LOST DOG: Axl needs our help to find his way home

I received a desperate email from Axl’s family who are distraught at his disappearance since 23rd January. Please read his story and if you live in Perth, specifically in the surrounding suburbs of Munster – keep an eye out for him. Please share this post with your friends – Axl is much loved & missed.

Our dog went missing from our neighbours house at the corner of Henderson and Holmes Roads Munster last Saturday 23rd January.

Please take a look at his photos.

Axl is a 4 1/2 month old staffy cross pup. He is tan in colour with a black muzzle and ridgeback type “eye-line” around his eyes. He has a white blaze on his chest with faint spots on his skin underneath. He has one one white toe nail and the rest are black. His fur is darker around his neck and tail.

Anything you are able to do is really appreciated.

We can be contacted via email, the address is: findaxl@hotmail.com or via 0413250571.

Thanks,
Annalea & Bernie

Davey Dreamboat seeks loving family ASAP

This gorgeous kitty needs a home after being nursed back to health by Freedom at the Cat Haven. She tells his story below:

Little Davey is such a spunk (pictures do him no justice!) He really is the whole package, looks and personality, this boy will make some lucky person very very happy when they take him home. Davey adores being cuddled, when you pick him up he won’t be held any way other than with his arms around your neck or over your shoulder and there’s nothing quite like a kitten that hugs! He’s a talkative fellow but not too demanding, great with the litter tray and not fussy with food. He loves to lick and nibble toes, which is a little weird but terribly endearing and he gets on great with other cats and would love to go to a home where he has a feline friend (though he would be fine on his own too). Being just that little bit older, Davey has the joyous playful nature of a kitten without all the hassles of litter training etc. And on top of all this, Davey is super handsome, a rare liquorice (also called charcoal) tabby with a super soft coat and gorgeous fluffy tail. This fantastic puss is desperately seeking a forever home, if you think you can offer it to him please contact me on 0403 152 991 or freedom.bradbury@cathaven.com.au What are you waiting for??

Davey is 18 weeks of age, a male domestic medium hair. He had a pretty tough start to life and was sick with cat flu and ringworm but he has been with me receivig treatment for 9 weeks and is doing really well now, definitely ready for his forever home.

Thanks so much!
Freedom

Take joy and kindness everywhere you go!

And don’t eat animals!

Love Freedom

URGENT HOME OR FOSTER HOME NEEDED for Bronson-the-Boxer

A desperate call for help from Best Friends Animal Rescue..

Hi Everyone

We are urgently in need of a foster home or permanent home for Bronson – an 18 month old male Boxer.

Bronson is desperately seeking a new home as he has been rescued from the pound and we do not have anywhere for him to go having been inundated with surrendered dogs lately. He was such a lovely dog though that we couldn’t turn our back on him.

Bronson is a great dog and deserves a second chance at happiness. He’s a friendly, energetic boy who knows basic obedience commands and would settle into your home with ease. He’s a very playful boy who will make a fantastic family companion.

Please circulate this email to all of your contacts so we can get the word out this lovely boy.

If you can help, please contact Jeane of Best Friends Animal Rescue on 0415 779 610.

Thank you!

Animal Action Alert – 3rd Feb 2010

When you adopt an animal, you have to wonder - Who's saving Who?

This weeks Alert has 4 cats, 1 dog and 1 horse that are desperately needing forever homes. Plus the Cat Haven is calling out for help with Foster Carers for their adult cats – its easy to do and they provide everything so please consider helping out.

Apart from the lovely animals, there’s loads more in this Alert – competitions to enter, a volunteer job vacancy, armchair activism, delicious biscuit recipe, info on global warming, cruelty free retailers and more – so sit back and enjoy the read.

Oh and please don’t forget to share the Alert with your friends, and invite them to subscribe – the more people we have on our mailing list, the more chances the animals have of being rescued.

Thanks for everything you do for the animals – Click here: http://ow.ly/13lYN to view the Alert.

This gorgeous puppy needs our help!!

