Christmas and pets....our 'duty of care'

How could anyone mistreat an animal? When we bring a pet into our home, it means we have taken on board a responsibility to that pet. Be it a dog, cat, brid, fish, rabbit, hampster, snake or WHATEVER, it is YOUR duty to protect, love, nurture and provide a safe-haven. This is called 'duty of care', sadly somthing so many of us lack in today's society, and according to what we see in the news, STILL do! These creatures depend on us...they rely on our conviction to care for them, and to just love them. There have been shocking tales of cruelty to animals, with some perpetrators being only children! Can you imagine?? A child wanting to inflict horrendous & insideous acts upon something as helpless as a baby kitten??? It happens, TOO often! We won't discuss the actual injuries, they are way too scary, but we will discuss an amazing organisation that does everything in its power to protect our animals from cruel and barbaric acts! They are without a doubt, the animal's best advocator by seeing these creatures have someone in their corner, ready to fight for their rights, no matter what it takes! I am proud to support and share their work here today, because as always, when Christmas rolls around we find more and more family pets abandoned, tossed aside for various reasons....the worst culprit here being the holidays. When ther's no one available to care for the family pet during holidays, more and more are either duumped, left to fend for themsleves or passed over into the loving hands of the R.S.P.C.A-

Thank GOD some have the common sense & concern to act accordingly...but what happens to those who don't make it to the shelter? Whatever becomes of them? We will never know.

This Christmas, watch out for any stray animals- If you notice a dog or cat wandering your streets, keep an eye on it...If you are concerned, please pick up your phone and call the nearest shelter to you...this is called, 'Duty of Care', and we owe it to these poor helpless animals to show a bit of love...especially over the Christmas break!

If in the Sydney region, here are some details:

RSPCA: (02) 9770 7555

General Enquiriesmail@rspcansw.org.au

Now read on.........

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The RSPCA NSW is proud to be the charity of choice for the City of Sydney Christmas Concerts. The RSPCA is Australia's largest animal welfare organisation caring for all creatures great and small.
Each year, we care for over 40,000 animals across the state. Our Inspectorate is dedicated to investigating cruelty reports and prosecuting offenders. Our Veterinary Clinics look after the health and wellbeing of shelter animals. They also offer medical services to the beloved pets of our supporters. And our shelters provide temporary homes for surrendered, seized and abandoned animals in need.
Christmas is a busy time for the RSPCA. Over 3000 extra dogs and cats arrive at the shelters in December. Many are surrendered on Christmas Day. This places extra pressure on staff, animals and resources. Donations collected at the City of Sydney Concerts will go towards giving our shelter animals a very merry Christmas.
The RSPCA is a charity, not a Government agency, and we rely on supporter donations to continue our life-saving work. We are extremely grateful to the City of Sydney for adopting us as their 'pet project' for the second year in a row
You can make a donation at our Christmas Concerts or visit http://www.rspcansw.org.au/.

From my adorable pet, to yours....HAVE A SAFE AND LOVING CHRISTMAS -WOOF!!