I Am Not A Toy
Daniel Johns from Silverchair, Krista Vendy, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore,ex Democrats Leader Andrew Bartlett, Judith Durham, Bianca Dye, FrenzalRhomb, Joan Jett, Uri Geller and many others all say no to buying animalsfrom pet shops.
Please tell your friends/workmates/relatives about our campaign. Please signthe petition, please buy our stickers, please donate to SAY NO and pleasedownload our leaflets for distribution.
We need to educate the public. Most people say "But that's where you buyanimals from - a pet shop!!!". They just don't know what's going on. They'dbe horrified if they knew that over 200,000 lovable and homeless animalshave to be euthanised every single year in Australia.
Please also tell everyone you know not to think they are 'rescuing' ananimal from a pet shop when they purchase it - this only makes way forothers to suffer. Backyard breeders and puppy farms are making millionsfrom the breeding of animals - with your help we are already making a bigdifference.
"I will never understand why people continue to breed animals,When there are already so many animals here to exploit and abuse."
~ Greg Lawson - ParkStranger@aol.com
"If you love animals, please support Say No To Animals In Pet Shops. Whyencourage people to breed animals for profit while so many loving animalsare killed for no crime other than not being able to find a home? If youwant a pet, please make your first stop the local shelter or pound and savea life."
Daniel Johns - Silverchair - February 2005
"Think about it - what happens to animals which the pet trade cannot sell -animals past their 'sell-by date'? What happens to animals when the shopcloses up at night, at the weekend and over the holidays? What do pettraders do about sick animals, given that the time and cost of veterinaryconsultations, transport and treatment would often outweigh the sellingprice? Buying to rescue an animal from a pet shop merely makes room for thenext one to suffer".
In 2005 we here at SAY NO TO ANIMALS IN PET SHOPS are looking forward to a year when we really let the public know just where those animals in petshops come from; why they should consider adopting a companion animal from apound or shelter and that we're angry and not going to sit back quietlywhile hundreds of thousands of animals are put to death annually.We've got a couple of thousand members nationwide - and more joining everysingle day.
The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore, officiated at a SAY NO leaflethandout in Sydney a year ago and she too is horrified and angryat the outrageous waste of innocent animal lives each and every year. Whennigh on 200,000 abandoned cats and dogs are put to sleep every year inAustralia - it really is a crying shame. Most animal agencies such as theRSPCA stand with us in our campaign.
We have recently been awarded a $1,000 grant from the Voiceless programaided by the actor Hugo Weaving (www.voiceless.org.au) and in 2005 we intendto spend this money very wisely on a standout advertising campaign.We continually go from strength to strength, educating the public as to theshame of greedy puppy farmers and backyard breeders who make their fortunesfrom breeding and selling unfortunate animals to pet shops. Most of theseanimals are shopping mall impulse buys and they end up eventually at thelocal shelter or pound.
Please come along to our website - buy some beautiful SAY NO stickers,download our leaflets and sign our petition.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,7983694%255E1702,00.html
Ban 'pet shop animal sales'
A GROUP opposed to the sale of animals in pet shops wants the federalgovernment to legislate against the backyard breeding of domestic pets.A former singer of the 1980s band Adam and The Ants, June Bird, an organiserof Say No To Animals in Pet Shops, said today thousands of animals werekilled in shelters around Australia every year because they were notclaimed.
As part of the group's campaign for federal laws to restrict mass breedingand to improve conditions for animals in pet shops, members today handed outleaflets in Sydney.
"Pet shops should be for collars and pet food," Ms Bird said.
"They do not provide a suitable environment for animals or make buyers awareof their responsibilities."
Ms Bird said the group would not give up until the government legislated tostop cruelty to animals.
Supporters of Say No To Animals in Pet Shops include Democrats leader AndrewBartlett and pyjama king Peter Alexander.
Please tell your friends/workmates/relatives about our campaign. Please signthe petition, please buy our stickers, please donate to SAY NO and pleasedownload our leaflets for distribution.
We need to educate the public. Most people say "But that's where you buyanimals from - a pet shop!!!". They just don't know what's going on. They'dbe horrified if they knew that over 200,000 lovable and homeless animalshave to be euthanised every single year in Australia.
Please also tell everyone you know not to think they are 'rescuing' ananimal from a pet shop when they purchase it - this only makes way forothers to suffer. Backyard breeders and puppy farms are making millionsfrom the breeding of animals - with your help we are already making a bigdifference.
"I will never understand why people continue to breed animals,When there are already so many animals here to exploit and abuse."
~ Greg Lawson - ParkStranger@aol.com
"If you love animals, please support Say No To Animals In Pet Shops. Whyencourage people to breed animals for profit while so many loving animalsare killed for no crime other than not being able to find a home? If youwant a pet, please make your first stop the local shelter or pound and savea life."
Daniel Johns - Silverchair - February 2005
"Think about it - what happens to animals which the pet trade cannot sell -animals past their 'sell-by date'? What happens to animals when the shopcloses up at night, at the weekend and over the holidays? What do pettraders do about sick animals, given that the time and cost of veterinaryconsultations, transport and treatment would often outweigh the sellingprice? Buying to rescue an animal from a pet shop merely makes room for thenext one to suffer".
In 2005 we here at SAY NO TO ANIMALS IN PET SHOPS are looking forward to a year when we really let the public know just where those animals in petshops come from; why they should consider adopting a companion animal from apound or shelter and that we're angry and not going to sit back quietlywhile hundreds of thousands of animals are put to death annually.We've got a couple of thousand members nationwide - and more joining everysingle day.
The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore, officiated at a SAY NO leaflethandout in Sydney a year ago and she too is horrified and angryat the outrageous waste of innocent animal lives each and every year. Whennigh on 200,000 abandoned cats and dogs are put to sleep every year inAustralia - it really is a crying shame. Most animal agencies such as theRSPCA stand with us in our campaign.
We have recently been awarded a $1,000 grant from the Voiceless programaided by the actor Hugo Weaving (www.voiceless.org.au) and in 2005 we intendto spend this money very wisely on a standout advertising campaign.We continually go from strength to strength, educating the public as to theshame of greedy puppy farmers and backyard breeders who make their fortunesfrom breeding and selling unfortunate animals to pet shops. Most of theseanimals are shopping mall impulse buys and they end up eventually at thelocal shelter or pound.
Please come along to our website - buy some beautiful SAY NO stickers,download our leaflets and sign our petition.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,7983694%255E1702,00.html
Ban 'pet shop animal sales'
A GROUP opposed to the sale of animals in pet shops wants the federalgovernment to legislate against the backyard breeding of domestic pets.A former singer of the 1980s band Adam and The Ants, June Bird, an organiserof Say No To Animals in Pet Shops, said today thousands of animals werekilled in shelters around Australia every year because they were notclaimed.
As part of the group's campaign for federal laws to restrict mass breedingand to improve conditions for animals in pet shops, members today handed outleaflets in Sydney.
"Pet shops should be for collars and pet food," Ms Bird said.
"They do not provide a suitable environment for animals or make buyers awareof their responsibilities."
Ms Bird said the group would not give up until the government legislated tostop cruelty to animals.
Supporters of Say No To Animals in Pet Shops include Democrats leader AndrewBartlett and pyjama king Peter Alexander.
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