***UPDATE***

Little Mango has found a new family – hooray!!!  Thank you everyone for helping by tweeting on twitter or  posting on facebook, or sharing via email.  Mango loves you!

This gorgeous puppy needs our help!  Please, can anyone adopt her?

Click here for more info:  http://ow.ly/124fC

 

It’s Peak Breeding Season – You Can Help Homeless Animals

Please Love Me

Spring and early Summer marks the peak breeding season for cats and dogs (and most other creatures) so now more than ever, the critters need our extra effort to help them find homes and not land up in a shelter or pound – facing an untimely and unjustified end.  This weeks Animal Action Alert – 25th Nov 09 features five more animals looking for homes – plus a call out for volunteer foster carers to help the Cat Haven cope with the increased numbers being surrendered every day.  If anyone can take a cat or two into their home for a few weeks – you most likely will save some lives… and that’s a pretty darn cool thing to do!!

The Alert also features a heap of handy links to a variety of interesting and natty things – there’s tips on how to deal with dog behavioural problems, information on the recent factory farmed pigs expose,  animal lovin charities, yummy recipes, awesome cruelty free products, and a thought provoking quote – what more could an upstanding animal lover need or want?

You dont have to stop at this edition either – you can find loads more in the Animal Action Alerts archive - so have yourself a ball!  Oh and please don’t forget to share the Alerts with all your friends – that is the simplest, yet MOST EFFECTIVE thing you can do to help these animals find new homes. 

Thanks heaps for your support!  Love from me and affectionate gnaws from one of our many little residents – “Chico”. 

A letter to Coles & Woolworths

A sow confined to gestation crate

After the expose on factory farmed pigs on 60 minutes last night, I decided to write a letter to Coles & Woolworths:

Dear Decision Maker,

It is a no brainer that the industrialised abuse of farmed animals will not be tolerated by an informed society – and that your patrons will be looking to you to support “humanely raised” animal products. Whilst this is, of course – an essential step for a retailer such as yours to take – I sincerely hope you will also increase your stocks of meat alternatives (vege meats). The simple fact is that free range and organic are again just “labels” and “guidelines” that can be manipulated and abused – at the end of the day producers will “do what it takes” to meet demand and this very fact is what has created this mess in the first place. If we significantly decrease our meat demand the production levels can be scaled down – removing the supply/demand “need” for intensive farming. When you consider too the environmental implications of animal agriculture, the reasons to reduce meat are more compelling than ever. We look to you to please fill this growing need for alternatives.

Sincerely …

I hope the terrible realities of intensive farming gives us all reason to think deeply about the role we play and the effect our purchasing choices have. It’s all very well to demand that producers change their methods but we have to remember that they are doing what they have to do to keep up with heavy demand. So it is up to us to reduce that demand – and reduce it significantly!

As you already know – I decided to remove myself from the “consumer chain” completely two years ago and became a vegan. I did this because it suddenly became clear to me that every time I purchased an animal product, I was saying “I’m ok with whatever the producers are doing to these animals, I support it”. I could see that no amount of “labeling” (ie; freerange) will ever be a guarantee that the animals I eat will be treated well. I came to this conclusion as I considered a society that starts to put heavy demand on these labels … How could this industry ever really change if the demand is so high? There will be an ever increasing population of people, increased competition, fewer resources and dwindling unoccupied land …. It just doesn’t pan out. I then started to investigate the health & environmental impacts of a meat versus vegan diet. Everything started to make sense – all of these very important issues were linked – so it was an easy decision for me to make, and a decision I have been very happy with ever since – no regrets. (yes, there is life after cheese!!

I’m not asking you to become a vegan (although that would surely make my heart sing with hope) … I’m just laying out the situation as I see it and inviting you – dear reader – to consider these points and to think about what you can do.

We are all responsible for our world, and in these troubling times we have much to consider. The writing is on the wall for the animals, our environment and our health – it really is up to us to take a stand and demand change.

What are your thoughts on this topic? Will you be making any changes to tackle the issues that are important to you? Please share your thoughts with us, I would love to read your point of view!

