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please note, desex enquiries can be made on a Monday between 10am and 3pm. call 49 664344 and on a Friday between 10am and 3pm.  call 49 616 133.

We are so thrilled to have this endorsement from the Bondi Vets. 

Thanks so much, Chris and Lisa!

Subsidised pet desex programme for pensioners/low income earners

If we can help you, or someone you know, with the cost of desexing your pet, please get in touch.

Call  49 616 133 any Friday between 10am and 3pm. or any Monday on 49 66 4344 between 10am and 3pm.

In November 2011 we gave financial assistance for the desexing of:

We have now financially assisted spay/neuter of

This gives an overall total since Hunter Animal Watch was established in 1998 of twenty two thousand and thirty one animals desexed through our programme in the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales.

We are happy to have been able to help so many pet owners, but more is needed across NSW, because every year in excess of 60,000 unwanted animals are killed in pounds and shelters.

It is time for the NSW Government and local councils to take appropriate responsibility.   These animals die partly because of lack of community education, lack of concern on the part of councils as the "problem" is taken care of by simply killing these unwanted animals in their own pounds or by contracting to the RSPCA to do it for them. 

Every two months we return our recent statistics to the General Managers of the Council areas in which we work.  As our secretary has been overseas we have been unable to record a couple of months on our website.  We are now back on track. 

November 2011

Dogs

Cats

  hunter animal watch pet microchipping service

If you would like to access our new service, which is now up and running,  please call our shop any Friday between 9.30am and 4pm to discuss.  Our number is 49616133 and our shop is located at 139A Beaumont Street, Hamilton.

funding our programme

Almost all our funding comes from our Op Shop at 139A Beaumont Street, Hamilton, Newcastle, NSW.

Needless to say, our veterinary bills are very high, so we are always grateful for cash donations.  If you would like to help our work, please call in at our shop or send a cheque/money order to the above address.  Leave your details and a receipt will be sent to you.

help hunter animal watch when you shop at any Ritchies grocery or liquor stores

If you would like to help us when you shop, just tell the checkout staff that you would like a Community Benefit Card for Hunter Animal Watch Inc.  Every time you shop, show your card, and 1% of the money you spend will be donated to Hunter Animal Watch.  This is an easy way to help us, and costs you nothing.  Hope you like this idea!

animals australia and Voiceless,   both  campaign against the factory farming of pigs.   In factory farming the sows are kept in metal stalls so small they can barely move.  Suggest you check out http//www.savebabe.com/advertisements.html for the whole story.  Also go to voiceless.org.au

The piglets can only feed from their mothers through metal bars.  Their tails are snipped off and eye teeth are removed without pain relief.    This is gross cruelty (what would happen to the person who did that to a dog?), so, when/if you buy bacon, ham or pork, make sure it is free range.  And if you are told it is not available, ask why not, especially in the big supermarkets. 

  Supermarkets need constant reinforcement that customers require humanely produced food, so let them know your views.

campaign to ban live export of sheep/cattle

The export of cattle to Indonesia and the cruelty they endure has shocked the nation.  Contact your Federal Member and say this issue is important to you and you want to see  animals being killed in Australia and shipped as frozen /chilled product. There is no other way to save our animals from torture in foreign abattoirs.

Information on live exports can be accessed on www.animalsaustralia.org

 If you would like to state your views on the cruelty in live exports, to the Prime Minister,   write to

The Hon. Julia Gillard, Parliament House, Canberra, ACT 2600.

You can also write to Senator The Hon. Joseph Ludwig, Minister for Agriculture, Parliament House, Canberra, ACT 2600. Or email him on

senator.ludwig@aph.gov.au

 lifetime registration costs for dogs and cats   Costs are :

Desexed dogs and cats        $40       

Undesexed dogs and cats    $150       

Pensioners will still be able to lifetime register their desexed pets for $15.

Disk engraving As a tag on the collar of a companion animal, bearing name and phone number of owner, is one of the most useful ways of reuniting the two, Hunter Animal Watch is now engraving disks at our shop. The cost is $2 per disk, and this includes postage. Anyone wishing to take advantage of this service is invited to drop in and arrange disk engraving. (It should be noted that both dogs and cats are required to have a disk on their collars under the terms of the Companion Animals Act.)

lost and found   -   Lost a pet?  Found a stray animal?  

Phone Pet Search on 1300 309 004.  or visit help@petsearch.com.au

This organisation operates throughout New South Wales and further afield to reunite lost pets with their families.  To learn more about them, www.petsearch.com.au or email to help@petsearch.com.au 

Your first step if you lose a pet is to contact your local RSPCA.

Free call to report animal cruelty and neglect

Animal Liberation NSW has a special phone number where people can report animal cruelty/neglect in areas where the RSPCA isn't readily available.  This is especially useful in rural areas. 

The number is  1800 751 770.  Ring this number and report details of your concern.  You do not have to give your name unless you want to.  Animal Liberation will send someone to investigate. 

RSPCA also have  a procedure for reporting cruelty in addition to reporting to the NSW head office, (either on line or by calling 02 9770 7555).  You can now also use 1300 Cruelty or call 1300 278 3589.

  Look after the birds We are advised that although there is food for the birds, water is a problem in many areas, so please keep water containers available for them. Clean these out often to minimise the chance of infection.

Free range eggs available at the Hunter Animal Watch Op Shop. Come to us and ensure you get the real thing!

And talking about our Op Shop - is there anyone out there who would like to work as a volunteer in our shop in Hamilton on, perhaps, just one day per month, or whatever suits? If you are interested, call 4952 1358, and we can take it from there. You meet great people in our shop, not to mention dogs who come in for their coats in winter, a drink of water in summer, or a little treat all year round.

Companion Animals on Public Transport  Remember that you can take your companion animal on State buses and ferries, at the discretion of the operator, and if they are contained. Not, however, on trains (except for assistance animals).

Fireworks The setting off of fireworks, other than with permission, for example at public displays or private functions where a permit from Workcover has been issued, is illegal in NSW. Fireworks cause great distress to animals, who often escape from yards, run away, cause accidents, get killed, get lost and so on. If you hear fireworks and you suspect they are being set off without permission, we are advised that the correct course of action is to inform your nearest police station and ask that your complaint be registered. You do not need to know the precise location of the fireworks, as this is often not possible. Nor, can police personnel be freed up for actual investigation at times when fireworks are used, as these occasions are usually over holiday periods when the police already have their work cut out. However, by requesting that your information be registered, you are helping the police to build up statistics to see what is happening with fireworks. Please do this - it will help animals by controlling a dangerous and illegal situation. ALWAYS confine your animal during firework displays.

The Church and Animals   Some Christian churches are taking an interest in animal welfare.  For instance, the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle now has an animal welfare section on their website.  Go to www.angdon.com then to Social Justice then to Animal Welfare. 

If you have church connections yourself, encourage your church to take a look at animal issues.  Isn't Christianity the faith of compassion?  When will the churches speak out against cruelty?

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