Stop the oversupply and euthanasia of healthy pets
We need to create a SIGNIFICANT reduction in the over-supply of companion animals onto the market in Australia.
250,000 healthy, but unwanted cats and dogs are killed in Australian pounds each year.
Whilst the work that shelters, rescue groups, volunteers and foster carers do is vital, it is a band-aid. It does not solve the problem. Something must be done about the chronic over-supply into a market that does not have the capacity to provide homes for all.
Let's fix the problem and stop the over-supply by tackling all the reasons for it. Here's 5 great ideas we want to turn into a reality:
1. Restrict the sale of cats and dogs to ethical registered breeders, pounds and animal shelters2. Stop all sources of mass production of kittens and puppies for profit i.e. stop puppy and kitten farms and backyard breeders
3. Make de-sexing mandatory for all pets at the point of sale
4. Increase the re-homing rate in pounds and shelters via better low-kill policies
5. And of course educate everyone on responsible and caring pet ownership...
Please sign this petition so we can tell the people that count. (ie Members of Parliament, Pet Industry Associations, Veterinary Association, Media, Pounds). Thank you for your support.
"Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." Albert Schweitzer
We need to create a SIGNIFICANT reduction in the over-supply of companion animals onto the market in Australia.
250,000 healthy, but unwanted cats and dogs are killed in Australian pounds each year.
Whilst the work that shelters, rescue groups, volunteers and foster carers do is vital, it is a band-aid. It does not solve the problem. Something must be done about the chronic over-supply into a market that does not have the capacity to provide homes for all.
Let's fix the problem and stop the over-supply by tackling all the reasons for it. Here's 5 great ideas we want to turn into a reality:
1. Restrict the sale of cats and dogs to ethical registered breeders, pounds and animal shelters2. Stop all sources of mass production of kittens and puppies for profit i.e. stop puppy and kitten farms and backyard breeders
3. Make de-sexing mandatory for all pets at the point of sale
4. Increase the re-homing rate in pounds and shelters via better low-kill policies
5. And of course educate everyone on responsible and caring pet ownership...
Please sign this petition so we can tell the people that count. (ie Members of Parliament, Pet Industry Associations, Veterinary Association, Media, Pounds). Thank you for your support.
"Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." Albert Schweitzer
Dear Sir/Madam
250,000 healthy, but unwanted cats and dogs are killed in Australian pounds each year
We have system that perpetuates a cycle of breeding to excess, impulse purchasing of pets and then quiet killing of the surplus 250,000 mainly healthy cats and dogs year after year.
This is not justifiable, not ethical and not acceptable. These animals are not just statistics, each one is a live sentient being that suffers immense stress and then death.
Surely we can fix the problem and stop the oversupply and consequent euthanasia of healthy animals by tackling all the reasons for it. Here are some solutions:
1. Make de-sexing mandatory for all pets at the point of sale
2. Increase the re-homing rate in pounds and shelters by implementing better low-kill policies
3. Restrict the sale of dogs and cats to registered breeders, pounds and animal shelters only
4. Stop all sources of mass production of kittens and puppies for profit e.g. puppy mills and backyard breeders
5. Educate everyone on responsible and caring pet ownership
We the undersigned along with DEATHROWPETS.net are determined to get change happening and open up this tragedy for everyone to see so solutions can be implemented as soon as possible.
However we need all the help we can get. So we are asking you to take up this campaign with us and we hope that the support you see here will provide the impetus you may need.
The government needs to advocate for these animals if the people that are mass producing them for profit will not. The government is elected to represent the people’s wishes, and the people have spoken. No more puppy mills, no more puppy farms. Animals have the right to be treated humanely
If I could, I would adopt them all. This makes me so so sad. I recently adopted a beautiful staffy cross from the RSPCA, and she has filled what I never knew was missing from my life. Something MUST be done about this.
Please save the animals :(
This has got to stop. Many people don't realize how many animals need our support. We the people can change their misery. It is time to change reality. We can change misery to happiness. I have recently adopted a black lab mix and he is the most best friend anyone could ask for. If you have a place in your heart to an animal , you will adopt from a kill shelter. You can save a life!
Rex: a pound dog (Doberman, Rottweiler, Border Collie cross) who gave us many, many great years. He was happy, loving and learned quite quickly that he did not need to chew the lead in two to come find us when he was waiting outside a shop, as we would come back to him. He also learned quickly that the car meant fun and drives: not that he was being dragged somewhere to be left behind. Thank you Rex, you were a beautiful and loving friend.
I just adopted a pound baby as he had no-one who wanted him because all the cute young puppies and purebreed dogs were in demand with waiting lists and mine was going to get put down because he was scruffy with hair missing, basically a dog who was just hair and bones as he was neglected and he is the most loving adorable cuddle bunny you would ever meet. He is a beautiful boy, placid, friendly and just loves to play and get petted. I would take them all if I could and will definitely adopt another dog from the pound in the future. No more pet shops or backyard breeders for me :)
Animals have a right too!
