/bequests There's just no end to the money grabbing behaviour now. Bequests are a great idea. Not everyone has relatives to leave money to and, even if they do, they might want to support a charitable cause. More rescues should do this. Is Pet Rescue a charity? I thought it was a business? Its a company limited by guarantee and has charity status . Have to admit the fact they have charity status did surprise me as when we were doing PACERS and applied as a charity we were knocked back as they thought we were not actually physically looking after animals which we were so we won on appeal but hard to see how pet rescue fit the criteria for an animal welfare charity My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Would seem to me based on current criteria that they are in fact doing charitable work My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 What I think is the relationship pet rescue and rescues have is a symbiotic relationship. Each party gets something out of the relationship that helps them. If a rescue does not want to be involved then they don't have to. Building a website following is very hard and to reach as many people as pet rescue does is a good reason for rescue to use the free service. I really do not understand what the issue is. This is pretty much my take on it. Both parties are benefiting, are they not? If you arent happy with how PR run, don't work with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) I have to admit that this is something that ticked me off a bit Listed in the Wagga Wagga local phone book as if its location at Alfredtown - an outer suburb of Wagga which has a pub and a shop and nothing else That's a long long call from WA and it would take from local rescue contacts - Its probably just smart but sort of feels odd to me. My link Edited July 12, 2016 by Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I have to admit that this is something that ticked me off a bit Listed in the Wagga Wagga local phone book as if its location at Alfredtown - an outer suburb of Wagga which has a pub and a shop and nothing else That's a long long call from WA and it would take from local rescue contacts - Its probably just smart but sort of feels odd to me. My link Do they have an actual office there or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I have to admit that this is something that ticked me off a bit Listed in the Wagga Wagga local phone book as if its location at Alfredtown - an outer suburb of Wagga which has a pub and a shop and nothing else That's a long long call from WA and it would take from local rescue contacts - Its probably just smart but sort of feels odd to me. My link Do they have an actual office there or something? No one has an office there - in fact you would be going to find more than a couple of houses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 That listing you linked Steve clearly says 'mobile service in area' down the bottom - which shows that they don't have a physical office there. I can't see why having PetRescue pop up when someone searches pet related stuff in the yellow pages is a bad thing, especially if it encourages just one person to click through and browse available rescue pets across Australia. Nothing stopping the local rescues getting a yellow pages listing as well so they're also represented as individual organisations rather than just via Pet Rescue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) That listing you linked Steve clearly says 'mobile service in area' down the bottom - which shows that they don't have a physical office there. I can't see why having PetRescue pop up when someone searches pet related stuff in the yellow pages is a bad thing, especially if it encourages just one person to click through and browse available rescue pets across Australia. Nothing stopping the local rescues getting a yellow pages listing as well so they're also represented as individual organisations rather than just via Pet Rescue. Ill bite what does mobile service in area mean - might clearly say it but thats as clear as mud to me.where I come form all it means is that you can use your mobile phone in that town. Edited July 13, 2016 by Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 That listing you linked Steve clearly says 'mobile service in area' down the bottom - which shows that they don't have a physical office there. I can't see why having PetRescue pop up when someone searches pet related stuff in the yellow pages is a bad thing, especially if it encourages just one person to click through and browse available rescue pets across Australia. Nothing stopping the local rescues getting a yellow pages listing as well so they're also represented as individual organisations rather than just via Pet Rescue. Ill bite what does mobile service in area mean - might clearly say it but thats as clear as mud to me.where I come form all it means is that you can use your mobile phone in that town. Maybe it's not as universal as I think, but to me that means it is a 'mobile' business I.e it services many areas even though it may not have a shop front right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 That listing you linked Steve clearly says 'mobile service in area' down the bottom - which shows that they don't have a physical office there. I can't see why having PetRescue pop up when someone searches pet related stuff in the yellow pages is a bad thing, especially if it encourages just one person to click through and browse available rescue pets across Australia. Nothing stopping the local rescues getting a yellow pages listing as well so they're also represented as individual organisations rather than just via Pet Rescue. Ill bite what does mobile service in area mean - might clearly say it but