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25.01.2022 A STORY OF SURRENDER PART ONE A Saga in Seven Steps told by our Cat Surrender and Adoption Coordinator over the next 7 nights. "Good hearts and a bad situati...on": I got a message about a surrender request while I was away. The only details were a ‘fair few cats’ needing new homes. I got in contact as soon as I got back, and we decided I’d go over ASAP. When I arrived, however, I got quite a shock. There were lots more cats than I was expecting. I could see 10 at least, just from standing in the doorway, with an unknown quantity roaming the grounds. There were the owners own cats, some that had been rescued from being dumped on the street and some that had simply arrived and decided to call it home. Unfortunately none were desexed and so the number had quickly multiplied. It was clear that this kind-hearted family had found themselves in a situation that had gotten out of control, and were desperate for help to get out of it. At that moment, I decided that we’d do everything we could to help them get things back in hand. And that is where our story begins. Tune in tomorrow for Part 2.
25.01.2022 DOG WALKERS NEEDED Our Community Aged Care program is currently looking for volunteers to join our team and regularly walk (short or long term) dogs whose owner...s are unable to due to age, disability, illness or injury. Right now we have the following doggies waiting for walkies: - Booza the English Staffy - Shadow the Staffy - Patchy the Corgie/Heeler Mix - Charlie the Cocker Spaniel - Pip the Maltese Our dogs are located all across Albury and are gentle, friendly and have been regularly walked in the past. To join our team and help out a best mate, please email or call Colin: [email protected] or 0419 874 547 (leave a message if I can't answer immediately).
25.01.2022 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY We are looking for special people passionate about animal welfare to join our Information Crew! The Albury Branch is open Wed to Sa...t, 10am to 2pm. Our Information Crew answer phone calls, forward enquiries and help people who visit in person with questions about our community programs, pet ownership, cruelty reports and anything and everything animal related. Training is undertaken by all our volunteers on how to use our phone and computer systems and you will report to our Information Centre Coordinator. If you have four hours a week, enjoy listening to and helping people in need and would like to be part of our team, please contact our Volunteer Coordinated, Helen at [email protected] or call 0412857886.
24.01.2022 Available for Adoption. We have some beautiful little faces available at the moment. All different personalities for all different types of families and home e...nvironments. If you are looking to adopt a cat please contact us for a meet and greet. All RSPCA animals are desexed, microchipped, vaccinated and vet checked. Please call to discuss which one of these little feline floofs might suit your family. Cat Foster & Adoption Coordinator: 0403 950 222 RN 251000223 www.adoptapet.org.au
23.01.2022 A STORY OF SURRENDER PART SIX A Saga in Seven Steps told by our Cat Surrender and Adoption Coordinator. "The Slippery Slope": What if this were you or someone... you knew? Remember our kind-hearted family? They probably started with one cat too but they ended up with literally dozens. It could happen to anyone. Now let’s have a look at how... Cat’s breed and they breed quick. Cat’s can’t add, but they sure can multiply! If you currently have one undesexed kitty, in two years you too could find yourself with 26 more! It’s an avoidable situation (see our previous post), but can happen so easily, and it is no reflection on you as a person (especially if you didn’t know). If you are in this situation, or find yourself there, here are some things you can do: Reach out for support like this family did. Contact the RSPCA or another rescue. Please don’t just give the cats away, even to friends or family, as this may be great for the current cats but doesn't stop the next litter being born. DESEX your cat(s) and encourage those you know to do the same. It’s never too late to do the right thing! There are subsidised options available such as the RSPCA Albury CAWS program. Again, if you can’t afford it, please surrender to help stop this cycle as the RSPCA and most rescue's will desex before adopting out. Our kind-hearted family is doing a great job, and slowly becoming more CatWise. They have called for help, surrendered to get back down to a manageable number, and taken advantage of desexing subsidies, desexing the cats they are keeping to prevent sliding back down that slippery slope. What about the cats you ask? Well you’ll have to wait ‘til tomorrow for Part 7, The Final Outcome A Bittersweet Success!
