Dog Rescue Saving Kill List Pups Forced to Close as interest Rates Hike Hit Hard

[Deeds]

https://www.9news.com.au/national/dog-rescue-saving-kill-list-pups-forced-to-close-in-cost-of-living-crisis/74ca7244-4290-4a28-a2f2-831d2e071bc8

[tdierikx]

The property that this rescue operates out of is the one NSWAR was located at before them. There are 80 ex-greyhound kennels in 2 large blocks, and another 10-15 in a smaller block up nearer to the house (we used those for quarantine). I'm tipping that Pound Patrol has bitten off more than they could chew by filling all the available kennels constantly, and therein lies the rub... 80-90+ dogs are going to need a heck of a lot of food, care, exercise, and vet costs... which, when you consider that most rescues don't recoup their expenses via adoption fees, is just unsustainable.

 

I've always held the stance that rescue isn't about how MANY animals an organisation rehomes, but how WELL they do it... but this view isn't necessarily a popular one in the larger rescue industry... *sigh*

 

It may surprise most that NSWAR, despite having so many kennels available, would only ever have around 25 rescue dogs in care at any one time - purely due to the fact that as staffing was mostly via volunteers (who could just decide not to turn up on any given day), we needed to keep the numbers to a level that could adequately/properly be cared for by one person in one day.

 

I'm sorry... I don't actually have much sympathy for Pound Patrol's situation due to the above reasons...

 

T.

[sandgrubber]

I guess I'm hard hearted, but no kill isn't viable when there are more pups born than good homes for them