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This is from Kens Needy Paws FB page yesterday and I can't for the life of me understand how a "well respected rescue group in Australia" can sign the death certificate for many of the healthy dogs who have or may have a vaccination history to let them die because "one of the most respected rescue groups in Australia" made a conscious decision to let them all die because he wants the Griffith Council to change the way they run their pound "immediately" This is from Needy Paws FB page written yesterday: We are simply appalled by comments made in the Area News and on 2RG today by Canberra Pooch Rescue. It is beyond our comprehension as to why another rescue group would undermine our attempts to have overall conditions at Griffith Pound improved for the long term well being of the animals. What they failed to say is that CPR only takes cute, small and preferably fluffy – where were the other groups 2 weeks ago when 5 large dogs were killed because no one would take them and Needy Paws had no room. We take dogs regardless of age, colour or breed provided they are not aggressive. We are not interested in quick turnover. Council will now be left thinking that other groups will take the dogs now that Needy Paws is not so there is no need to do anything. While these comments have weakened our cause and it has not weakened our resolve. If Canberra Pooch and other groups are now going to take ALL dogs good luck to them – I can tell you it will not happen. I wasn't on 2RG which I take is the local radio station thanks very much Kenny, I never spoke to them, I just sent the email to Leah who ran the original story. No one said we would be taking ALL the dogs, bloody hell man what are you on :laugh: you are reading things that aren't there :laugh: And this from one of NP supporters Wow, you would think they would work with you to stop the parvo. You do a great job, even when the odds are against you. Like you, I don't understand why they would undermine you. Did the media give you an opportunity to comment? You probably don't want to stoop to their level anyway. Keep up the good work, don't let people like this put you off. and this one: Needy Paws Dog Rescue Griffith NSW No we were not given an opportunity to comment - one would think that a so called rescue group would want to stop the spread of parvo and would be prepared to take some tough decisions to do so - all they are doing is helping spread the disease - we know that when you take a pound dog there is a risk that it will have parvo - but we want better conditions to allow for better control. Ken Of course we all want the parvo to stop which is a separate issue to letting healthy dogs die just to make a bloody point. None of us are prepared to let healthy dogs die just to make that bloody point, a tough decision, no, it isn't a tough decision to get the dogs out to at least give them a chance to be treated for the parvo, and it is a bloody BIG IF, that they have it more so than they don't it is a great high to get a dog out treat it if needed and see it survive and go to a great home that bloody well out weighs " trying to change things, at the poor dogs expense. I rest my case Maree

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Nobody said you had to justify your actions where did you read that!!!!!CPR and others haven't been taking dogs from Griffith on the quiet so where did you get that from as well!!!!!you never wanted to work with other groups Ken or communicate with any of us, you wanted to go it alone and now you come back at us and say where were we a couple of weeks ago when there were 5 large dogs that were put to sleep, well it is plain to see where we all were, having been told to buggar off 18 months ago. Rescue is not about saving them all and none of us are able to take "hard dogs" and "big dogs" at that, we know what we can take and what we can't also perfectly healthy dogs would then be put to sleep if we all start taking ones that are hard and overlooking the others, this is not rescue..... You saying that you are one of the most successful rescue groups in Australia means nothing when you have nothing to compare it to as you can't compare yourself with any other group, you are alone, all alone and you wanted it that way from the beginning, you have said that you have saved over 500 dogs in the 18 months you have been going which can't possibly be right, Griffith Pound wouldn't have had 500 dogs go through the pound in that time, going by Pet Rescue stats it is around 200, some months back you had listed on FB that it was 1700 You also made it clear from the beginning that you would take every thing from Griffith so that's why we all backed off and started helping a lot more pounds so don't start with the comment " where have you all been when dogs have died because you were full" the reason I take the smalls is because that's what I take, I live in a bloody townhouse how the hell could I take the big dogs, I can't handle big dogs and most people in rescue don't mix big with small, people take what they can handle and what they are comfortable having in their homes, we don't have the luxury of having acreage. Maybe you could have worked with Council and with Council approval started an appeal in the Griffith area asking if the community could come to the party and donate their time and money to help with some of the work needed to at the least get some of the pens refurbished and up to scratch. As I said most of the dogs that you took may not have got parvo in the pound they brought it in, would be interested in knowing how long after they came out did they come down with it, I also believe the more dogs you have in your own yard and if you have a lot of grass and they are all running around together is a disaster waiting to happen and the percentages go up of a dog bringing it in and infecting the whole yard, if you don't have quarantine set up it is a disaster waiting to happen. I wonder how many of the dogs that were adopted from the pound and went to new homes how many of them got parvo, that would be interesting to know, the vets would know that anyway. I responded to the article you did to inform the Griffith community that the dogs would not be abandoned and some will make it out, you forget Ken that there were a lot of us taking from Griffith for many years before you took over from Cheryl who started Needy Paws by the way, things would have been very different for many of the dogs that did not make it, had you come on board and worked with us all, in the true spirit of what rescue is all about, all working together and helping each other and trying to save the many who are rehomable. Taking me off your FB page just demonstrates that you don't want anyone in your area to know anything about your behaviour in the past and how you have treated all of us and shut us out of the Griffith area. You turned your back on all of us remember you are solely responsible for what is going on in "your" pound, all of us will now step up to the plate and pick up the pieces. Maree CPR