thats as clear as mud to me.where I come form all it means is that you can use your mobile phone in that town. Maybe it's not as universal as I think, but to me that means it is a 'mobile' business I.e it services many areas even though it may not have a shop front right there. Maybe but Ive never heard of it used that way. Im not kicking them all's fair but I can see why some feel that some of what they do is bending the facts a bit - but seriously Alfred town would be one of the smallest towns in NSW and according to the ASIC register they don't operate in NSW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) That listing you linked Steve clearly says 'mobile service in area' down the bottom - which shows that they don't have a physical office there. I can't see why having PetRescue pop up when someone searches pet related stuff in the yellow pages is a bad thing, especially if it encourages just one person to click through and browse available rescue pets across Australia. Nothing stopping the local rescues getting a yellow pages listing as well so they're also represented as individual organisations rather than just via Pet Rescue. Ill bite what does mobile service in area mean - might clearly say it but thats as clear as mud to me.where I come form all it means is that you can use your mobile phone in that town. Maybe it's not as universal as I think, but to me that means it is a 'mobile' business I.e it services many areas even though it may not have a shop front right there. Maybe but Ive never heard of it used that way. Im not kicking them all's fair but I can see why some feel that some of what they do is bending the facts a bit - but seriously Alfred town would be one of the smallest towns in NSW and according to the ASIC register they don't operate in NSW Their website lists the animals in rescue held by almost every rescue Australia wide - if Alfred is so tiny I'm glad PetRescue comes up when they search animal stuff. Hopefully they may realise that they have access to a huge array of rescue pets if they hadn't before. If there are any local rescues I'd love to see them getting themselves listed up there as individuals too - the more options for rescue pets that locals see when searching the better. As an example, Team Dog members are all based in Sydney and most of our work is done here, but we will help anyone throughout greater NSW if we can. What is the harm in me having us listed in a town that may not even know we exist, so that when they search for the type of assistance/service we provide they find us? Why do I have to have a physical office there in order for that to be kosher? Edited July 13, 2016 by melzawelza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lhok Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I think it is because they list themselves as not operating in NSW and then saying they provide a mobile service in Alfredtown which is in NSW. That to me is kinda dodgy. --Lhok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I think it is because they list themselves as not operating in NSW and then saying they provide a mobile service in Alfredtown which is in NSW. That to me is kinda dodgy. --Lhok Yes, that's a point. It's very easy to list your charity as operating or not operating in a state - you just log in to your charity portal and edit it and click save, so I'm not sure why it would be unlisted for NSW considering they clearly do operate in all states. Might be an oversight. Maybe if anyone isn't happy about that, it's worth sending an email to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Im not saying there is anything wrong with it but when the top of the page says showing listings for local services only I would expect that most people would think they were supporting someone who was actually located in their local area Its no big deal but I can see why the angst is out there with private rescue about this and other marketing tricks they use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) Im not saying there is anything wrong with it but when the top of the page says showing listings for local services only I would expect that most people would think they were supporting someone who was actually located in their local area Its no big deal but I can see why the angst is out there with private rescue about this and other marketing tricks they use. It isn't a donation request though, it is just a yellow pages listing? They aren't asking for money listing themselves as a local business, they are simply listing their pet search service as available to those in this area - which is a very good thing for rescue pets in my opinion. Edited July 13, 2016 by melzawelza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Im not saying there is anything wrong with it but when the top of the page says showing listings for local services only I would expect that most people would think they were supporting someone who was actually located in their local area Its no big deal but I can see why the angst is out there with private rescue about this and other marketing tricks they use. It isn't a donation request though, it is just a yellow pages listing? They aren't asking for money listing themselves as a local business, they are simply listing their pet search service as available to those in this area - which is a very good thing for rescue pets in my opinion. Yes I get all that but just because in your opinion or my opinion its a very good thing doesnt mean I cant see why there is some spitting going on because for some the ends doesn't justify the means and I understand that and feel they have a right to feel some things feel a bit deceptive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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