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$50 Cat Adoptions at RSPCA Burwood VIC (60% off)
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Associatedmarbles77 on 24/12/2015 - 13:38 rspcavic.org (531 clicks)
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So you're saying they know what they're talking about and in an ideal world, you should source a pet if you are already doing so for Christmas, from the RSPCA?
They have a list of questions they ask before selling an animal, after which they treat people as grown ups who are intelligent enough to understand what they are doing and don't need to be patronised, plus if it does not work out you can return the animal.
They interview adoption applicants before allowing them to take home a cat. This includes making sure the pet will have a long term home and is not an impulse purchase.
The low adoption fee is actually to help clear out the shelters to make room for the people that have impulse bought or gifted pets over the holidays.
I think you might have confused what they're doing.
The promotion doesn't say "buy this pet on impulse." In fact, their screening and adoptions methods negate that. And, actually, there's no evidence to suggest "impulse buying" is even a contributing factor to diminished welfare of a pet. We can all agree that purchasing a pet on impulse isn't the best idea but does it negatively impact the pet in such a way that it's a big problem in animal welfare? No.
The promotion also doesn't say "buy this pet as a gift for someone." It merely reduces the adoption fee to encourage people to adopt, where they will receive much more information and ongoing support, than if a pet was purchased on Gumtree or via a 'puppy farmer.'
Poor cats. It must really suck spending 100+ days stuck inside a cage with no one to love you.
now you know how jv feels all the time
But I love JV :(
Thats how I feel browsing OzBargain.
What about the chickens that we eat? The cows we inseminate to produce our milk? The calfs who die to become veal? Cry Mr a river
But those animals arent cute like cats are.
How intelligent are cows & chickens?
I'm not an animal advocate or anything, but my point is based on moral and consistency grounds.
Why is it not OK to stuff cats in some tiny cage, while it's OK to do this with cows / chickens?
How intelligent are cows & chickens?
Not sure about cows and chickens, but I hear pigs are as intelligent, if not smarter, than dogs.
Why is it not OK to stuff cats in some tiny cage, while it's OK to do this with cows / chickens?
It is not okay to stuff cats in some tiny cage because people are socially conditioned to find cats cute, because people don't eat cats and because cats are viewed as pets/family members.
Some/most people would agree that it is NOT okay to do the same with cows/chickens, but because cows and chickens are not generally viewed as cute, because cows/chickens are not viewed as pets/family members (outside of farmers) and most importantly, because most people like eating beef/chicken, they're willing to let the cruelty slide.
In conclusion, morals for some animals, lack of morals for others. There is no consistency in the humane treatment of animals, but there is consistency in humans placing the interest of humans first.
Ignorance is bliss. Cats are more domesticated than chickens and cows. You can't really have a cow for a pet.
Cry Mr a river
Men are disposable, like the chickens and cows they eat. I'd rather cry for the Mrs/Ms.
If anyone is in Melbourne and is interested in adopting an ex-battery chicken, Crystal's Barnyard Pets (https://www.facebook.com/Crystalsbarnyardpets) offers hens for $5 each. If you are thinking of a pet for Christmas, we adopted two girls last year. They are sweethearts and deliver beautiful eggs.
Also, if you adopt a cat from the RSPCA, make sure it has a bell so my hens know if its coming!
People that should be getting cats as a pet would be thinking long and hard about whether they can deal with their upkeep and maintenance, not whether they can afford $50 on a bargain adoption day sale.
I don't like how RSPCA has positioned this reduced adoption price so close to Christmas, when they know that stupid people will get a cat as a gift and then promptly return them back to the pound or drop them off somewhere in the streets after they realise it's a 15 year commitment.
The myth of an epidemic of "pet gifting" is exactly that, a myth. By utilising data and studies, we can actually see that "gifting" a pet very, very rarely leads to a pet being relinquished. In fact, studies have shown that pets acquired by way of "gifting" are actually LESS likely to be relinquished than pets who have been sourced by other methods (including adopting from pounds and shelters).
What these promotions do is target those who are already thinking about getting a pet but haven't yet made up their minds about where to source it; creating a sense or urgency to ADOPT via supportive and informative rescue organisations. It is an effective and proven marketing and sales strategy that SAVES lives.