22.01.2022 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION Meet the Celestial Brothers: Moondust & Starlight... They are a delightful pair seeking a loving home, preferably together. They came from a family with kids, but may need some time to settle in. Moondust is by far the most confidant and quick to want to give you some lovin'. Starlight is a little more reserved. Please contact our Cat Surrender & Adoption Coordinator on 0403 950 222 to express interest. All RSPCA animals are desexed, microchipped, vaccinated and vet checked. R2511000223
20.01.2022 LUCKY DOOR PRIZE! Book your tickets to the RSPCA's Movie Night and go in the running to win our fabulous Pet Hamper! The winner will have the choice between a c...at or dog prize pack to take home. What better movie for animal lovers to enjoy than the Aussie comedy RAMS! Monday, 16th November @ 7pm Regent Cinema, Albury Tickets can be bought online here: https://rspcaalburybranch.square.site/product/RAMS/25 Watch Trailer (Rated PG): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg4zGf3_F1Q Our fundraising helps us to help animals in need in our community and their people.
19.01.2022 Missing Awburn/Lindsay street area Wodonga- white desexed male cat. Microchipped but unfortunately to my previous address in Benalla. Has a bit of ginger down h...is tail and blue eyes- answers to Mittens. Has a green collar with a bell. Inside cat who escaped this afternoon when I mentioned a bath. Reward offered- if found please message me- thank you. See more
18.01.2022 HAS YOUR DOG HAD AN ACCIDENTAL LITTER ? WE WILL DESEX MUM AND DAD FOR FREE. TAKE ALL OF THE PUPPIES INTO RESCUE WHERE THEY WILL BE DESEXED VACCINATED X2 MICROCH...IPPED BEFORE ADOPTION. PLEASE MESSAGE THE PAGE IF WE CAN HELP.
17.01.2022 A STORY OF SURRENDER PART FOUR A Saga in Seven Steps told by our Cat Surrender and Adoption Coordinator over the next 7 nights. Support & Education: What ever... happened to the family? Before we continue with the story of our 27 cats, let’s take a moment to remember the people who asked for our help. We are still in contact with that kind-hearted family, supporting them to have a healthy relationship with a manageable number of cats. Understandably, having had so many cats in their house it was in need of a little attention. The RSPCA Albury work with a number of human services and support agencies to help people in our community get the help they require. More often than not, it is a problem the owner is facing that leads them to needing help with their pets. A couple of the owners original cats have therefore been returned to them, health-checked and desexed, to start a new and more positive pet journey. As part of our mission to prevent cruelty to animals we believe in investing in EDUCATION. This family really wanted to do it right, but didn't know how. Lucky we are in a position to help empower them. Part of that will be teaching them how to be (and stay) ‘CatWise’. What is CatWise you ask? Stay tuned to find out more... Come back tomorrow for Part 5: It’s everyone’s business.
17.01.2022 A STORY OF SURRENDER PART TWO A Saga in Seven Steps told by our Cat Surrender and Adoption Coordinator over the next 7 nights. "Intervention": Working togethe...r to get the cats out. With a car full of crates, I headed back to the house and the family and I got to cat-catching. The family were great, but it was not easy. Most of the cats were we’re not used to human contact and therefore unapproachable. One of the owners was bitten just by trying to put one of them in a carrier, and needed to go to the hospital immediately to receive antibiotics. I took what we were able to catch that night and left the family with crates and safe cat-traps. It was slow but steady progress, and after about 10 days (including many trips back and forth collecting cats and returning traps), we finally had them all! 27 cats in total. Phew! Now the hard work of vet appointments and rehab was about to begin. Come back tomorrow for Part 3: Rehabilitation.
14.01.2022 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION Meet our Buffy the Vampire Slayer Crew! Willow, Oz and Cordelia are now available for adoption (picture 4 below). These kittens were sepa...rated from their mum so we would love to see them in loving homes where they can grow and thrive. All RSPCA animals are desexed, microchipped, vaccinated and vet checked. Please call to discuss which one of these little feline floofs might suit your family. Cat Foster & Adoption Coordinator: 0403 950 222 RN 251000223 www.adoptapet.org.au
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13.01.2022 BREAKING: Authorities have raided two NSW puppy farms this morning following allegations of extreme animal cruelty leading to the death of a 10 month old female... Boxer. It is reported that the mother dog was unable to give birth to all her puppies and while in considerable pain, the puppy farm operator denied multiple requests to take her to the vet. She is understood to have died in agony over a period of 4 days while the surviving puppies were shipped to a pet shop. Breeder dogs are treated simply as machines by puppy farmers. Across NSW there will be many others just like her: facing a lifetime of confinement, deprived of all socialisation and forced to pump out litter after litter in squalid conditions to supply the pet trade industry. I am drafting legislation that will ensure our laws are as effective at protecting dogs here as they are in other states. It’s time puppies received the protection they deserve. Sign the petition: https://www.emmahurstmp.com/petition_end_puppy_farming
12.01.2022 Hi everyone. It is week 5 and Gimli still isn't home. Thank you all for the support but please keep a look out for him.
