Meeting Dates

 The next GENERAL MEETING is on Wednesday December 8th at 2/38 Clendon Road, Toorak, 8pm. Please bring a plate to share for supper. These meetings are open to all current members of the Association. Please come along and support your club. Future dates and venues will be announced on this web page. We look forward to your continued support and hope to see you all there on the day. Future dates & venues will be announced on this web page.

RSCPA Appeal

The floods in Queensland have been terrible and of course people's animals

are at risk as well and have had to be rescued and accommodated. If you knowanyone who might be interested, an appeal has been launched by theQueensland RSPCA. Maybe some of your whippet people would like to know thatan appeal has been launched in case they want to help.   RSPCA Qld is calling for donations that can be used to purchase pet,livestock and wildlife supplies in areas affected by the current floodcrisis. We're urging people to donate financially rather than dropping offsupplies because of the logistics involved in moving those much need itemsthroughout the State. Money that could otherwise be used to help animalswould be taken up in transportation and packaging costs.  RSPCA's Townsville and Fairfield Shelters sent crates to help authoritiesdeal with domestic pets stranded in Theodore and we have now set up atemporary Shelter at the evacuation centre at Central Queensland University.We have also set up a data base of foster carers in the area who can lookafter pets and livestock during the crisis. We have three Inspectors plus aboat and our volunteer ambulance devoted to animal rescues. To date theirefforts have been encouraging, particularly in regard to livestock andnative wildlife.  In simple terms we're doing the best we can. But we are a charity andwhichever way you look at it we can't solve the problems by ourselves. Wecontinue to rely on assistance from local authorities and of course the petand livestock owners of Queensland. We have to become proactive rather thanjust reactive. In the meantime our dedicated Inspectors and ambulanceofficers will continue to do their utmost to help animals affected by thefloods.  Below you'll find the anticipated costs of items that we think will beneeded. However please understand that donations may not necessarily godirectly towards the items you have selected.    $2000 can rent a helicopter to support rescue efforts.  $1500 can rent a semi trailer to transport feed and animals throughaffected areas.  $1000 can purchase a large animal rescue sling.  $500 can purchase a field medication kit.  $300 can help to purchase equipment to rescue, transport and housewildlife stranded in the floods.  $250 can purchase a domestic animal transport crate.  $150 can help to get a rehabilitation kit to a carer to assist wildlifewho have lost their homes.  $100 can help with Veterinary Treatments for multiple animals.  $70 can help with equipment to assist with rescue efforts.  $60 can provide special dietary requirements, a pouch or a perch forwildlife.  $50 can purchase a pet care pack for stranded domestic pets.  $40 can buy a bale of hay to feed stranded livestock.  $25 can buy a pet food pack for stranded domestic pets.Information about the appeal and how to donate are on the website atwww.rspcaqld.org.au

The floods in Queensland have been terrible and of course people's animals are at risk as well and have had to be rescued and accommodated. If you know anyone who might be interested, an appeal has been launched by the Queensland RSPCA. Maybe some of your whippet people would like to know that an appeal has been launched in case they want to help.

RSPCA Qld is calling for donations that can be used to purchase pet, livestock and wildlife supplies in areas affected by the current flood crisis. We're urging people to donate financially rather than dropping off supplies because of the logistics involved in moving those much need items throughout the State. Money that could otherwise be used to help animals would be taken up in transportation and packaging costs.

RSPCA's Townsville and Fairfield Shelters sent crates to help authorities deal with domestic pets stranded in Theodore and we have now set up a temporary Shelter at the evacuation centre at Central Queensland University.

We have also set up a data base of foster carers in the area who can look after pets and livestock during the crisis. We have three Inspectors plus a boat and our volunteer ambulance devoted to animal rescues. To date their efforts have been encouraging, particularly in regard to livestock and native wildlife.

In simple terms we're doing the best we can. But we are a charity and whichever way you look at it we can't solve the problems by ourselves. We continue to rely on assistance from local authorities and of course the pet and livestock owners of Queensland. We have to become proactive rather than just reactive. In the meantime our dedicated Inspectors and ambulance officers will continue to do their utmost to help animals affected by the floods.

Below you'll find the anticipated costs of items that we think will be needed. However please understand that donations may not necessarily go directly towards the items you have selected.

$2000 can rent a helicopter to support rescue efforts

$1500 can rent a semi trailer to transport feed and animals through affected areas

$1000 can purchase a large animal rescue sling

$500 can purchase a field medication kit

$300 can help to purchase equipment to rescue, transport and house wildlife stranded in the floods

$250 can purchase a domestic animal transport crate

$150 can help to get a rehabilitation kit to a carer to assist wildlife who have lost their homes

$100 can help with Veterinary Treatments for multiple animals

$70 can help with equipment to assist with rescue efforts

$60 can provide special dietary requirements, a pouch or a perch for wildlife

$50 can purchase a pet care pack for stranded domestic pets

$40 can buy a bale of hay to feed stranded livestock

$25 can buy a pet food pack for stranded domestic pets

Information about the appeal and how to donate are on the website at www.rspcaqld.org.au

Attention!

A reminder to all members 

Our financial year now ends on December 31 st of each year. Memberships are due and payable by January 31 st . This should be easy to remember now. Put a note on the final day of your calendar. If you miss out on the first newsletter of the year (or any newsletter for that matter) please check you membership status with me, preferably by email: raemitch@hotkey.net.au or else call 03 9725 0486.

Dual - $35-, Single - $25-, Junior (up to age 13) $7-

Please make cheques payable to The Whippet Association of Vic. Inc and post to: Secretary, Rae Mitchelson , 44/79 Bayswater Road , Croydon, 3136.

We thank you sincerely for your continued support!!!!! Without you, the members, our Club could not continue!!!!!

Hi All Whippet Lovers

Here is an interesting website. I have ordered a copy of "The Narrow Dog of Carcassonne"

It has to be a "must read" for whippet lovers.

http://www.narrowdog.com/

Cheers Rae

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