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Paws
& Claws Autumn Issue 18 has hit the stands!
Available at supporting
outlets today but if you would like the next
issue delivered right to your door, you can subscribe online
at www.pawsandclaws.com.au.
It
has been a very exciting issue as we celebrate the ‘Year
of the Tiger’ with a special cover
photo of this amazing creature and its plight for survival.
We also speak with Dreamworld Tiger Island's Manager, Patrick
Martin-Vegue, about their mission to encourage everyone
to fight against the tiger’s possible extinction.
Also
be sure to check out our feature story, ‘BARC
Saving Bali Dogs’. This touching article
talks about the passionate and inspiring Linda Buller, founder
of BARC, Bali Adoption Rehabilitation Centre and her labor
of love, to save sick, neglected and injured dogs in the
streets of Bali, and how you can help. Also included is
the comprehensive article ‘Poisonous
Plants’ mentioning some of the common,
yet potentially harmful plants growing in your backyard,
and the risks they create for your pet.
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• Dog Breed:
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Natural health:
due to the many requests from our readers for more holistic
health alternatives for their pets, we are pleased to introduce
this new section to the magazine. Make sure to have a read
and let us know what you think!
This
latest issue is bursting with heartwarming stories, pet care
information from pet industry experts, fantastic offers and
giveaways exclusive to Paws & Claws readers.
A list of these great offers and giveaways
can also be found here.
Get
your copy today from these Brisbane
and Gold Coast outlets or download it free here.
We
have also jammed-packed this E-News!
full of interesting pet articles, the latest animal news and
for the most up to date ‘What’s
On’ calendar of events highlighting
our latest ‘Search for
a Cover Model’ competition. That’s
right – your pet could be our next Cover Star!
Paws & Claws magazine has teamed up with the
wonderful guys at Zoo Studio to bring you this exclusive
and exciting competition…details below.
The
Animal Welfare League (AWL) is in desperate need for pet food,
bedding and equipment for their re-homing centers and Op-shops
after a horrific fire destroyed their main storage warehouse
causing more than $1million of damage. Thankfully the AWL
has been donated a temporary storage facility, meaning items
donated to the can be stored. Read this E-News’ feature
story below for details, including the AWL’s donation
wish list.
If
you are looking for a boarding centre with a difference, bring
your pets to The Links Pet Centre, the first class boarding
facility with over 30 years experience. Links Pet Centre provides
a range of unique services for your pet and has everything
under one roof to keep your pets happy, healthy and safe while
boarding. Great new activities include a swimming pool for
dogs, a day care program and agility and obedience training.
Do
you have dog with a dominance problem?
Read the article below by award-winning dog trainer, Dee Scott,
for some helpful hints and positive ways to approach this
behavioural problem. Also check out the amazing Pet Paw-traits
created by Shannon West. Shannon is a local talented artist
and her passion for animals shines through her paintings.
There
heaps to get through, so grab a cuppa and enjoy what we have
put together especially for you.
We hope you and your pets enjoy the cooler months to come!
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Our
aim is to bring you the most informative and educational
feature stories while promoting responsible pet ownership
and care for our wildlife. To date, we have donated
over $240,000 of advertising and
article space in Paws & Claws Magazine to non-profit
animal organisations. Thank you to all our
advertisers for their continued support; they
are the lifeblood of this magazine. They deserve our
deepest gratitude and your support, for without them,
there would be no free pet and wildlife magazine.
Thank you for your interest in keeping all our animals
safe.
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The
Animal Welfare League of Queensland committee, staff,
volunteers and supporters are devastated at the loss
of the warehouse and logistics centre that housed food,
bedding, and equipment for their re-homing centers and
Op-shops.
The fire broke out on the 27th of February throughout
the early hours of the morning and tore through the
warehouse causing more than $1million of damage. The
warehouse is irreparable meaning the charity’s
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AWL
QLD Public Relations Manager Gabrielle Wheaton said
the warehouse fire’s effects leaves the animal
charity in a desperate position and will impinge on
the shelter’s operating capacity for months to
come.
“It will most likely take 12 months to two years
to rebuild what we lost,” says Miss Wheaton.
“The Warehouse was not just the operational hub
for the AWL, as it was out primary depot for processing
donated goods for all out Op-shops, but it was also
the emotional heart of the charity, which has now more
than 50 years of archives.”