11.01.2022 A STORY OF SURRENDER PART THREE A Saga in Seven Steps told by our Cat Surrender and Adoption Coordinator over the next 7 nights. "Rehabilitation": A difficult... decision had to be made. As much as we would like it to be, it’s not all happy endings. As soon as the cats started to come in, I started the work of assessing them all. One by one I behaviour tested each cat, to see how manageable they were. Some were ok with being handled, whilst others were very aggressive in their fear. I separated them out and paired them up, trying to make them comfortable. A couple of days later, the vet came around, and we microchipped, vaccinated, wormed and gave flea treatment to the cats that were ready to be handled. We didn’t try the aggressive ones yet, to give them some time to settle. Finally, when the last lot came in, we arranged appointments for much-needed desexing. All the while, I was working with all of them seeing to their basic needs of food, water and clean shelter. Just as important, I was working on trust, rebuilding their confidence in people again to get them to the point of re-homing. Thankfully, around this time, the Branch received new volunteers who were keen to be trained up to help with their day-to-day care and rehab! Things didn’t always go smoothly, though. I was bitten by one of the cats and ended up having to go to hospital with a cat-bite infection. Some cat’s also continued to struggle with high levels of stress as they were not used to being inside and we continually worked on reducing that. Heartbreakingly, one cat's condition - both physically and emotionally - did not improve. Eventually, it became clear that his condition was too poor to rectify despite our best efforts and we were advised that it would be cruel to prolong his suffering any further. On the 08/09/2020, we said goodbye to our poor fellow hoping his last days were better than they may have otherwise been. Come back tomorrow for Part 4: Support & Education
08.01.2022 A STORY OF SURRENDER PART FIVE A Saga in Seven Steps told by our Cat Surrender and Adoption Coordinator. "It's Everybody's Business": What can you do to make ...a positive change? Feeling love is not the same as showing love. If we truly understand the needs of our animals, and the consequences when they are not met, we will want (out of love) to do everything we can to meet those needs even if it means giving them up to a rescue. Another consideration that is just as important is understanding that your pet is part of a community and keeping them healthy and safe, keeps other people's pets healthy and safe. The single most important thing you can do for your animal (and other animals) is to DESEX it. Overpopulation can lead to injury, illness, suffering and death for our animals. Desexing helps prevent all of this. Here are things you can do: - Desex your animal - Encourage friends & family to desex their animals - Utilise subsidised desexing programs such as RSPCA Albury's Community Animal Welfare Scheme (CAWS) - Take advantage of the Keep Track of Your Best Mate Events run by council - Don't take in strays or free un-desexed animals - Report or surrender animals you discover in cruel breeding environments - Don’t sell or give away undesexed animals - this only spreads the problem. You cannot control the future of that cat or dog once it leaves your hands. - Work on becoming CatWise more information to come! If for any reason you are unable to desex, register, vaccinate and health check your animal, the most loving thing to do is surrender them. Making the right choice now will help reduce problems in the future and give them the chance at another loving home. Other ways you can help improve the situation for animals in your community include: TIME: Volunteer at the RSPCA Albury [email protected] DONATE: Money or Sponsor a cat! BSB: 732736 Account: 070611 LOVE: Foster or Adopt from a Rescue organisaiton www.adoptapet.com.au or 0403 950 222 DESEX: [email protected] or 0408 755 520 For more information about the impacts of not desexing, please download our free resource: https://www.dropbox.com//kbfyvb/AACDz485nyJCNMN87xERriX6a Come back tomorrow for Part 6, The Slippery Slope....