The fear of 'stupid people' dumping pets doesn't compete with the proven results of lives saved by adoption strategies like reduced fee and holiday promotions.
You can read more here: https://www.facebook.com/theteamdog/photos/a.340971809369862…
"Dogs who came from an animal shelter, friend, or pet shop or who had been a stray were at increased risk of relinquishment compared with dogs who entered households as gifts”.
Source: http://www.savingpets.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Characterist…
I'd like to think that most cat owners are responsible people
Do you let your cat out?
I'd like to think so too, but unfortunately in my experience I've had a number if neighbours who are completely irresponsible cat owners. I'm sure there's plenty of irresponsible dog owners too, but at least they're generally confined to backyards unlike cats.
What do you classify as irresponsible? My cat would die if I kept him inside. He's allowed out from 9 to 5 basically, with bells on his collar to alert native wildlife. Not sure there's any more I can do.
@phosphoresce: I think cat's should be kept inside and not let out. If they are let out then it needs to be in a cat run. A friend had a cat, put the bell on and it does absolutely nothing. The cat learnt the bell made a noise and adapted it's ways to still attack animals without alerting them. Unfortunately witnessed it happen, didn't even realise the cat was doing it until it was too late.
But the worst was a past neighbour who repeatedly let their cats breed, despite telling us they were de-sexed, didn't feed them or care for them and they would end up under our house, in ours or other neighbours yards, fighting and making cat sex noises at night lol.
Not to mention, nobody want's your cat's crap/pee in their yard. If my dog takes a dump on someones grass I pick it up. I shouldn't have to clean up someone elses cat poo and spend money on products to try and stop them coming and doing their business in my yard. Pardon the pun, but really gives me the S%#^s! lol
By the way, yes I have had a cat before. Would I have one again, maybe, but if so it would be staying indoors.
@stemcell: "Irresponsible" is a very subjective term.
To one person, it might be "irresponsible" to let a cat outside. To another, it might be "irresponsible" to keep a cat indoors who cannot adapt to inside-living and thus, has a poor quality of life.
It's important that the message to keep cats inside is promoted, because it is right for the majority of pets and owners, but it's not so black and white when it comes down to an individual cat's needs. Cats are not dogs and how we manage them has to be different.
Whether you like or don't like cats, care or don't care about the ecosystem, you have to take a sensible approach and think about viable solutions to both. You can't do that if you're so closed minded.
Most pet owners are irresponsible. THey do feed their pets but most 90%+ rarely take their dog out. By rare i mean the poor dog is lucky if they go out once a month.
I'd love to see the statistics that show "most pet owners are irresponsible."
In my experience, the overwhelming majority of pet owners are responsible, caring, and do everything they can for their pets. This is reflected in the booming pet industry, surveys, studies, and pound intake/return to owner data.
Im not talking about stats from some drone.. its simply an observation. I walk around a lot my area, and given the large number of dogs, i rarely see any of them being walked.
In my experience, the overwhelming majority of pet owners are responsible, caring, and do everything they can for their pets.
except actually walk them, which is what i originally said.
Responsible people dont lock their pets or kids like that. In the adult world we call it jail.
He's allowed out from 9 to 5 basically
With a 30 minute break for lunch
@stemcell: Maybe. I'm not worried as 95% of the time my cat sticks to our yard, deck, etc. I assume your main objection is for the health of the native wildlife and ecosystem?
This is not about you personally, I am using your viewpoint as an example.
It would make sense that people who view cat owners as irresponsible also do their own bit for the environment. Short showers, solar power, being vegetarian/vegan, the whole shebang.
But if I were to guess, that wouldn't be the case. It's amazing that despite the human destruction of the planet (and many billions of livestock that were not killed by cats each year), people set their targets at cats for upsetting the ecosystem.
Well, you've formed an opinion based on isolated experiences, instead of looking at the bigger picture.
You may very well be surrounded by "irresponsible pet owners" who, for whatever reason, don't walk their dogs. But that doesn't mean they're the majority and, in fact, all of the evidence concludes otherwise. You can't really have an informed opinion if you don't look outside your own bubble.
Isolated?
What authority or facts back your point of view ?
I have lived and visited plenty of times twenty or so suburbs around Sydney, Wollongong and Canberra and my observation is true of all of them.