I've just today lost a small bird that drowned accidentally on my property... an accident. It brought my mind back to the story of my own beautiful dog, only here because he was injured and hospitalised, giving me time to find him in the shelter attached to the Lort Smith animal Hospital. They gave such excellent care, with my support, we still have Manny, now a 2 yr old GSD. In my time in the wards, I saw too many animals on trolleys who had lost their life through no fault of their own. Beautiful, BEAUTIFUL dogs and cats with NOTHING wrong with THEM, instead with the majority of their owners... I ask you to please consider what you do when you pass over an existing animal in favour of a "fresh, new, off-the-shelf tailored job". How would you feel if you missed a job opportunity because you were older, not so pretty as the fresh faced candidate, although you by far had better skills and life experience? Say no to the things in this petition if you think they're wrong. That's all I ask - and thank you so much. Julie
godbless everyone involved animals are individual and beatilfull creatures thankyou for caring
I love all animals, especially cats. I live in a very poor area and do my best to feed, love, and rehome as many as I can. In addition, I have two great cats of my own, one of which turned from a foster care into her living here forever. God bless all the voiceless animals and everyone who tries to save them.
I have ever only had one pet, our precious Sweetpea, a silky cross whom we had the privilege to own for 16 wonderful years. We said goodbye to Sweetpea in mid-August and are looking to adopt another doggie. Sweetpea was bought from a pet shop, something I told myself I will never do again. I was ignorant then but I am not now and I realise that when I buy from a pet shop I am actually encouraging illegal and backyard breeders to thrive. In the small town of Sale where I live, I am aware there are backyard breeders. Even a friend's neighbour has become one accidentally when his two papillions got pregnant and he sold the five or six puppies for a good tidy sum and discovered his golden geese. I will not be unduly surprised when the next litter appears. I am appalled by the great number of companion animals being euthanised, beautiful creatures put to sleep through no fault of their own. I am loathe to visit shopping centres where there are pet shops. The pets there on display under the harsh fluorescent lights are pitiful. I cry when I see them and wonder who will buy them on a whim and then discard them when they no longer look as cute.
Stop the killing!
I share my home with three rescue cas. A friend told me she’d seen a 4 month old tabby female in my vet’s waiting room who “had my name on” her. I went around after work to meet her and, yes you’ve guessed it, Terri (now 9yrs old) came home with me to her forever home. Lucy-too (b/w female) was a gift to Terri, bought as a tiny kitten from a pet shop in Burwood NSW on Boxing Day but I call her a rescue cat as I’m convinced if she had not come home with me she would have starved to death. She was so light it was like picking up air! The pet shop fed the kittens huge pellets ($27 a bag in 2000) and made me sign an agreement that I would feed her exclusively on these. As soon as I got home she tucked into a proper meal fit for a kitten and is now 8 yrs old with the beginnings of middle aged spread, otherwise healthy. My third cat is Cleo, a 2 yr old cross-Siamese who was rescued from the local pound with TWO litters of kittens by a local cat rescue group. She was left in the outside cages with her TWO litters of kittens and was clearly in poor condition. She had not been wormed, flea treated or fed on a regular basis. She came to me as a foster cat and is still here! Nearly one year later she still thinks every meal is her last. She eats twice as much as my older fur-girls yet is still kitten-sized. She suffers from severe dermatitis most of the time due to her poor start and has some challenging behavioural issues. Her nickname is “The Cling-on” because she wants to sit on my lap or follow me around most of the time; she sits waiting by the carport for my return when I go out. On the upside, she is vocally affectionate and we enjoy lots of lap time together in the evenings. Her other nickname is “The Clown” because her funny ways keep me in stitches. Cleo is truly a cat who deserved a second chance after her appalling treatment as a kitten and she has earned her forever home with us by bringing lots of love and joy to our home.
Past generations are judged on what they have left behind, please regulate this "backyard" industry.
I bought my gorgeous pug from a reputable and registered breeder just over 2 years ago. She is a loving part of our lives. It breaks my heart to hear of dogs (or any animal) being abused or left in cages in a shelter for a short while before being put down. Desex all your pets! Your pet is a pet! not a pet shop!!! Allowing one litter does not lengthen their life span, there is no evidence it does, just one of those myths that is just that, a myth.
Way too many healthy pets are disposed of by their thoughtless owners. Backyard breeders should be banned and compulsory desexing of all but registered breeders.
We bought our tilly from a pet shop at Erina fair a few years ago.The girl who sold her to us could not of cared less as she lied and told us that tilly would not shed hair.She knew I suffered from severe allergies and that we wanted an inside dog this was important to us. Then I found out that tilly had come from a puppy farm in Melbourne I was devestated and could not stop thinking of her mother and what she must be induring having litter after litter until she is no more use.Then tossed aside like an old shoe. We need to stop pet shops from selling puppies so the cycle of torture to these innocent animals can stop.
The backyard owner of a female pet, strictly for the use of making money is despicable. I urge this to be stopped and if caught a heavy fine should b served. I own a rescue dog which was turned out at 6 weeks but would have been sent to the pound if I did not take her. She is beautiful.
I witnessed (and am ashamed to say, did nothing about it), a pet shop in Westfield Carousel shopping centre in Cannington, WA, selling pit bull terrier crosses. It clearly displayed that the purpose of the breed was bull baiting. These dogs would be sold to anyone who had the money, regardless of their mentality.
I believe all People wanting new pets get a pet from a shelter and not from a pet shop. These shops are for profit only and getting your new pet saved from death row is one good thing you can do.
one of my cats i found abandoned in a cardboard box under a bridge aged 1 week and our two dogs we got at age 9 are from local animal refuges. both of my parents volentteer at our local animal refuge every saturday. we have done a small part in trying to relieve this situation but so many more animals arent so lucky. IT HAS TO STOP
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Please tell us about....pet shops - good and bad, your local pound, good breeders and bad ones, suspected puppy farms, how you bought or adopted your cat or dog.
Stop the insanity!