Peace & love – from Mars xxx

Look at Fantastic Florence who needs a loving home

Desperate Pets Announcement: 18 Nov 09

Please share this – Florence still doesn’t have a home – she’s just beautiful and time’s running out.  Anyone interested, please contact Freedom on 0403 152 991, 9442 3618 or at freedom_the_vegan@yahoo.com.au – from the Shenton Park Cat Haven (Perth Western Australia).

Florence is, simply put, an awesome cat. She is absolutely stunning to look at – pure white and fluffy, with one piercing blue eye and one mellow green eye – and has the personality to match. If you are looking for a family cat, the kind who will smooch around your ankles, hang out with visitors and not mind being picked up and slung over the kids’ shoulders, this is the cat for you. She is approximately 18 months old, so still has the activity levels and playfulness of a kitten, without the curtain-climbing, litter training etc.Flo does like to be very dominant with other cats, so would definitely prefer being a spoiled only child, but I think she would adjust to living with a dog quite well. There is really not a lot to say about this girl, as she is, quite simply, a great cat. We do strongly recommend that, as with all white cats, Florence be a completely or at least mainly indoors cat, as she will be extremely prone to sunburn and subsequent cancers, but she has been totally indoors at my house for over a month now with no concerns whatsoever – she is not the sort to sit mournfully by the door, begging to go out!
When she was initially handed in to Cat Haven as a stray, Flo was really in quite poor condition, with huge matts all over her body, so she has a bit of a funky haircut at the moment, but she does love being groomed so if you keep on top of doing this regularly, there won’t be any problems in this regard. We were initially suspicious that Flo had signs of ringworm, which is why she came to stay with me in the first place, however this has never developed into anything. Anyone who takes her on needs to be aware that she has now been exposed to ringworm and could potentially develop signs within the next few weeks, however I consider this very unlikely and anyway, ringworm is an extremely mild and easily treatable itchy skin condition, no different to having athletes foot. If she were to develop signs and required medicating, this would be at no cost to the new owner. Other than that, Flo is in fantastic health and is eagerly awaiting meeting her new family. If you think that could be you, please contact me on 0403 152 991, 9442 3618 or at freedom_the_vegan@yahoo.com.au

Action Alert – Xmas Not So Hot for Animals.

I’ve just finished producing the Animal Action Alert – 13th Nov 09 and boy oh boy, this one is pretty full!  There are 7 animals in todays edition, and as I was creating the Alert more emails about animals needing homes were hitting my inbox in a steady and seemingly unrelenting stream.  It’s a sad time of year for animals – breeding is at a peak and the looming holidays often spell abandonment for many creatures – not to mention those who are given as thoughtless “gifts”.  Pardon me for seeming pessimistic but sometimes it is hard to see the lighter side when you consider the harsh realities that so many animals face.  The really heartbreaking thing is each and every one of these animals – given the opportunity – would dedicate their lives to loving their human guardians and offering their unquestioning trust and respect.  Animals can teach us a lot about the sort of people we should be.  I hope and pray that we can help these few animals find safety and security this Christmas. 

Speaking of the festive season – the sidebar of this Alert gives you some cool ideas on humane gift giving.  PLUS – If you’re an environmentalist – you wont want to miss the link to Camp for Climate.  The animal lovers will enjoy the links to Sea Shepherd Perth visit, holistic vets and the Dog Havens “Wet Nose Day” – and cooks (or those who wish they could) will enjoy the recipe link and the free offer for vegetarian starter kits.

There’s lots to read and enjoy in the Animal Action Alerts - plus you can help the critters find new homes if you share the Alert with your friends.  Pretty cool eh?  Have fun reading and thanks so much for helping!!

Better Than Cheesecake Recipe Added!

You have no doubt read about this amazing BETTER THAN CHEESECAKE recipe I made on World Vegan Day – well due to overwhelming demand, I have posted the recipe for you to enjoy.  To see more delicious vegan recipies, click on the Recipes tab at the top of this page or on the left hand column.