RESCUED WITH LOVE INC.

The application for another puppy farm in Mitchell Shire has been withdrawn!

While it could be re applied for, this is significant in itself.  We can only wonder if the pressure from those opposing and the media articles of late have had a positive impact on this issue.

thankyou to all of those who sent a letter to Mitchell Shire.

kindest regards

http://companionanimalnews.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/believing-their-own-propaganda.pdf

Sent to us this week was an article written for The Veterinarian, a magazine for vets obviously, the two page story is on Brindle and the disgraceful behaviour of The Lost Dogs Home.  Ironically it has been written by a vet, Dr. Harry Corbett, who, like many others find the issue of 'please send money, we are all about the animals and the rotten owners' he delves into the tragic case of "Brindle" an 8 year old dog who was killed by the Lost Dogs Home DESPITE the family's multiple attempts at trying to retrieve her.

Breaching the Code of Practice by NOT keeping the dog for a mandatory 8 days before killing her, CEO of the Lost Dogs Home Graeme Smith actually offers the owner of Brindle Ms. Sharon Bierman money.

From the article above -

On Thursday February 25 - 3 days after a local paper (Frankston Standard Leader, Feb 22 2010) revealed to Frankston residents Sharon's story under the headline "You Killed Our Dog" - Sharon missed a call from Smith, a call she was promised the first week of January.  Phone records indicate she returned the call at 10.32am.

"He asked me what I wanted out of this and I told him I want to know what is going to happen to the people at the pound that made the big stuff up and what he was going to do about the woman who was so rude and hung up on me."

It was clear to Smith that Sharon had missed the drift of his call.

"He then asked me again what do you want and asked if I wanted money for pain and suffering and how much, I could not beleive that he thought it was going to be that easy for him than to just hand me moeny.  I told him I am not doing this for money, I do it for Brindle that should still be alive and for myself and the children, we deserve to know the true details and for him to just tell me that he wasnt told that two people tried getting her out of the pound and he was not told til two months after and then offering me money is just not good enough."

Smith was not deterred.

"He told me to consider the money and asked if he could ring me back the next day to see if I had changed my mind and how  much I wanted.  I told him don't ring me unless you got some information to what happened to Brindle."

Still Smith perservered.

"He said well why don't you ring me back tomorrow then and let me know how much you want and with that gave me his personal phone number.  I was very angry after that call and just sat in the car crying and thinking about Brindle who was so easily killed and Graeme thinking that money would make us forget about what happened to a dog that was a big part of our lives for 7 years."

The article then goes on to mention that the money offered was probably from the 10 million the Home takes from the public in donations.

Again and again we see the poor management techniques, the questionable conduct of those running the LDH and many of it's staff, the lengths that have been taken to snuff out any public discussion and the convenience killing of animals such as Brindle.

We must remember these points.

1. Brindle was supposedly killed because she had a heart murmur and arthritis.  When we hear from LDH staff about the killing sprees one must question as to whether the staff would actually take the time to find a medical issue with a dog before killing it.  And why would Brindle, a large brindle crossbreed dog be remembered?  You can be assured the animals killed last week, last month or last year there would be no record of why all of them had their lives taken.   This is a most questionable scenario at best.

2. This is the largest Pound we have in Australia.  They take over 200 dogs a week.

Would anyone like to hazard a guess as to why there are only TWELVE dogs up for adoption today? 

3. The largest Pound in Australia operates as a hi kill facility despite numerous complaints from animal welfare experts and the public.  Sent into damage control last October due to their kill rates being published, the LDH have become more determined to hide how many they kill, as they ask the public to donate funds to them for those they are actually exterminating.

4. Is this the first case of a mistaken death by the Lost Dogs Home?  One must seriously wonder the impact this has had, and what new proceedures have been put in place to see this will not happen again.

5. A bribe for Sharon Bierman to go away.  Ethics scream at this fact, and the fact that this article has been published to be seen by Graeme Smith's fellow vets.

We wish Sharon Bierman the very best in getting the truth from an organization that shrouds itself in mystery and closed doors.  From the Board who refuse to do anything to the staff who were so rude to her, she has fought hard for justice for her dog and for her family.

If Graeme Smith had had the decency to call her, go and visit her and give his heart felt apologies at the time that it happened, he probably wouldn't be in the position he finds himself today.  And he only has himself to blame.  We will watch on with interest.

Our lovely three puppy farm girls are now clean, groomed, and completely vet treated and are about to go into care.

Dentals, desexing, vaccinating, microchipping, heartworm testing, repaired hernias, meds for ears and flea and worm treated, these girls will be on the mend in no time.

Sweet Violet is already in care, thanks to Fiona and James, and here is Amity, still extremely timid of humans, but from experience we always see them come around and are happy and content when rehomed with the right families.

What a difference a day makes.  Here is Amity previously...the staining on all their feet is probably due to living in faeces and urine.

And the lovely little Maddie, who is just adorable.

And the day before as she arrived....

Thankyou to Holly and Sarah for taking the time to groom and bathe these girls.

Prahran pet shop puts up puppy debate

Business27 Jul 10 @ 07:00am by Ainsleigh Sheridan

A PRAHRAN pet shop is biting back at reports it says mislead the public on puppy purchases. Pets Wonderland managing director Mikaela Lewis said recent articles in a Melbourne daily newspaper had “basically said to boycott puppies from pet stores as we all buy from puppy farms”.

