http://www.dogshome.com/ News en-us http://www.dogshome.com/sb/modules/intro/feeds/rss2.xml Copyright 2008 The Lost Dogs Home renee.mccabe@dogshome.com SiteBuilder: http://www.ivt.com.au/sitebuildercms 60 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:56:39 +1000 We've come across a new blog-style pet website called <a href="http://www.buzzpet.net" title="Buzz Pet - Pet related blog">Buzz Pet</a>. It's still very new, but already has lots of interesting content for pet owners. If you're looking for a place to visit to read the latest news, review and advice on all things pet related - this is it!<br /> <br /> The features of Buzz Pet are aimed at giving you the opportunity to share your experiences, provide your own feedback and comment on all of the articles written. It's only recently been launched and looks very promising.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.buzzpet.net" title="Buzz Pet - Pet related blog"> Visit Buzz Pet now</a>. http://www.dogshome.com/intro/id/70 http://www.dogshome.com/intro/id/70 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:15:19 +1000 Victoria faces a serious cat overpopulation crisis, with approximately 500,000 unowned (stray and feral) cats in the state.<br /> <br /> The Lost Dogs' Home, in conjunction with a number of Victorian animal welfare organisations and government, is part of the Who's For Cats campaign, launched at the Home on the 6th December.<br /> <br /> Who's For Cats aims to educate the community about the consequences of feeding unowned cats, and the impact it is having on the cat overpopulation problem.<br /> <br /> <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/K_hQ8AZq3dY&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/K_hQ8AZq3dY&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /> <br /> By feeding an unowned cat but not taking full ownership or responsibility for them (eg they don’t desex or identify them, or keep them on their property), people are only contributing to the crisis. <br /> <br /> Feeding unowned cats helps regenerate cat colonies by keeping cats alive and strong enough to reproduce.<br /> <br /> 50,000 cats are impounded in Victorian shelters annually, and 35,000 of these have to be euthanased. This is mainly due to poor health, or because not enough homes can be found for them.<br /> <br /> Tragically, thousands of the cats that have to be euthanased each year in Victorian shelters are healthy, sociable kittens . There are simply not enough people to adopt them.<br /> <br /> This situation is unacceptable on ethical and animal welfare grounds.<br /> <br /> Please visit <a href="http://www.whosforcats.com.au">Who's For Cats</a> for more information on the Who's For Cats campaign, or on how to take ownership of a stray cat.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> http://www.dogshome.com/intro/id/48 http://www.dogshome.com/intro/id/48