“Last
year marked our 50th anniversary of saving the lives
of abandoned and unwanted animals, and it’s heartbreaking
to think all those years of history are now little more
than ash.”
All
goods are gone including furniture, clothes, pet food
and bedding. Also around $50,000 in marketing and educational
materials was destroyed.
Charity
equipment was also destroyed including tents, barbeques
kits and promotional brochures, meaning the charity
will be unable to hold fundraising events.
With
this logistic warehouse gone, the AWL has limited space
to store bedding and food for the cats and dogs living
in re-homing centers.
Thankfully
numerous organizations around the Gold Coast and Brisbane
have been generous in offering to donate temporary storage
facilities, meaning items donated to the AWL QLD can
be stored.
“People
have been so generous,” says Miss Wheaton.
“We
have even had people call up and offer to leave their
own cars out of their garages just to give us some space
to store donations. We would like to thank everyone
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Wheaton said she was confident the AWL would survive
with the support of the community.
“For
the past 50 years the AWL has been caring for Gold Coast
animals and it now really needs the Gold Coast community
to give back when it’s needed most,” she
says.
“The Gold Coast community has helped us become
the best shelter in Australia, so I’m sure it
will support us in our time of need.”
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PLEASE DONATE
WHAT YOU CAN
Here are some supplies on the
AWL’s donation wish list:
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Dog and cat tinned food
- Dog and cat dry food
- Bedding
- Unwanted furniture (bric-a-brac)
- Clothing that can be used to replenish their stock
and sell at the AWL Op-shops.
For
more information, images or an interview, please contact
AWL PR Manager Gabrielle Wheaton on 07 5509 9030 or
email pr@awlqld.com.au
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offer financial support or storage facilities, contact
Marketing Manager Katie Garrett on 07 5509 9033 or email
marketing@awlqld.com.au
Shelter
Road, Coombabah
PO Box 3253, Helensvale Town Centre
Qld 4212
Phone: 07 5509 9030
Fax: 07 5594 0131
Email: pr@awlqld.com.au
Website: www.awlqld.com.au
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With
over 30 year’s experience, The Links Pet Centre
knows the perfect way to keep your dog and cat happy,
healthy and safe while boarding.
The Links Centre is a first class boarding facility
and is located on 14 acres of open parkland, including
over 100 kennels, a large cattery and a 24-hour
on-call vet service.
Owners
Sean and Keith pride themselves in the unique services
they can offer your pet.
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These
include a canine swimming pool for guests looking
for weight loss, exercise and therapy, and a Day Care
program that includes a pick-up and delivery service
for the client who wants their pet to have a fun day.
Agility and obedience training classes are also available,
which are loads of fun for both you and your pet.
All Links Centre staff members have completed courses
on pet care and kenneling, and are also highly trained
to spot the most minor of problems to the most severe.
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At
The Links, inspections are always welcomed and encouraged
as pet owners need to know where their pet is coming
to be held.
Pet owners are also encouraged you to meet The Links
staff, who are only too willing to give a tour of
the facility and to answer any questions you might
have.
This boarding facility offers a great range of fun
activities for your pets throughout their stay, with
great prices for boarding, starting from as little
as $20 a day for dogs and $17 a day for cats.
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dog is bold in personality, has a habit of humping
your leg, bowling you over on its way through the
door, stands over another dog, fights with another
dog, grabs your hand with its mouth for attention
or jumps up on you and barks. We as people have been
reliably told for years now that this is a dominant
dog and we must show the dog who is the “boss”,
because if we don’t, then our dog will dominate
us.
Dominance
was traditionally applied to dogs, not allowing them
to eat first, not allowing them on our beds or couches
and using physical force to get our dogs to submit
to our commands. However, in the last 20 years there
has been a slow turnaround as science and knowledge
catch up and many of the formerly accepted methods
have been proven incorrect.
It
is critical to understand that there is very little
research done on human-dog relationships, so how can
we base this theory on us and our beloved pets?
We
now understand that dogs like us need rules and that
we as a human need to show great leadership. This
means being consistent, persistent and above all emotionally
calm.
