26 Sep 2018
You were found wandering on the street and a kind person took you to Mildura Pound on the 7th September, no doubt hoping you would be claimed or sent to a rescue group. A rescue group had their name on you as soon as they knew you were there. They had a warm bed, good food, and lots of tlc waiting for you once you served your eight days because they knew already that there is no duty of care in Mildura. The Council chooses not to have foster carers where they can send these old or ill dogs and cats to wait out their mandatory 8 days.…
21 Jun 2018
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10 Aug 2017
Shame on you Mildura Council...why did you kill these cats? Six had a rescue name on them. Why were they killed? Because they had cat flu. Why do they have cat flu? Well partly because Mildura pound has been operating as a too small pound with no room for quarantine or isolation facilities for the past decade…
27 Nov 2014
This Code of practice has been developed to provide a reference for CFC networks and other rescue groups operating in Victoria. There is currently no other framework to address such groups. The purpose of the Code of Practice is to specify the minimum standards that groups should adhere to when rescuing, caring for and rehoming dogs…
25 Nov 2014
Here is the Section 84y used by DRAV members, in this case Victorian Dog Rescue. Clause 6 is the only one that needs changing if used by a non- DRAV member and we suggest that the clause be inserted that they/you will act according to the high standards of the voluntary Code for Community Fostercare Networks and Rescue Groups…
20 Nov 2014
Many animal welfare issues are being raised in the context of the forthcoming Victorian election. This paper will focus on those issues affecting companion animals that are within the power of the State Government to address. There are seven categories which we will summarise and on which we will provide our recommended position…
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