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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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Xmas Raffle

Posted by Critter Rescue on Wednesday, November 26, 2014, In : Xmas Raffle 
Yes we have a Xmas Raffle to raise much needed funds for Vet bills, food & supplies.  We do not receive
any funding so the raffle really helps.   If you can help by selling tickets please contact us.


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Don't forget our Winter Appeal

Posted by Critter Rescue on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, In : Pet Food Donation Bin 

Please spread the word that we now have a Pet Food Donation Bin at Goldman's Petland in Cessnock.
Our Winter Appeal is now on for food for rescued animals. You can donate via this website or contact us direct
or drop some non-perishable pet food in the Bin at Goldmans. We have very many needy animals this winter


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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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Other Great Winners of the Term4 Competiton- Cat Enclosure Design

Posted by Critter Rescue on Sunday, December 15, 2013, In : Competitions 
     

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Winner Sophia receiving her Samsung Galaxy

Posted by Critter Rescue on Sunday, December 15, 2013, In : Competitions 

Sophia (yr5/6) Winner of the Outside Cat Enclosure Competion Term 4 2013. Great work Sophia!!
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PetFood on it's way to BushFire Victims

Posted by Critter Rescue on Monday, November 4, 2013, In : Bushfire Appeal 
Thankyou to Kearsley Fire Station for deliverying some of our donated Pet food to Blue Mountains fire victims. And a big thank you to Matthew for organising it all.


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BushFire Appeal now closed

Posted by Critter Rescue on Monday, November 4, 2013, In : Bushfire Appeal 
Thank you to everyone who donated petfood to our BushFire Appeal. It was a great response! 
 

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Bushfire Appeal

Posted by Critter Rescue on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, In : Bushfire Appeal 

Please help Pets who are victims of the ongoing NSW bushfires...
Critter Rescue is organising an Appeal for Pet Food (non-perishable only) to give to pets who are victims of the NSW fires.
Kearsley Rural Fire Service will distribute pet food to people with pets who are victims of the October NSW bushfires in the Hunter, Blue Mountains & other desperate parts of NSW.
Please donate cans & bags of petfood to help pets & owners caught up in this terrible situation. You can drop off Pet Food at Kears...


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Spring has Sprung!

Posted by Critter Rescue on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, In : Breeding 
Please consider buying already hatched & sexed chickens. And hey how about adopting a beautiful cat or dog from your local Pound, for example from a HIGH KILL POUND.  RSPCA Rutherford has lots of great dogs & cats & roosters & lots of other cute pets to adopt. Give them a ring!
Critter Rescue asks you please don't hatch eggs yourself because they usually are roosters or male ducks/geese.  Better to adopt.
Please don't breed dogs & cats....it's better to get your dog or cat desexed!   If you're ...
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Samsung Galaxy Tab

Posted by Critter Rescue on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, In : Competitions 

BIG thankyou to Ryan Accounting in Cessnock for donating 1st Prize to our Term 4 School Competition!!
Hey kids it's UNLOCKED - a Samsung Galaxy Tab. What a great prize!!!  This Term it's all about Cat ownership.
See your school for all the details to enter. It's easy to Enter and you'll learn all the important things about keeping
 a cat so it doesn't hurt the Aussie wildlife  (or get hurt itself).  Cats are great pets but they need to have proper housing
so give us your ideas and you can win t...


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Term 4 School Competition

Posted by Critter Rescue on Sunday, October 13, 2013, In : Competitions 

Has your primary school signed up for our Competition yet?? If not ask your teacher to email us & we'll send them the details.
It's all about responsible pet ownership and LOTS OF FUN!  Great prizes to be won
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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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February torrential rains meant lots of rescues

Posted by Critter Rescue on Sunday, March 10, 2013, In : Ducks 
February turned out to be a terrible month of flooding rains especially bad after the drought of the last few months.
We were kept busy with wet smelly dogs, half drowned cats, goats trapped in swappy areas, drenched hens & roosters.
We worked with Native Animal Trust Fund ( http://www.hunterwildlife.org.au ) volunteers to rescue and re-home muscovy ducks who were dumped in a park in Newcastle during the deluge
          
                    
So far 17 rescued and 3 re-homed, a work in progress...
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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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The Winner Xmas Hamper Raffle

Posted by Critter Rescue on Saturday, January 5, 2013, In : Christmas 
The Winner Got the LOT!!! There was only one winner of the critterrescue Xmas Hamper & she was so excited she drove an hour to be sure it was true.  When we phoned her she couldn't believe it & said she'd never won anything before in her life!!  It was a great Hamper with a huge amount of great stuff from local businesses.....golf packages, accomodation, dinners, lunches, electrical appliances, garden art etc. A big thankyou to all who made this happen.  Here are the photos of the Winner (& b...
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Xmas Hamper Raffle Draw

Posted by Critter Rescue on Saturday, January 5, 2013, In : Christmas 
The Draw  of the Critter Rescue Xmas Hamper was an exciting morning! The bag of raffle tickets was full (big thankyou to all those who supported us by selling or buying tickets). The official witnesses assembled (Rooster Guy, Rooster Girl, the Principal Kearsley Primary School, the boss of Goldmans Produce Store).  Then local Cessnock City Councillor James Ryan arrived and drew the Winner (see photos below):
  

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Xmas Card entries on display

Posted by Critter Rescue on Saturday, January 5, 2013, In : Christmas 

All the best entries painted by the primary school kids were on display at the Commonwealth Bank Cessnock throughout December.  They sure gave the bank a Christmas look.  Customers were commenting that the designs were all winners. Good on you kids!  Thanks for such a good effort. It all raises awareness of the need for animal welfare & responsible pet  ownership
     
Pictured above are the Manager & Assistant Manager of the Commonwealth Bank Cessnock
with the two sided display of Christmas Ca...


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The Winner

Posted by Critter Rescue on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, In : Christmas 
We have TWO WINNERS of the Critter Rescue Xmas Card Competition!!!!
They are Tarron White from Kearsley Primary School  & Lucy Bacon from Mulbring Primary School.
All the entries were amazing it was really hard to pick a Winner. The kids are very creative and put a
great deal of effort into their designs  
       


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Christmas Card Competition

Posted by Critter Rescue on Monday, October 22, 2012,
This year we have invited local primary schools to run a competition
for the best design for our official Critter Rescue Christmas Card.
The winning card will be the one that most uniquely captures the
theme of pet rescue.
The winner will receive a great prize of a family lunch
(kindly donated by the Kearsley Hotel). The best ten from each
school will be displayed at the local Commonwealth Bank as part
of our Xmas Display.
If your school is not yet involved then please contact us for further de...
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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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Why?

Posted by Critter Rescue on Monday, August 22, 2011, In : roosters 
Why are people buying eggs to hatch when they are totally unprepared & unwilling to accept the three out of four chicks who will grow up to be roosters!  Totally irresponsible!  We are still rescuing lots of roosters. A very sad situation.
A Big Thank You to Rooster Guy who has helped some of these guys find their forever home. Check out his new site www.roosterguy.weebly.com
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Wombat safely moved to Cedar Creek

Posted by Critter Rescue on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, In : wombat 
Big thank you to www.cedarcreekwombatrescue.com

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It's raining Roosters

Posted by Critter Rescue on Saturday, June 11, 2011, In : roosters 
We have been approached by Rangers, Vets and the public to find homes for so many roosters this month(all on their way to be euthanased).
Most were healthy and have been abandoned. A couple were injured by humans and needed Vet attention and are now being nursed back to good health
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