Posted: Monday, 7 May 2012 | By: SiteAdmin
The Companion Animals Taskforce has been established by the Minister for Local Government and the Minister for Primary Industries to provide advice on key companion animal issues and in particular strategies to reduce the current rate of companion animal euthanasia.
Posted: Tuesday, 1 May 2012 | By: SiteAdmin
Sarah Callis left her family in England in 2004 to come to Australia and help build and run six childcare centres. A few years after starting her venture in the childcare industry, she put her dog Millie into Scoobydooz Doggy Day Care & Grooming in Brookvale, NSW.
Posted: Thursday, 12 April 2012 | By: SiteAdmin
Following broad consultation with dog breeding groups, animal welfare organisations, and the veterinary profession, RSPCA Australia developed a strategy report: End Puppy Farming – The Way Forward. The report proposed seven key strategies to address the issue of puppy farming in Australia.
Posted: Tuesday, 3 April 2012 | By: SiteAdmin
Training dogs to help protect Cheetahs in Namibia is a project close to the heart of Steve Austin. Despite their classification as a threatened species, Cheetahs have long been persecuted. As a result of his more than 40 years of conservation work and expertise in protecting native species, Steve was asked to help the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia.
Posted: Tuesday, 6 March 2012 | By: SiteAdmin
Pet stores will help stamp out dodgy puppy farms and reduce the number of abandoned dogs euthanised each year following a major industry policy announcement today. The Pet Industry Association of Australia (PIAA) today released its Dogs Lifetime Guarantee Policy on Traceability and Re-homing.
Posted: Wednesday, 25 January 2012 | By: SiteAdmin
At the recent Pet Expo in October, PIAA hosted an auction of celebrity paintings, painted by ‘Brad Blaze’. These paintings were purchased by some very generous members of the PIAA and we were able to raise over $11,000 for charity!