08.01.2022 SPECIAL ADOPTION Ares is a very timid, yet sweet boy. He is looking for someone with patience and understanding as he learns to trust new people. Support wil...l be provided and all RSPCA cats come desexed, microchipped, vacinated and vet health checked. Please contact our Cat Surrender & Adoption Coordinator on 0403 950 222 for more details and to express interest. RN 251000223 www.adoptapet.org.au
07.01.2022 Our Adopt an Older Cat Week has come to an end and we're so pleased with the response we've had from the community. No more so then the ADOPTION of our dear smo...ochey boy Leo who has been with us since the start of the year. He's found a beautiful family to live out his twilight years with and we know they will both be richer for the experience. We hope you have learnt a few things too and got you thinking about opening your heart to an adult or older cat. If you are interested pop over and have a look at www.adoptapet.org.au
05.01.2022 CAT AND KITTEN FOSTER CARERS NEEDED. We already have 5 mummas and bubs. At least 100 kittens coming in over the next 6 weeks where the mums will be desexed and ...go home. You will need to be in the Albury Wodonga or Holbrook areas. If you can offer a safe and loving foster home please send us an email through our website. We will come around and have a chat let you know what is involved such a rewarding job that at times isnt easy. Thankyou
04.01.2022 We are appealing to the community if any one can donate a few cages for our cat co ordinator medium to large in size big enough for a bed pad and water bowl a...nd cat litter tray. For them to sleep in by night as day time they have a designated play room to be in to lounge in. Please call the cat co ordinator on 0403950222 to arrange pick up or you can drop off to the branch at 610 Hume st Albury between 10 am and 2 pm Wednesday to Saturday. See more
04.01.2022 Your chance to WIN! The RSPCA have been running a fundraising raffle with some fantastic prizes: 1st Prize - Pet Portrait Voucher Donated by Marj Hayes $300... 2nd Prize - Dog Kennel & Soft Pillow Bedding Donated by @Bunnings Albury - $250 3rd Prize - Assorted Dry Food Donated by @Pets Domain - $200 4th Prize - Wodonga Printing Voucher Donated by @Wodonga Printing 5th Prize - Pet Photographic Voucher Donated by Leylas Photographics 6th Prize - Flowers Voucher Donated by The Real Florist 7th Prize - Camera House Voucher Donated by @Camera House Albury The raffle is due to be drawn just 3 weeks time so get in and grab your tickets! Tickets are available at the Albury Branch, 610 Hume Street Albury. Open Hours are Wednesday - Saturday, 10am to 2pm.
03.01.2022 Use the "Donate" Button at the following Retrun & Earn locations: - Coles Lavington - PCYC Albury - Corowa RSL
03.01.2022 A STORY OF SURRENDER PART SEVEN (FINAL) A Saga in Seven Steps told by our Cat Surrender and Adoption Coordinator. "An ongoing journey and a bittersweet succes...s." Well, we’ve made it! The seventh step of our saga! You’re probably wondering what happened to the cats? 10 x cats have now been desexed, with 5 more booked in, with the rest to follow. 3 x cats desexed and returned to their family. 7 x cats currently available for ADOPTION and looking for special new homes. 4 x cats still being rehabilitated. Making steady progress. 1 x mumma cat and her 5 kittens are with a foster carer, dedicated to their growing needs and preparing them for their now, bright futures. And.... one special cat has already been adopted and is settling into its new home! Enjoy forever Oscar! Thank you to Janette Watts for giving this special boy a second chance. We still remember with sadness the one we had to farewell. There is still a long road ahead ensuring the remaining 25 cats all receive a happy ending like Oscar and endeavor to help the public become CatWise - watch out for more info coming soon! Thank you for coming along on this journey. Although we’re stopping here, their story will keep on going! And, YOU can be a part of their story too! We’re looking for special people to ADOPT our special cats; people who are ready to put in a bit extra to finish their rehabilitation so they can live a happy and fulfilled life. You can see them as they become available on www.adoptapet.com.au (select NSW Albury as the location), or call 0403 950 222. I now leave you with the words of Mahathma Gandhi - Be the change you wish to see in the world.
03.01.2022 From NOW UNTIL 21 FEBRUARY 2021, visit your local Return and Earn reverse vending machines located at: PCYC East Albury Coles Lavington Lavington Square... Corowa RSL ...and insert your eligible drink container, press DONATE and select the Albury RSPCA Volunteer Branch option on the screen to help us continue our work in your community. You can also drop off your bottles and cans to our Branch at 610 Hume Street and our volunteers will process them for you! Opening hours are Wednesday to Saturday, 10am to 2pm or by appointment by calling 0412 857 886. Thank you to everyone who gets out to Return and...Donate!
02.01.2022 RSPCA NSW chief executive Steve Coleman has welcomed the proposed changes, especially with the coronavirus pandemic driving up demand for pets. "We would absolu...tely beg for all parliamentarians to get behind these increases in penalties." PROPOSED INCREASED PENALTIES: CRUELTY fine increased from $5,500 to $44,000 and/or 12 months' imprisonment for individuals and $220,000 for corporations for each individual act of cruelty. AGGRAVATED CRUELTY fine increased from $22,000 to $110,000 and/or two years' imprisonment for individuals and $550,000 for corporations for each individual act. FAIL TO PROVIDE SHELTER fine increased from $5,500 to $16,500 and/or six months' imprisonment for individuals and $82,500 for corporations for each individual act.