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This is interesting and thought we all need to be aware of what is happening at Griffith re: future dogs. Just in case the link doesn't work here is the article. http://www.areanews.com.au/story/1924123/dog-death-sentence/?cs=670 A VITAL animal rescue service has refused to re-home any more pets from the Griffith Pound until council drastically improves conditions at the facility. Unsealed concrete, bare dirt and a "chute" that people dump their dogs down have allowed the potentially fatal parvo virus to run rampant through the pound, and Ken Rebetzke from Needy Paws has had enough. In the 18 months it has been operating, Needy Paws has rescued at least 500 dogs and cats from the Griffith Pound and re-homed them across Australia. Without the vital service, Mr Rebetzke said it is likely every animal dumped at the pound – that is not claimed – will be put down. The cost of treating a parvo-infected dog, plus the service’s standard vaccination and desexing costs, is simply too much for Needy Paws to bear, with each infected dog carrying the burden of a $1000-plus vet bill. Mr Rebetzke has also struggled to place the infected animals with his carers, who cannot take a risk with the highly contagious disease. “The main problem for us is the unwanted dog chute – as soon as one infected dog goes down there, they all get it,” Mr Rebetzke said. “And the fact that the concrete is unsealed – they can disinfect all they like but the disease stays in there.” Griffith City Council will undertake a review of the pound facilities after Councillor Alison Balind moved a motion at last week’s meeting, which was passed. The review will investigate operations including animal intake, re-homing and accommodation, as well as the possibility of subsiding de-sexing costs for locals and alternatives for operating the facility. Cr Balind said the motion was a response to community concerns about conditions at the pound. “The pound is not the greatest place in the world but at the same time, I understand council has a lot of competing priorities,” Cr Balind said. “The people in the community who just dump their dogs there are the real issue. “People need to take more responsibility for their animals because the reality is, if Needy Paws aren’t going to rehome them, they’re going to be euthanised.” Mr Rebetzke said he will only consider resuming services to the Griffith Pound if the basic conditions – the chute, the concrete and the bare dirt - are addressed. Manager of executive services at council, Shireen Donaldson, said if councillors determined the pound was in urgent need of an upgrade, money could be allocated from another project otherwise it would have to wait until next year’s budget. In the mean time, people who are looking to adopt a dog from the pound will still be able to do so.

I don't know about the mini cattle dog, I just hope she isn't here when she is fully grown seeing as I have all dogs under 5 kilos she is adorable though so easy to have around :D Maree

Another update this is Annie from Walgett the one who had parvo but is very much alive and well, she is approx. 5-6 months old now. Don't know why the before shot of Annie is pic 5 when I listed her first very weird, DOL dos this sometimes and I don't know why Maree CPR

So you don't do home visits for any of your dogs? Maree CPR

And not only does he have a skin issue but most dogs in this condition have ear problems as well as in his case, he lived in a crate for most of his life, belonged to a family where the 2 sons are in goal and the wife has an AVO out on the husband, great home, despite putting up with this for 9 years he is the kindest boy and just loves people. Maree CPR

