Animal rescue group SoCares takes on CESSNOCK City council

Animal rescue group takes on council

JOANNE MCCARTHY
06 Feb, 2012 04:00 AM

Animal rescue group SoCares takes on CESSNOCK City council

CESSNOCK City Council and an animal rescue group are in court today after a challenge to the handover of impounded animal services to the RSPCA. The NSW Land and Environment Court has set aside two days for the Society of Companion Animal Rescuers (SoCares) group’s legal challenge to an agreement between the council and RSPCA in June last year. In a summons lodged with the court in September, the rescue group alleged the decision was invalid and of no effect because the council did not put the matter out to tender. The group, represented by the University of Newcastle Legal Centre, also alleges a council decision on the closure of Kurri Kurri pound was invalid and of no effect.In a report in June last year councillors were advised they could sign the agreement without the matter going to tender under some circumstances. The RSPCA was considered the only organisation with an industry best-practice animal shelter capable of fulfilling council’s legislative responsibilities.

The Kurri Kurri pound was substandard, and had operated on a disused sanitary depot site on Crown land for more 50 years without approval, councillors were told.

The pound operation was raised as an issue during a critical Division of Local Government report into the council.

http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/animal-rescue-group-takes-on-council/2444067.aspx

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3 Responses to “Animal rescue group SoCares takes on CESSNOCK City council”

  1. FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Chris Roubis says:

    Well done SoCares for caring for those poor animals.

    If RSPCA or Council had their way, they would just keep putting them all down daily, and sending the meat to RSPCA to sell.

  2. Sharon says:

    Some Kurri pound workers “were” involved in the theft and selling of larger breeds of animals as guard dogs.
    This is a fair few years back, but it was happening.
    When people went to the and to collect and pay for their animals, they were told thieves had broken in and stolen their dog.
    One vet nurse was for for stealing supplies from the vets to inoculate the stolen animals, these animals were flanked to make them vicious.

    So Kurri pound closing is not top of my sympathy list.

    However, if the RSPCA is simply putting animals down instead of trying to find them homes, I will no longer donate to them.

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