As
an owner you feed the dog when you’re ready
at a time that suits you. If you invite your dog up
onto your lap for a cuddle, make it wait to put a
lead on, that’s your decision. If you call the
dog in first to lock a door behind you, so what? That
does not make you subservient. What it makes you is
in control. Dogs are like children in behaviour, they
need to be taught the basics of manners and rules
that govern your home.
What
are you looking for in a trainer?
There are trainers out there who still advocate that
negative harsh correction training is the only way
to get your dog to “obey”. Methods include
jerking a dog by a check chain, kneeing your dog in
the chest, shoving hands down a dogs throat, use of
electric collars, pushing and yelling NO at the dog
or throwing things at it. This inappropriate training
increases stress and dogs with varying forms of anxiety
may increase their behaviours such as barking, howling,
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There
are many good reward based trainers outthere who are
qualified and use behaviour modification programs
in order to help these dogs. Many people think reward
based training is just food. It is not. It is based
around kind gentle human ways to treat a dog and uses
a dog’s natural resources such as food, toys
or games to get the dog to co-operate for the owner.
It uses the basics of behaviour, reward highly what
you want and ignore what you don’t want. Much
like a child who gets rewarded for being good and
quiet and is ignored or timed out for inappropriate
behaviour such as throwing a tantrum.
Australia
has a fast growing professional group of trainers
who have trained under Delta Society Australia. This
national and international group are qualified and
belong to a professional body.
It
is critical that you the owner of your beloved pet
do your homework and find a trainer that suits your
needs. Understand that our world is ever evolving
and we as trainers are always learning. What we do
know is that your dog is more likely a bossy bully
or a pushy pup and needs to learn basic manners so
that it can understand you and live comfortably with
you.
The
Dominance theory is dead, lets put it to rest
once and for all.
By
Dee Scott
Dee
Scott is a qualified National Behavioural Trainer
with over 25 years of extensive experience in the
dog world. For more info please visit www.positiveresponse.com.au
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Winners are grinners! Dee Scott
with her beloved companion Phantom and her winning
trophies for the 'Top Trainer' and 'Greatest Pet Product'
of the 2009 Paws & Claws Awards. |
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. . Shannon’s Paw-traits are Purr-fect! . . . |
Shannon
West has been creating pet paw-traits for over
three years, yet her love of animals goes far
beyond painting them. Having worked as a vet nurse,
and been a volunteer with Friends of the Pound
Tweed Inc. since 2006, Shannon’s passion
for animals clearly shines through.
Friends of the Pound is a non-profit
charitable organisation that was founded in 2000
due to the public concern for the many animals
that were being put down at the Tweed Shire Council
Pound.
Shannon’s volunteering provides assistance
at the Tweed Pound by caring for the animals with
feeding, grooming and giving them comfort. Shannon
also foster cares for some animals rescued by
the pound.
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Her
devotion to animals is the reason why she started
her Pet Paw-trait business. She is a pet portrait
perfectionist, creating original animal artworks
using high quality acrylic paints on canvases of
all shapes and sizes.
Based
on the Gold Coast, Shannon can create a beautiful
painting of your beloved pet with just one photograph
or a selection of photos! She is a professional
artist and is always very happy to work with clients
to decide on colour schemes, styles and the right
budget to suit every individual.
Shannon prides herself in creating outstanding artworks
and her customers testimonials speak for themselves:
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Dear
Shannon,
The portrait of Paris is FANTASTIC! We feel as if
there are two Paris's in the house now, it is so realistic.
The detail in the background sets him off so well.
Thanks ever so much, we’ll treasure it forever.
The Harmel Family.
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Dear
Shannon,
'It was paw-fect!' Harry has pride of place on the
lounge wall, so now I feel his presence and that I
haven't lost him at all. Thank you again.
Regards,
Christine C.
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Hi
Shannon,
I can't begin to tell you how thrilled I am
with Switch's portrait! When it arrived I was
out so came back to see it sitting at home -
just amazing. It is now up in the Conference
Room and lots of people have seen it. I would
like you to come to one of our conferences and
bring some of your other work for people to
see.
Once
again many thanks for Switch.
Cheers,
Ann Bulke
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FREE PET FOOD COMPETITION |
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March - 31 May |
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HOW
WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN 12 MONTHS OF FREE PET FOOD FOR
YOUR CAT OR DOG?