I had a case some months back where the lady had adopted a Chi cross from me and has had Chi's all her life, she then adopted a pure breed Chi from me and took her to the vets for the check up and the vet said to her " this dog has serious issues with both her front legs and it will cost you over $400 for xrays, the lady had paid thousands for her other 2 dogs with laxating patella's and it never fixed the problems, so she was reluctant to spend money on this one and I fully understood, she returned her I had the xrays done for no more than $130 and there was nothing wrong with her legs, I did say to her that the dog is a pure breed and just looked different to her cross's, I couldn't see any problems with her legs. I would never rehome a dog that had bad patella's I have always got the ops done regardless. Regardless of the carer saying she told the woman she should have written it on the adoption agreement. Maree CPR

Some may remember this boy from West Wyalong from last week, well, here are the before and after shots of him. I was trying to put these pics in order but DOL seems to put them up according to the size of the pics which ia annoying, have tried and listed them in order but not happening damn annoying actually. Maree CPR

OMG look at her coat she is magnificent. Maree CPR

The last 2 pm's weren't that crash hot either.

Did the previous government do anything about animal welfare?? can someone post the press statement so we can read it an make comments... Maree CPR

I hope it goes to court and he is shut down.

Storm sold Dog World to Lance over 12 months ago, why he kept the name is beyond me. I have had nothing but praise for Storm he gave me really good discounts not only for the rescue dogs but for my own dogs, he groomed a lot of the dogs that were at DAS over the years that came in in appalling condition. Maree CPR I had a conversation with someone about 3 weeks ago about an experience they had at dog world and then a few months ago about the same place. They didn't give a time frame so don't know when it happened. Storm sold over 12 months ago could nearly be 2 years.

Meant to add if it happened to 3 dogs, why was it not stopped with the first :eek:

I had one of my dogs leg cut, when I picked her up Lance was standing behind me as I was asking the girl what happened, she said she never noticed that she was cut, she said there was no blood, and Jessica did not cry out so she did not realise she had cut her, WTF, Lance said nothing to me at all, I went straight to my vet and he put 4 staples in the wound. I took the bill ($85) in the next day and asked the lass to give it to him and said I would like a freebie as well, she said that they had decided that I could have a freebie, well that was big of Lance....., so they had obviously discussed what had happened, I rang the salon about 3 times and took in another invoice to ask him to call me, he never did, this went on for over 6 months until I caught him early one morning at Animal Attractions, once he knew it was me he started attacking me over the phone, saying I rang and threatened to ruin his business, WTF he was doing this himself he didn't need me to do it, he said that is why he refused to speak to me, I think it was the last call I made before getting him that I said to the receptionist that it is not doing his business any good by him refusing to talk to me, and I don't know how he gets out of that that I threatened to ruin his business before that last call. I did get the $85 and have at every opportunity told new owners on that side of town to not use his salon because of what happened to me. I saw the second dog called Millie at my vets here in Qbyn some weeks back and asked if she was hit by a car and the owner said no she was burnt at a groomer, I knew exactly who it was and we had a long conversation about it, I cannot believe that he is allowed to continue, his licence should be taken off him and his salons closed. Maree CPR

Storm sold Dog World to Lance over 12 months ago, why he kept the name is beyond me. I have had nothing but praise for Storm he gave me really good discounts not only for the rescue dogs but for my own dogs, he groomed a lot of the dogs that were at DAS over the years that came in in appalling condition. Maree CPR

Can anyone do a home check in Lancefield in Victoria. Thanks Maree CPR

I have just checked the DAS site and they have only 6 dogs in there, this must be a record :) Maree CPR

I will contact Hope as I haven't been contacted. Maree CPR

Well done Jodie I remember one of Frenzie's dogs came back after 2 years and she kept her this time, there is a saying "if you love them let them go, if they come back they were yours all along" or something to that effect..... Maree CPR

I know in the ACT if a dog is registered (ACT has life time rego) and it goes to a new owner there is a small "admin" fee from memory approx. $19 it is not a full "rego" fee. Maree CPR