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Animal welfare issues in destination countries

On arrival, animals are subject to various welfare risks. In overseas destinations with different climates, animals must adjust to new and sometimes extreme temperatures, especially in the case of sheep transported from Australia to the Middle East. They generally endure long waiting periods before disembarking ships and being loaded onto trucks, where rough handling can cause distress and injury. During truck journeys to feedlots and/or slaughterhouses, they are usually denied access to food or water which can lead to dehydration and exhaustion. Once at the slaughterhouse, they may be subject to a range of different slaughter methods, including unskilled and sometimes illegal methods which cause pain and suffering.   

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Dec 2019 We're fighting the drought - alot of animals need transporting out of paddocks with nothing to eat



3.3.15   So many horrible rescues this year already! Operations & nursing have all been successful so we look forward to getting these animals ready for their new homes  in the near future!



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Fishing hook injuries

Posted by Critter Rescue on Sunday, August 31, 2014, In : Dogs&Cats 

August has been a month of duck & dog fishing hook injuries.   We have now had 4 ducks & one dog come into our care with injuries from fishing hooks stuck in their mouths or feet.
This highlights 2 big problems:
Firstly people are leaving, dumping or disposing their fishing gear in public areas irresponsibly.
Secondly people are dumping domestic pet animals in public parks or watercourses. 
A deadly combination!
Critter Rescue now has big vet bills to get the hooks out & medicate the animals.
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Pet Food Donation Bin

Posted by Critter Rescue on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, In : Pet Food Donation Bin 
We now have a Pet Food Donation Bin at Goldman's Petland, in Cessnock. Please consider a donation if you are in the area. Or you can make a money donation via this site.  It has been a very busy period for all us volunteers since last Christmas with record numbers of animals needing help.  Many times we rescue a whole herd, flock or litter of animals from starvation or neglect at one time. So food is always needed desperately.   Here's a photo of Rooster Guy making our bin



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Drought, rescues, Pre/Post Xmas dumping of animals

Posted by Critter Rescue on Sunday, February 16, 2014, In : Rescues 
We have all been busy for the first two months of 2014 battling the drought with little feed left in the paddocks for rescued farmyard animals & taking care of injured/abandoned domestic animals. Lots of mouths to feed. We have rehomed some but there are others still needing our help. A pet is for life. Never get a pet unless you have  someone to take care of him/her when you go on holidays.
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Visit us on Facebook

Posted by Critter Rescue on Monday, August 26, 2013, In : facebook 
We are now on Facebook.  Join the fun!

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Rooster Girl asking for help for the animals

Posted by Critter Rescue on Monday, August 26, 2013,
Rooster Girl is always out & about saving roosters who've been dumped in the bush, at Vets & pounds.  But she took time out from her busy schedule to do some fundraising for all the animals in our care
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School Visits

Posted by Critter Rescue on Sunday, August 11, 2013, In : School Visits 
It's Term 3 & as usual it's when we do our Winter Visits to local schools. This year our two Volunteers - Lyn Human and Hercules Dog have been having fun visiting classrooms talking about Responsible Pet Ownership. They reported  back that there's lots of really happy, kind & informed kids in our community who care for their pets. 


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Hey we are now on Facebook

Posted by Critter Rescue on Saturday, April 27, 2013,
find our page on Facebook and LIKE us.  Then you'll be up-to-date with all our activities.

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Storms & flooding

Posted by Critter Rescue on Saturday, February 2, 2013,
Unbelievably, we have gone from a really bad drought to a period of severe storms/flood in a matter of weeks.  We were buying water for rescued farmyard animals last week to now having flooding problems for many of our carers & our Shelter. What is that Aussie poem....''from droughts to flooding rains, The Wide Brown Land for me..."?  A big thankyou to Velma from  www.velmaspetsastherapy.com.au who organised a team of volunteers on short notice to be on standby all through the night of the se...
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Summer, Drought, Xmas Holidays

Posted by Critter Rescue on Saturday, February 2, 2013,

It has been a terrible summer with record heatwave conditions. Critterrescue volunteers have taken too many abandoned & neglected pets into care.  The drought has meant alot of local people just cant feed their farmyard animals and the Xmas holiday period has meant alot of people have just abandoned their pet dog/cat/guinea pigs/birds etc to go away on holidays. It has been a really busy period for us. Hey everyone help us by reminding people not to take on a pet unless they can provide for t...


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Winter

Posted by Critter Rescue on Wednesday, October 17, 2012,
What a busy winter we've had rescuing all kinds of critters!   From guinea fowl to goats - dogs,
cats roosters puppies horses and pigs.  Vet bills are out of control and feed  bills are huge but all survived
& some are re-homed to their forever home. The rest are with our small but dedicated carers who are
hoping Spring will bring with it more responsible pet ownership, a stop to backyard breeding & dumping of our furry or
feathered friends
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Christmas Turkeys

Posted by Critter Rescue on Sunday, February 12, 2012, In : turkeys 
Finally we have found a wonderful home for the two Xmas turkeys rescued on Xmas eve.
The family already has one pet turkey. Our two boys have blended in well and will no doubt be
spoilt. If anyone is experienced with turkeys & their health issues please contact us as it would
be good to have a bit of first hand info.
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Dogs & Cats

Posted by Critter Rescue on Sunday, August 7, 2011, In : Dogs&Cats 

Happy to report all the dogs & cats from the abandoned house have been rehomed to their forever homes. A big thank you to the volunteers who drove individual animals long distances to their new homes.
And ofcourse we have to say a big thankyou to the compassionate Real Estate agent who tipped us off about the very sorry situation. Total 21 dogs & cats NOT collected by the local Animal Shelter to be euthanased. Happy Ending instead!!  


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