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Well, it has been quite some time since our last
update of this web site and I thought it was more than time to bring you
all up to date on our recent activities.
First of all, the BIG news! As will now be obvious
if you have gone to the old Oodles of Poodles web address, WE HAVE MOVED!!
You now have the new address and I hope that you will enter it in your
browser’s list of favourite sites. I have found a new person (Ken) to
look after the web site and we are currently in the process of updating
its various pages. You will have noticed some changes, including on this
News page, and I intend to keep it regularly updated. You will also see
– on the Membership page – that we have a new, updated form for the
Social Club.
Ken is a retired diplomat who counts computers as
amongst his greatest hobbies. He has recently taken in one of our rescued
poodles (see
Milo
on the 2004 Rescue stories page).
I would like to say thank you to everyone who
makes donations, sells chocolates and raises funds in other ways. These
funds are critical in our ongoing management and have so far enabled
us to afford all the vet and other care that has been necessary for our
rescues. Thank you.
This is also a good opportunity for me to
thank our foster carers over the past several years who have given
generously of their time, effort and finances to care for and rehabilitate
individual dogs - often more than one. Thank you again.
Rescue has become very busy with our intake
averaging one a week for the last three months - many more than we ever
anticipated having. We have now rescued and rehomed 110 dogs since
2001.
For some recent stories on successful rehomes
click here.
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SPECIAL
NOTICE
We are always looking for
foster carers who are interested in providing a temporary
(usually up to several months) home for a small neglected dog
rescued from the pound. You would ideally already have another
dog that is not aggressive, want the dog to live inside as part
of the family and be willing to help the dog adapt to a new life
after what might be a traumatic or neglected past. The dog is
likely to be male, will be low shedding and is likely to require
some basic training (such as sit, come) and lots of attention.
Contact Susan at
susan@oodlesofpoodles.org if you would like to become part of the foster
caring team.
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I
am delighted to announce that Oodles of Poodles Rescue has recently
received a small Volunteer Equipment grant from the Commonwealth
Department of Family and Community Services. The money is to
purchase items which volunteers can use to make their lives easier
and safer. We have approval to purchase dog clippers, dog pens, dog
bedding and dog leads and collars.
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It appears that the ACT's Domestic Animal Services has begun
(December 2004) an active campaign to enforce existing
regulations relating to dogs. In particular, inspectors are out
and about, so don't be surprised if you are stopped on one of
your walks and asked whether your dog is registered and whether
you are carrying a plastic bag (or bags) to scoop up and dispose
of your pet's business should it happen during your outing.
While one can complain about lack of signs in most areas to
remind us of our civic duties regarding our pets, not to mention
a general lack of rubbish bins where we can quickly dispose of
our plastic bags, the law is the law and we are all presumed to
know and respect it.
The pamphlet to the
left is available from Domestic Animal Services (www.domesticanimals.act.gov.au).
For those of you who wish to dig deeper (so to speak!), there is
also a 'Charter for Responsible Dog Ownership' (available on
www.environment.act.gov.au/general/petsandlocalwildlife/pets.html)
and a 'Code of Practice' for the welfare of dogs in the ACT
(available on
www.environment.act.gov.au/general/corporate/polplansleg/codeprac/codeprac.html
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