Simply
grab the Autumn Issue of Paws & Claws
out March 1st and bring in the promotional advert
coupon found on page 33 along to your next visit to
Central Produce, fill out their in-store form and
be in the draw to WIN!
Just
off the M1 motorway at Exit 75, Central Produce
has all your family pet care needs. Whether you own
a dog, cat, horse or bird, Central Produce
carry a large range of pet and animal supplies, including
hay, stockfeed, chaff, fertilisers, veterinary supplies,
poultry and birdseed, plus all the needs for the family
pet.
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Central
Produce also runs a convenient and efficient
delivery service, bringing your weekly order to the
house or stable door. And their friendly staff members
are always kept up to date with the helpful nutritional
information, which can take the guesswork out of feeding
your pony or pet.
Central
Produce is located at 8 Elysium Rd, City Link Estate,
Carrara 07 5530 2077.
Competition
ends 31st May 2010.
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PAWS
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TO ENTER
To enter you must tell us in 50
words or less why your pet should grace
the cover of the next Paws & Claws magazine.
Email
Simply email your answer, along with a photo of your
pet, your pet’s name, breed and age, your full
name, contact phone number and suburb to coverstar@pawsandclaws.com.au.
Facebook
Go to the Paws
& Claws Facebook Page and
upload your pet’s photo into the ‘Search
for a Cover Model’ photo album; post your answer
on the photo page along with your pet’s name,
breed and age.
Snail-mail
Simply post your answer, along with a photo of your
pet, your pet’s name, breed and age, your full
name, contact phone number and suburb to:
Paws
& Claws and Zoo Studio
Search for a Cover Model Competition
P O BOX 564
LABRADOR Q 4215
All
competition entries must include the following to be
eligible:
• Pet’s Name and Age.
• Owners Full Name.
• Day Time Phone Number to contact you if you
win.
• Photo needs to be submitted in jpg file format
• One Photo only per competition entry
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VIEW COMPETITION ENTRIES
All competition entries for the “Search for a
Cover Model” competition can be viewed on the
Search
for a Cover Model competition page.
HOW IT
WILL BE JUDGED
All
entries will be reviewed by a panel of 3 judges consisting
of Paws & Claws Editor, Johanna Jauregui;
Zoo Studio Photographer, Ken Drake; and RSPCA
Qld CEO, Mark Townend.
The
panel of judges will vote for the best entry from the
submission and the most voted entry will win the competition.
CLOSING DATES
Competition closes on Friday,
16 April 2010, 12pm AEST.
Winner
will be contacted via telephone or email on Monday,
19th of April 2010.
Winner
will be announced at www.pawsandclaws.com.au
on Monday, 19th of April
2010.
ABOUT
ZOO STUDIO
Zoo Studio are
a multi-award winning, professional photography studio
who specialize exclusively in Animal Art Photography.
They are magicians at capturing the beauty and personality
of your pets in photographic images that you will
be proud to hang on your walls. You can visit them
at www.zoostudio.com.au
to request an information pack. Or become a fan of
their work on the Zoo
Studio Facebook Page.
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| PETS
HAVEN MOVIE FUNDRAISER |
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Sunday,
14 March |
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| NATURAL
ANIMAL CARE INFORMATION DAY |
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Tuesday,
16 March |
COME AND JOIN
US!
Hosted
by Natural Animal Care – Eileen McLean
Guest Speaker – Jenny Golsby – Dog Listener
(Qld)
TOPIC: Dog
Listening – Natural Canine Communication
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Time:
6.30pm Cost: $10.00 – Pre Booked
$20.00 – On the Night
Where: Enoggera Memorial Hall
Trundle Street
ENOGGERA
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more information and Bookings please contact: |
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Natural
Animal Care
Eileen McLean
Ph: 07 3352 3108
Email: info@naturalanimalcare.com
Web: www.naturalanimalcare.com |
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Complete
Canine Communication
Jenny
Golsby – Dog Listener (Qld)
Ph:
07 3289 6669
Email:
k9communication@bigpond.com
Web: www.k9communication.com.au |
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| RSPCA
QLD ROARING '20S BALL |
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Friday,
19 March |
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Roaring
‘20s Ball to raise vital funds for the RSPCA!
