Lost Your Animal? Heres some handy hints to help you locate your animal. Step 1. Ring your local Council or the Council the animal went missing in and inform them (ensure your registration details are correct, leave your details if they have a log) Step 2. Ring the local vets and and emergency centres and [...]
Socialisation Is the single most important process in a young dog’s life and how much you do or fail to do will directly affect the future character of your dog. Dogs that are under socialised may become shy, fearful and sometimes even aggressive. They may not develop the appropriate canine body language necessary to interact [...]
The Lost Dogs´ Home are proud to be members of the Cat Crisis Coalition For the first time, all major Victorian shelters have joined together with the sole aim of achieving mandatory desexing of cats, in order to reduce cat overpopulation and stop the heartbreaking destruction of so many cats each year. In Victoria alone, [...]
Nicole Beasley of Planet K9 tells us just some of the benefits of adopting an older dog, she also gives us somes some basic tips for training that older dog.
Domestic Animals Act – CATS NEW RULES FOR VICTORIAN CAT OWNERS Those who own cats in Victoria, or who are thinking about it, should be aware of their obligations under our State’s new Domestic Animals Act. This replaces the old State Dog Act. Among other important changes, it covers cats as well as dogs. This [...]
The Domestic (Feral and Nuisance) Animals Act 1994 What It Means To Pet Owners On Tuesday the 9th of April this wide ranging Act will become law in Victoria. Its provisions will effect all dog and cat owners. It will protect cats and dogs, and include measures to deal with nuisance animals and dangerous dogs.
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