Animal Rights & Rescue Group - Far North Coast
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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS
Gypsy a dog rescued by ARRG from deathrow has become a hero by saving a neighbour that lay injured with a broken hip on her property. More info »
Sally the 6-year-old poodle needs a sponsor.She was surrendered suffering from a large growth in her mouth. More info »
New Hope for all the Animals
New hope, to help the animals in a recently formed group the Animal Justice Party (AJP). ARRG has already joined as an organisation More info »
WA Gov Brumby slaughter
West Australian government to round up thousands of the wild horses from the remote Kimberleys region of Lake Gregory, cram them into trucks and transport them over 3000 kilometers to be slaughtered, and the meat sent overseas for human consumption. More info »
Barbara Steffenson presented with a Shining World Compassion Award. More info »
Pound Animals
SAVE A POUND DEATH ROW ANIMAL:
ARRG rescues many unclaimed animals from death row every week from our local pounds, space permitting but sadly it’s never enough and many lovely companion animals are left behind and killed each week.
CAN YOU SAVE A POUND ANIMAL AND HOW CAN YOU DO THIS?
In the Northern Rivers region you can contact:
LISMORE pound by calling council on 02 66 274100 and view by appointment with ranger
CASINO pound by calling council on 02 666 00300 or 66600342 view anytime in business hours
BALLINA pound by calling council on 02 66 864444 view by appointment with ranger
KYOGLE pound by calling council on 02 66 321611 view by appointment with ranger
ARRG works with these council pounds and have agreed to extend our rehoming program for animals viewed and chosen from these pounds. To proceed notify the council and then call ARRG and tell us the pen number and/or details of the chosen animal and adopt through ARRG’s adoption program:
Dogs $180.00 that includes 1st vaccination, worming, desexing and microchipping.
Cats $150.00 that includes 1st vaccination, worming, desexing and microchipping.
All animals must be desexed and microchipped when adopted from or via ARRG’s program.
Other pounds on the Far North Coast are Grafton council, Tweed Heads council, Lower Clarence council.
Most council operate a pound so contact your local council and enquire about saving a pound animal.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION: COMPANION ANIMAL ACT NSW LAW AND THE POUND:
ANIMALS FOUND wandering either taken to a pound or picked up by council must be held for a period of:
7 days only without a microchip identification and if unclaimed in this period will be available for adoption or will be killed, holding time for possible adoption depends on the individual council.
14 days if microchipped and council must take action to contact the owner by phone or mail, costs for collection apply. If the owner can’t be contacted eg: they have moved and data is incorrect, after 14 days will be available for adoption or will be killed, holding time for possible adoption depends on the individual council.
OWNED UNWANTED ANIMAL SURRENDERED TO A POUND (not all councils accept unwanted pets, this again depends on the individual council policy).
Surrendered pets have no legal time protection and can be killed immediately to save space or could be available for adoption depending if council will hold them.
Over 2 million dollars of taxpayer’s money is spent annually to kill healthy but unwanted pet in Australia! Wouldn’t you rather see your money spent on desexing programs to stop the killing?
For more information contact ARRG.
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