Dust
off your Mary Jane’s, slip into your best frock
and brush up on your Charleston. The annual RSPCA
Qld Gala Ball is on once again at the Brisbane Convention
and Exhibition Centre Friday 19 March.
This
is the sixth consecutive Gala Ball hosted by RSPCA
Qld. This year the event will be compered by the charming
Loretta Ryan and Moyd Kay from radio 4BH 882, and
includes a stack of entertainment including casino
games, musical performances and live and silent auctions.
RSPCA
Qld spokesperson Andrea Fagg said based on past experience
it’s sure to be a night to remember.
“The
Gala Ball is always a lot of fun, but this year we’ve
themed the event around the roaring ‘20s so
it’s sure to be a hoot!”
“We’re
hoping that our guests will get into the spirit of
the evening and come along dressed as gangsters,
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flappers,
daddies and dames. The look is all about fringing, feathers,
beading and of course pinstripes for the guys”
Ms Fagg said.
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from the event will help the RSPCA continue to care
for all creatures great and small. RSPCA Qld has an
annual operating budget of $22.9 million and receives
less than 2% government funding.
For
more information visit the RSPCA Qld website rspcaqld.org.au,
email events@rspcaqld.org.au, or call 3426 9932. |
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HEADQUARTERS OPEN DAY |
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Sunday,
28 March |
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IT’S
PET HEADQUARTERS’ FIRST BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS!
It
just so happens that Matilda (their resident Brittany)
is also turning one
so to celebrate they are hosting a “BIRTHDAY PARTY”
OPEN DAY
on SUNDAY 28TH MARCH 10am – 2pm and
they would like to invite you to host a stall, donate
a prize,
provide information, fundraise, whatever you like on
the day.
They will have human and doggy birthday cakes, various
competitions
rewarded with trophies), in-store specials, all sorts
of interesting
things to see and do. For those of you who haven’t
been here, they have
a big car park out the back so there is plenty of room.
33
BLACKWOOD STREET, MITCHELTON QLD.
You can reach them by email ‘admin@petheadquarters.com.au’
or call Jenni on 07) 3354 1966.
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ANIMAL COMPANIONS
ENHANCING HUMAN HEALTH |
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recent study in the US is finding many tangible physiological
benefits to pet ownership.
The study shows that pets can lower stress and blood
pressure, and dogs can motivate activity beyond a daily
walk, improving human health.
Over a 50 year study, human-animal interaction expert,
Professor Erika Friedmann, observed and monitored cat
and dog owners who are suffering from mild hypertension
to determine the effect pets have on blood pressure
levels.
Throughout Friedmann's study, pet owners were tracked
every 20 minutes of their waking hours on three different
days over a three-month period using ambulatory blood
pressure monitoring. The participants also recorded
how often their pets were with them.
After analysing her preliminary data, Friedmann’s
findings are showing that pet owners had lower blood
pressure when their pets were present in a variety of
situations.
Friedmann also found that people were more comfortable
engaging in small talk when a friendly animal was present.
Director of the Center for the Human-Animal Bond at
Purdue University in Indiana, Alan Beck, agrees with
the study’s findings and brands pets as a ‘positive
distraction’, stimulating enough to hold our attention
without being stressful.
"We're in the present (with a pet), and we can't
worry about the past or the future - so much of anxiety
is the mind worrying about the past or the future."
Friedmann
agrees, explaining that a pet forces people to focus
on something outside of themselves and their problems,
even if only for a short period of time.
Having
a furry companion around can also motivate people to
exercise and increase fitness levels. |
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Rebecca
Johnson, Director of the Research Center for Human Animal
Interaction at the University of Missouri, studied residents
from retirement facilities who walked dogs five days
a week for 12 weeks and compared them with other retirees
who walked with human companions.
The study found that the dog-walking group gradually
increased their speed by 28 per cent, whereas the human
walking group increased their speed by only four per
cent.
In addition, the dog-walking group grew more enthusiastic
and more motivated, requesting an earlier start so they
could beat the heat and provide their dogs with longer
walks.
The human group, in contrast, often discouraged each
other from walking and complained about such factors
as the heat, says Johnson.
"There are physical benefits if you make a commitment
to your dog. You just have to realize animals need to
be walked, reinforcement from the animals and exercise
feels good." says Johnson. |
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is a sad topic for all of those dog lovers out there.
