S A Bill Passed Re Dog & Cat Management Press Release

[Steve]

Well first you have to determine what everyone means by responsible.Responsible to whom or what or responsible for whom or what.

For me its about being first and foremost responsible for the health and welfare of my dog - that includes making educated decisions which wont compromise its health, quality of life or its safety.It also means Im going to keep it confined and under control ,ensure it has good manners and doesnt upset the neighbours because this keeps it safe.

The fact is we have ratbags who use what ever means at their disposal to stop us from owning animals .They have all kinds of nutty ideas about what they think is best for animals and their usual base start point is speaking up for those which cant speak for themselves because THEY have determined what is and what is not good for them. They have infiltrated governments and welfare based groups where their crap comes out on top because they are influencing the outcome.

The animals best interests are allowed to count only when they do notclash with human interests

How is it in the best interests of a carnivore to be forced to eat a vegan diet because the owners have chosen not to eat meat themselves? Bunch of bloody hypocrites don't take away their rights but line them all up and desex them even though this can have serious side effects that may impact on its quality of life and longevity. Take away the right of the owner -why? Oh because they know better of course .But any suggestion this is about what is better for the dogs is crap and that goes for almost everything they do and say in the case of dogs including mandatory desexing, limiting their ability to live with a pack of dogs ,digging holes, eating bones and meat, reproducing,how they are housed, how often they should mate,microchipping etc

Everything is biased toward what they push including studies at universities. They come up with some cockamaimy idea and the followers all jump in and push for it to happen until we are at a point where owners and breeders are being educated by the very people who have little or no experience with owning a dog outside of the inner city one dog at a time sleeping on satin pillow cases and treated like children.

This is way off topic but do you animal rights of the public who buy eggs in Australia are going to give this a glance Link

Edited September 11, 2016 by Steve

[Willem]

of course everyone has hers / his own understanding regarding responsibility and animal welfare, however there are also 'THE FIVE FREEDOMS' accepted widely as some kind of standard for animal welfare. These are

1. Freedom from thirst and hunger – by ready access to fresh water and a diet to maintain full health and vigour
   
2. Freedom from discomfort – by providing an appropriate environment including shelter and a comfortable resting area
   
3. Freedom from pain, injury, and disease – by prevention or rapid diagnosis and treatment
   
4. Freedom to express most normal behavior – by providing sufficient space, proper facilities, and company of the animal's own kind
   
5. Freedom from fear and distress – by ensuring conditions and treatment which avoid mental suffering
   

Now the RSPCA claims that they believe in these guidelines: http://www.rspca-act.org.au/about-us/ .... however, how does the recommendation of de-sexing a 8 week old pup complies with the 4th rule 'freedom to express most normal behaviour'???? ... with all the scientific findings evolving now, rule 3 and 5 also collides with promoting mandatory de-sexing at such a young age.

http://www.doglistener.co.uk/neutering/rspca.shtml ...and at the same time they want you to believe that they are the keepers of the grail for animal welfare ...

[Willem]

...now that is really interesting stuff: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/45251733_Behavioral_Reasons_for_Relinquishment_of_Dogs_and_Cats_to_12_Shelters ...some quotes:

...The NCPPSP Regional Shelter Study found that behavioral problems, including aggression toward people or nonhuman animals, were the most frequently given reasons for canine relinquishment...

and

...Neutered female dogs and cats and neutered male dogs were more frequent in the behavioral category of relinquishment.