"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your pet. You are his life, his love, his leader.
He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." Unknown

We need to create a SIGNIFICANT reduction in the oversupply of companion animals onto the market in New South Wales, Australia.

60,000 healthy, but unwanted cats and dogs are killed in NSW pounds each year

Whilst the work that shelters, rescue groups, volunteers and foster carers do is vital, it is a band-aid. It does not solve the problem. Something must be done about the chronic oversupply into a market that does not have the capacity to provide homes for all.

Let’s fix the problem – stop the oversupply by tackling all the reasons for it. Here's 4 great ideas we want to turn into a reality:

1. Restrict the sale of cats and dogs to registered breeders, pounds and animal shelters only
2. Stop all sources of mass production of kittens and puppies for profit i.e. stop puppy farms and backyard breeders
3. Make de-sexing mandatory for all pets at the point of sale
4. Increase the re-homing rate in pounds and shelters via better low-kill policies

And of course educate everyone on responsible and caring pet ownership...

"Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight."
Albert Schweitzer

Recent TV & Media

Sunday, Channel Nine, 15th June 2008 - video in two parts
The links below will take you to the Channel Nine site where you will see a short unrelated advert before the Death Row Pets film opens.

Death Row Pets (part one) Death Row Pets (part two)

TodayTonight, 19th June 2008 on puppy farms. Click here to read the story.

We are a Nation of Animal lovers, but we need to do more. Regulating the sale of animals and restricting this to registered breeders, pounds and animal shelters only means a better beginning in life, and will help reduce the 60,000+ unnecessary deaths in NSW alone every year.

We have a great chance right now to make a difference and create more awareness by supporting the new Animals (Regulation of Sale) Bill, proposed by Clover Moore, Mayor of Sydney. This Bill is currently being debated in NSW Parliament. This Bill will take us a long way towards addressing the first two points in our DeathRowPets action plan (see above).

We need your help to make this Bill a reality. Please click on the banner link below and spread the word!

Our voices must be heard.....every week we delay in getting this Bill passed means the death of hundreds of innocent, healthy cats and dogs. People power is a wonderful thing!

Our purpose is to provide information to the people of New South Wales, Australia on the many ways they can help us take action to reduce the appalling number of unwanted dogs and cats who are killed each year in NSW pounds. We should all be horrified and ashamed.

You may not think it, but you can be part of the solution; please read through this site to find out why this slaughter is happening in our State and action you can take to help.

And please ask yourself why the State Government, Local Councils and many industry organisations such as the Pet Industry Association of Australia (PIAA) and the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA), whose members profit from companion animals, allow this situation to continue...?

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man."
Mahatma Ghandi (1869-1948)

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