Well done to our volunteers in the Shellharbour region who got themselves in the local media, both TV and print, last week, promoting the rescue work we are doing in that area.

Bunnings Spring Fair
Sunday October 29th
Bunnings Dural
10am

DIY talks, petting zoo for the kids and lots of stalls from local non profit groups like Wires, the bush fire brigade and DCH Animal Adoptions. The CareFlight Helicopter will be landing in the carpark during the day, so come along and support your local community and have a fun day out. DCH will have a stall with our pet related goodies, information on our foster animals and raffles.

Central Coast Pet Expo
Sunday October 16th
Wyong Racecourse
10am - 3pm

http://www.centralcoastpetexpo.com
Come along and say hi to the DCH gang on our stall at the upcoming Central Coast Pet Expo, the Expo will have lots of pet exhibits, flyball and herding demonstrations and during the day prizes will be given to pets judged the winner of categories such as best dressed, cutest, curliest tail, smallest etc.
DCH Animal Adoptions will have our stall with pet related items, raffles and foster dogs to meet.

Holroyd Petfest
Sunday September 18th
Merrylands
10am - 3pm

The Annual Holroyd Council Petfest was on and DCH Animal Adoptions had a stall selling rafflet tickets and all our pet products. It was a good day out and we met lots of lovely doggies and their owners. All raffles will be drawn on 8/10/05.
Here is a picture of the stall and our volunteers on the day with their foster dogs.

Crestwood Fair
Sunday September 18th
Crestwood Reserve Baulkham Hills
11:30am - 7:30pm

The Crestwood Fair is part of the Orange Blosson Festival in the Hills District. This is a large annual event that DCH Animal Adoptions is proud to be a part of. We will have a information stall selling lots of pet related goodies and of course some great raffles and free lollies for the kids. We will have foster dogs and cats there on the day to meet and also lots of our volunteers will be helping out throughout the day so come along and say hello.

Blacktown City Festival
Saturday June 4th
11am

DCH Animal Adoptions foster carers and volunteers will be walking in the annual Blacktown City Festival street parade. We will have horses and dogs walking with us, so come down and check out the parade which starts at 11am and goes through the main shopping streets of Blacktown City.
We are still looking for people to join in the parade with us, so if you are interested then please show your support and contact Judy on 9674 4824

Riverstone Festival
Saturday May 21st
Riverstone

Thanks to everyone who attended last Saturday's Riverstone Festival, it was a great day out!

Come along and watch DCH Animal Adoptions foster animals and volunteers walking in the annual Riverstone street parade (10:30am). We will also be holding a stall at the festival and will have foster horses, dogs and cats to meet on the day. There will also be raffles and guessing competitions as well as lots of other interesting goodies to look through to help us raise funds for our vet fees. So come on down and say hello!

International Women's Day
Tuesday March 8th
Baulkham Hills Council Chambers

DCH Animal Adoptions will be holding a stall at this annual event at Baulkham Hills to try and raise awareness of animal rescue and the work we do.

Tsunami Fundraiser - Helping the Animals of Thailand
Sunday March 6th
Chelsea Vet Clinic

AWL Western Suburbs Branch and DCH Animal Adoptions are getting together on March 6th for a giant sausage sizzle and garage sale to raise funds for the animal victims of the Tsunami. All proceeds will be going to the WSPA, who will have representatives attending on the day to talk about the work they are doing in the disaster affected areas.

What Is Rescue?

Recently there have been a number of advertisments on the net and in newspapers that have come to our attention that claim to be selling "rescue" dogs but appear, in reality, to be from unethical people trying to make money.

So what is the difference between legitimate rescue?

• Those serious about ending the ongoing problem of dogs in pounds will ensure that any animal they re-home is desexed. This ensures that no future generations of dogs have to share the sad fate of so many we see everyday in neglect and in pounds.
• Legitimate rescuers will only charge for expenses incurred, these generally include any pound release fees and vet fees (for desexing, microchip, vaccination etc). If the dog being advertised isn't desexed then there is no reason for a high price tag. In general, rescuers lose money on each dog they re-home, and while prices will vary from dog to dog and between rescue groups in general you can expect to pay from $180 to $300.
• Some ads for pure bred dogs claim they would be good as "breeders". Even if the dog is pure bred, without an associated pedigree, then it is unethical and ill advised to attempt to breed. A serious and reputable breeder would source their breeding stock from other reputable breeders and not from ads of this nature. To become a breeder is hard work and not to be entered into lightly, there is also little to no money in dog breeding and those that do it responsibly do so for the love of their breed in an attempt to improve that breed and remove any genetic faults.
• Expect to be questioned extensively by the rescue group you go through regarding your suitability to own the dog your interested in. (Just as you will have plenty of questions for them.) This is a sign that the rescuers have the best interests of the dog at heart and are more concerned with the well being of the dog than in making a quick sale.
• Any genuine rescuer will always take back a dog that you have adopted for whatever reason. They will also be happy to provide advice on raising your dog at anytime, even months or years down the track.

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