What percentage of dogs in your street or suburb get walked once a day or once a week ?
You make a lot of statements without any facts or numbers… Try a bit harder.
The parks and streets are empty of kids and dogs in most cities in Australia today…pick any day or time…
I've worked with councils, pounds and shelters for over a decade now, across the country. I run two non-profit organisations, one of which is focused entirely on supporting pet owners and improving the standards of animal welfare (including legislation), the other which rescues pets from pounds.
There is no data that shows how many dogs are owned VS how many dogs are walked. It's a ridiculous thing to try and speculate. But we can look at how many pets are owned, how much money is spent on pets, studies that show attachment levels, pound statistics, and get an idea of how well the majority of pets are cared for, with their basic needs being met.
Every day I work with pet owners, of all backgrounds, and very rarely have I found 'lack of walking' to be an issue. It does happen and there are times individual dogs' needs aren't being met, but these are the minority of cases.
Confirmation bias, you just happen to meet the good pet owners. I asked how many in your neighbourhood actually walk their pets, it's a simple question.
How can it be ridiculous ? It's very easy to judge if you yourself walk in a neighbourhood. Just count the people you regularly see with pets. You do have a memory and know how too count ?
Logged in just to neg this ridiculous comment. While I can agree fully about how cats endanger native and other birds, calling all cat owners irresponsible, stupid and weak minded is just plain incorrect and rude. I think you'll find that most cat owners are normal, smart, responsible people, and that the minority that are not should not be used to represent all.
Have you humanised your pet do you talk to it and think it has human feelings?, I think you have and that makes my point valid.
That has absolutely no relevance to how you called all cat owners "tupid and weak minded people" and "irresponsible cat owners".
@Wellington:
Please quote me where I state ALL cat owners, I said and I quote "Worse still stupid and weak minded people love to humanize them and will defend them to their grave's"My point proven again.
@stemcell: I'm not going to argue with you further. I think I have well stated my point on the matter.
cats are mammals. mammals have the same feelings and emotions. even rats show empathy.
Christmas Eve: QUICK! You've got to take up this offer today if you want a $50 kitten! Hurry, hurry!
Boxing Day: We're so disappointed with people purchasing animals on impulse during the Christmas period. Animals are for a lifetime not for a season.Disgraceful conduct by the RSPCA.
I'll just drop this here: https://www.facebook.com/theteamdog/photos/a.340971809369862…
Use science, not scary anecdotes, when advocating.
Ironic, isnt it? Almost deserves a neg.
Someone's let the cat out of the bag on this deal.
Love it haha!
If only everyone got their pets from the pound, we wouldn't have the atrocities that are mall pet stores and associated puppy/kitten farms.
Furthermore, humans should adopt one of the many orphans out there instead of old-fashioned procreation. Do orphans not deserve to experience what it's like to live in a loving caring family environment?
A pet is a lifetime commitment. If $50 is the difference between getting one and not getting one, then maybe you need to rethink adopting a pet in the first place. Getting a bargain should not even be a consideration.
Irresponsible on behalf of the RSPCA.
You had me up to the irresponsible bit. RSPCA would still quiz you to make sure that you are a suitable owner and making a "deal" raises awareness which ultimately gets more cats into homes before they have to be euthanised. There is only so much space and they don't have room for all of the animals that come in. "No Kill" shelters have the luxury of selecting animals that have a high chance of adoptability, and the other shelters can stuck with the rest.
Hm, cheap living slave for my enjoyment, you say?
No, a living slave for HIS enjoyment. He gets free food and medical too. Highly recommend
My new sofa is free of scratch marks. No thanks
I think if people take up the offer of a 'cheap' pet even if they 'abandon' it again latter at the RSPCA, at least it's given it a chance at a loving home, even if it doesn't work out.
If you adopt a cat I cannot recommend enough getting a second opinion on its health (ie go to another Vet.)
We adopted a cat a few months back and our local vet diagnosed her with an untreated umbilical hernia and feline influenza.
If you pick up health problems within the first 2 weeks from adoption you can return the cat, or they may offer to treat the illness free of charge.
I do genuinely appreciate the work at that the RSPCA does. But aren't they also the first people to sternly say "Never buy an animal on impulse." and "Don't get people animals for Christmas."?