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The horrors of this Australian summer are still hard to fathom and the sheer loss of animal life is something we may never fully comprehend. As the rain starts to fall on fire grounds, some fire-affected areas have now had to also deal with damaging floods – cementing this as a truly unprecedented summer of disasters.
We want to thank you for your support during these difficult months. Your generosity and help has allowed us to continue providing support to affected communities, and continue providing assistance for the long road ahead.
We have been overwhelmed, touched and incredibly humbled by your support. We hope your family, pets, animals and friends are recovering well as we all try to put one foot, and one paw, in front of the other.
You can continue to learn about what the RSPCA is doing on the ground via our bushfire updates page, and by keeping an eye on your local RSPCA social media channels.
Thank you for making a difference.
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FAQ: “How and when should I groom my cat?”
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Even though our furry overlords do groom themselves, they still require some extra attention and help from us humans. But how often do you need to groom your cat, what equipment do you need, and how can you make it a stress-free activity for everyone involved? The RSPCA Knowledgebase is full of helpful advice for pet owners, and we have the lowdown on how to brush down your cat.
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Clear the Shelters a big success for finding forever homes
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Thousands of animals found their forever homes last weekend during the RSPCA’s Clear the Shelters event. Fish, birds, kittens, puppies, rabbits, mice, roosters, and guinea pigs were just some of the animals who found loving homes. Thank you to everyone around the country that opened their homes and hearts to animals in need. Unfortunately, not every animal found a home and the RSPCA has new animals arriving through its doors every day, so if you’re still looking to adopt, please continue to search RSPCA Adoptapet for your new best friend.
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Latest issue of RSPCA’s The Biscuit magazine is hot off the press
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If you haven’t picked up a copy yet, The Biscuit is RSPCA’s quarterly print magazine for animal lovers. Beautifully designed and photographed, it’s full of animal news, rescue stories, pet advice, and information about our native wildlife. In this issue you can read about the life of an Inspector, first aid for pets, happy tail rescue stories, owning greyhounds, and so much more!
Best of all, 100% of the profits go towards helping animals in need. The Biscuit is available at all RSPCA shelters Australia wide, or order online with free delivery.
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50% off Million Paws Walk registrations – but hurry!
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You’d be BARKING MAD to miss this promotion! Sign up now to be a part of Australia’s biggest doggy day out. Events are happening right around Australia, so search your town or area for more details and let your friends and family know it’s time to register.
Register to attend your local Million Paws Walk before Thursday 5 March to get 50% off your registration.
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Thanks to those who rocked for all creatures great and small
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We wanted to give a massive thank you to TEG Dainty, all the artists and acts, and the entire team behind the Fire Fight Concert for not only providing one of Australia’s biggest charity concerts, but supporting the RSPCA’s ongoing bushfire relief work. Thank you to the tens of thousands of Australians who attended and were a part of the incredible day – your support and contribution to ticket sales will help us continue to care for animals as our nation recovers from these recent disasters.
Want to hang on to that concert feeling a little longer? You can now buy the official Fire Fight official t-shirt, with 100% of proceeds going to charities including the RSPCA.
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Slower growing chickens are now in Australia
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Coles have been working hard over the years to improve meat chicken welfare. Back in 2014 they were the first supermarket to commit to sourcing only from RSPCA Approved farms for their own brand of fresh chicken, and today all their own brand chicken fresh chicken is farmed to RSPCA Standards. This means hundreds of millions of chickens have a better quality of life.
Continuing on their journey for better welfare has seen Coles expand their free range chicken lines, and now they have a new range of chicken on the shelves.
The Slow Hills chicken breed from the Hubbard genetics company is slightly different to the chickens customers are used to buying, as it matures more slowly than current breeds available in Australia.
Read our latest blog to find out more about what this means and how each chicken will be raised (hint: it includes being raised to RSPCA standards).
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW: Animal Welfare Seminar 2020
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The RSPCA Animal Welfare Seminar is on again in 2020 and this year’s event will explore humane domestic cat management in Australia.
It will bring together diverse stakeholders from government, industry, animal welfare and academia, as well as cat owners and carers and the wider community.
We''ll share knowledge and experiences to identify key challenges and opportunities to achieve more humane management of domestic cats.
Join us in Melbourne on April 16, 2020 to take part in the discussion of this important topic and to learn more about cat management in Australia and how it can be done more humanely.
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FREE DOWNLOAD: Latest issue of RSPCA Animal Welfare Science Update
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Issue #67 of the RSPCA Animal Welfare Science Update is live and ready to read! And the best part is it is FREE to download. You can even delve into all previous editions too.
Each issue easily translates hundreds of pages of scientific papers to give you bite-sized updates that are fast and easy to understand.
The latest issue includes animal welfare research and science from around the world that looks at assessing the emotional state of calves at rodeos, how humans can identify cats’ emotional states from subtle facial expressions, and the veterinary care of seabirds during an oil spill response.
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New look on the shelves, same dedication to hen welfare
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If you are one of Rohde’s long dedicated customers (or if you want to support an RSPCA Approved layer hen farm) we wanted to let you know these passionate farmers have a new look for their well-loved eggs.
Rohde’s Free Range RSPCA Approved Eggs have been supplying Australians in select states with delicious, free range eggs since the 1950s. Now, as they enter the seventh decade of their production, the family-owned brand has launched a new look on their egg cartons, celebrating the place and history behind the business.
Make sure to check out the new look so you know what to look for on your supermarket shelves in NSW, Victoria and South Australia
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