Archive for December, 2008

Careful what you feed your pets over Christmas

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

Just 50g of chocolate can be toxic and kill a dog. This was the pre-Christmas dinner warning from the RSPCA Qld's Senior Veterinarian Dr Anne Chester. "Onions can also be toxic", she warned. "Even the small amounts contained on pizza slices. People often give their family pet the barbeque left overs ...

Bid to save poodles from the doghouse in Canberra

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Article: Canberra Times - Bid to save poodles from the doghouse 15th December 2008 This article talks about the struggle an elderly couple is facing in order to keep their three poodles in an inner-city apartment building in Canberra as the complex's owners' corporation is taking them to court this week. As usual ...

It’s raining kittens – Adopt a kitten now for Christmas

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Christmas is a time of joy and celebrations for many, but for some of the hundreds of kittens in the care of the RSPCA QLD looking for a home, this Christmas might be the first and last one they ever see. This time of year is particularly challenging for RSPCA shelters ...

Landlords urged to drop ‘no pets’ policy

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

ABC News: Landlords urged to drop 'no pets' policy December 4th, 2008 This article on the ABC News website appeared on the 4th of December, generating a huge debate over the renting with pets issue. It's great to see articles such as this getting mainstream media attention as animal surrendering rates still ...

Pet Resume Service coming in Feb 2009

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

With the assistance of the wonderful people (Tim, Tamara and Susie) at the Petcare Information and Advisory Service (PIAS), I'll be developing a Pet Resume system that will help you create the best possible application when applying for rentals. Applying for rentals can be stressful and time consuming and we want ...