“Puppy farms are a disgrace and an end should be put to that (but) I think there’s a division between the hobbyists - who have one or two dogs - and registered breeders, and puppy farmers,” Ms Lewis said.

“I view (puppy farms) as a huge-scale operation, whereas breeders will have a couple of litters a year.”

She said her business, family-run since 1972, took pups from mostly local private breeders and had Toorak’s Village Vet Rod Graham check their health and socialisation in a two-week quarantine before sale.

General manager John Leptos said the pups were also microchipped, vaccinated and wormed before sale. The shop allowed the return of pups within three days should a problem, such as an allergy, arise.

“We’re reputable; we exceed the rules and regulations,” Mr Leptos said. “We have strict guidelines before we let an animal out of our shop. We do not want to be lumped into what may be happening out there.”

But RSPCA spokesman Tim Pilgrim said there was no guarantee a puppy bought from a pet shop came from a reputable breeder. “People should be meeting the parents and visiting the facility the dog is born in,” Mr Pilgrim said.

“There need to be regulatory codes of practice put in place and at the moment they aren’t stringent enough and aren’t enforced. Until that happens, there’s just no guarantee that if you buy a pet from a pet shop that it won’t be sourced from a breeder who is unethical.”

Pet shops needed to join the debate to find a solution to close down mass-breeding facilities, Mr Pilgrim said.

The question would be to the people at Pets Wonderland is why registered breeders would NEVER sell their animals to a petshop, so are they backyard or unregistered Breeders who are supplying this shop?

And only one or two litters a year?  That would indicate only one female.  Do breeders normally only breed from one bitch?  And two litters a year?  Females have two cycles.  They can be in pup twice a year, so I suggest they put their money where their mouth is and NAME their breeders if they are so above board....

You can send them an email if you like.....here are their details...

Prahran - Pets

184-186 Chapel Street, Prahran VIC 3181

Phone: 03 9510 4919

Manager: Mikaela Lewis

prahran@petswonderland.com.au

or comment on Newspaper comments section as requested....

http://stonnington-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/prahran-pet-shop-puts-up-puppy-debate/

And to follow things up, I have contacted Ainsleigh Sheridan, the Editor of the Stonnington Leader with photos of the three girls from the puppy farm we just put in care.  I hope to get an article  showing the public the real issue, and that is those forgotten, still leading lives of hell, and watch the people in the petshops come up with something else to deny they are involved in supporting puppy milling.  Fingers crossed.

When you look in the window of a petshop and see a spoodle, a moodle or a schnoodle, this is where they come from.  And if you buy, or know anyone who buys an animal from a petshop, this is what they are supporting.....

 5 years old.  Multiple puppies.  A life of hell.  Matted, filthy, a stench of neglect, rotten teeth and heaving in fleas.   

her daughter, we have called her Amity, which means friendship.

We didn't take her out of the cage, she was too timid.

3 year old Amity,  5 year old   (centre) and 1 year old. All have had puppies. All in terrible physical filth.  Thankyou to those who got these girls to safety, and for the foster carers opening their doors to help these babies.  We think, in this extremely cold weather, of those who will never make it out, and are still trapped in the horrendous life known as Puppy Farming. 

Here are two ex RWL bubs, Boswell the Cavalier and Molly Ainslie.  Both are looking extremely well loved!

And great news, Tinka got a home last weekend, along with Minnie our Chinese Crestie!  And so did our two Cavalier girls Rosie and Gemma, we are absolutely thrilled.  Thankyou so much to all foster carers for their unending work to secure great futures for these dogs.

Our gorgeous partially blind boy Ripley, along with Dash our three legged wonder are both going to be in the Herald Sun this week.  Woohoo! and thanks to their foster Mums for taking the time yesterday morning to go and do a photoshoot for their special charges.  Please keep a look out for our boys over the coming week!

Here is Ripley.  He is just divine, also known as Ripplecakes.  His foster parents say he is THE best dog they have ever fostered, which goes a long way indeed to saying he deserves his very best home.

Go Dash, and Go Rips!

Please write in and follow the guidelines laid out by Debra Trantor of the ALV in regards to writing to Mitchell Shire Council.

This must be done by Monday at the latest.

Good luck, and lets get some of these applications rejected!

http://www.govegan.com.au/puppies/?p=346

Thankyou All.

Trooper came to us in a state that was appalling.  Suffering badly from Dermodectic mange he had received from his mother, he was collected by a ranger who thought he had been hit by a car he was bleeding so profusely.  Wrapped in a towel and taken to the pound they discovered that he was bleeding from scratching, untreated, and miserable, he was without a doubt a little dog suffering badly from neglect on every level.  Here is a pic of Trooper the day he came to us, you can see all the fur missing on his face, and over his chest and body.

Trooper was treated and adopted by a loving family and today we received a fantastic update of 'Harry" who was Trooper.

Have a look at what some love and care can do. Thankyou to Davina and family for the amazing work and dedication it has taken to look after a 9 month old boy who had such a terrible start in life.

Vesper came into the office with me today as we powered through the paperwork involved in running RWL.  She was of course hugged and patted, cuddled and played with by all in Kindness House, she even met a kelpie girl who trotted past our office (we are allowed to bring pets in, it is wonderful)

Vessie Louise finally sat and posed for everyone on my chair.  Obviously happy that she was chosen today to be the office girl for RWL...