The RSPCA has raided a puppy farm at Beremboke, north
of Anakie in Geelong owned by Leslie Paxton and Melinda
Pryor.
The investigation follows a damning report, conducted
by the Moorabool Shire, which alleged the Paxtons kept
59 dogs in shocking conditions on the property.
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report revealed many dogs were kept in cramped cages
covered in faeces.
Some dogs were left for dead, as carcasses had been
left to rot on the ground.
In other developments, neighbours described the Paxtons'
farm as an eyesore as a Geelong man says he warned animal
welfare authorities two years ago about dogs chained
to wrecked cars there.
Mr Paxton has previously said the shire report was a
lie.
RSPCA chief Heather Neil said puppy farms were “at
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Australians would be appalled if they knew where many
puppies actually came from," Ms Neil said.
Animal
liberationists secretly filmed the kennels and found
puppies and dogs in appalling conditions.
At
a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal hearing
on Friday March 5th, the Beremboke puppy farm was effectively
ordered to shut down. Leslie Paxton and Melinda Pryor
have been threatened with jail time if they don't follow
orders, which limits them to only five dogs on their
property, north of Anakie. |
Have
your say! Should they still be allow to keep animals?
Send us your comments.
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A
man who was severely attacked in a West Auckland park
was lucky enough to be spotted by a dog, and rescued
by Emergency Services.
Gary McNelly and his wife Claudine were walking their
three dogs, Alice, Tui and Jeff, around 7am on Sunday
morning when Gary’s dog Alice’s ears pricked
up and she began to growl.
"We
looked in the direction she was looking and there's
this body," Mr McNelly said.
Not knowing what state the young man was in, Mrs McNelly's
wife backed away with the dogs while her husband approached
him.
Slipping
in and out of consciousness, the man managed to say
his name and give his address while Mrs McNelly and
the three dogs waited at the public toilets to wave
down the ambulance.
The
young man has been move out of intensive care but is
being kept under close observation.
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Gary McNelly, with his dogs Alice (left),
Tui and Jeff, found the teenager in a bloody and almost
comatose state. Photo / Richard Robinson
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While
his condition was described as critical but stable,
the young man was very lucky to be spotted by the dog.
Source:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz
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LIZARDS ARE THE NEW
PET OF CHOICE |
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Keeping
a lizard as a pet has its advantages, resulting in them
becoming hugely popular in Australia.
One of the main advantages of keeping a lizard over
more traditional pets is the small space required for
many species, which makes them ideal for people living
in apartment.
Dr Robert Johnson, President of the Australian Veterinary
Association’s Unusual and Exotic Pets special
interest group says the interest in pet reptiles is
on the rise.
“The
reptile pet industry in Australia is worth as much as
$60 million annually, with the inland bearded dragon
and the blue tongue lizard the most popular pets.”
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They
do not require as much maintenance as some other pets
and most of the common species get used to humans
very easily.
While reptiles are low maintenance pets, in Australia
it is necessary to have a license to keep a lizard
or any other reptile.
Do
you have a pet lizard? Or a pet snake or turtle?
Send us a pic and tell us about your reptile pet!
(E-mail
us)
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BREEDERS LICENSE
SCHEME [Featured
in the Paws & Claws February
E-News!] |
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Should
the Breeder License Scheme go ahead? |
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of purebred, registered litters have to pass a test
and pay quite a lot to be registered, so I agree
with the licence requirement, but feel that it would
be impossible to enforce. I know where every puppy
I have bred lives and they have to be returned to
me if the owner ever parts with them. Registered
breeders (with the Canine Control Council) have
a code of ethics to follow, but that is not enforced
anyway :'( I
know of breeders who will breed a bitch four times,
despite the "guidelines" which state
that it should be less than that.
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Merryl |
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Absolutely.
There are so many "back yard breeders"
out there who are mini puppy mills and then there
are the owners who want their bitch to have "just
one litter" before they might get her desexed
and the macho males in the family who refuse to
have their "little boys' desexed. Reputable
breeders would not have any qualms about being
registered...it should be nationwide.
Cheers, -
Chrissy, Qld |
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your say! Send us your comments.
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videos that you found on the web?
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DOES
ANYONE HAVE TOMATO SAUCE? |
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Sent in by S Shoring, Gold Coast Qld
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