Animal Rights & Rescue Group - Far North Coast
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For 20 years founder/president of the Animal Rights & Rescue Group, Barbara Steffensen, has offered herself and her home to helping companion animals find homes as well as building the organisation from scratch. More info »
"A DOGS PICNIC DAY"
World Animal Day Celebration Animal Rights & Rescue More info »
"A DOGS PICNIC DAY"
World Animal Day Celebration Animal Rights & Rescue
Why: World Animal Day 4th October And In Memory Of St Francis Of Assisi
Where: 135 Three Chain Road Sth Lismore
When: Sunday October 9th 11am – 1pm
A Cafe For Dogs, Humans Welcome.
Vegetarian BBQ Available 12noon More info »
END LIVE EXPORT RALLY
Animal Rights and Rescue Group Inc.Northern Rivers totally supports the ban on Live Animal Export and proudly supports Animals Australia's investigation and exposure of shocking animal cruelty seen on four corners of the live export of animals to Indonesia. More info »
'SUKI' IS A PRETTY 5 YEAR STAFFIE GIRL THAT NEEDS A CARER OR NEW HOME
She has been in care a number of years and had several carers but her long time carers who loved her & gave her lots walks on the beach were from USA and recently went back. 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 6660 0290view 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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