11:24AM

Merry Christmas Everyone!! :)

8:08PM

Your result for Howard Gardner's Eight Types of Intelligence Test...

Naturalistic

Take Howard Gardner's Eight Types of Intelligence Test at HelloQuizzy

5:41PM - Thanks Al - debunking creationist crap

8:12AM - Stranded whale put to sleep - - - with explosives!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/30/2378507.htm?section=justin

What the bloody hell?????? Surely this was not the most humane method???????
Jesus.

5:33PM - Bandit and Malika :)

Hi all,

Please refer to this post in Brisneyland community for Bandit and Malika who need a new home where they can go together :)
http://xvelvetxrosex.livejournal.com/153993.html?#cutid1

We have many cats needing homes right now.
Of course, the plea for new foster carers continues as ever. Please contact me if you can foster or adopt or simply want to learn more about what we do and how we do it :)

Thanks :)

7:07AM - Foster Carers

Hi all,

I urgently need cat foster carers.
I have about 4 cats I am trying to place right now.
If anyone is interested or can help out in any way please call me or post here :)
0409 576 552
Even if you just had some questions feel free to contact me :)
Angie

8:34AM

Hi all,

Am pleased to announce that I am now the President of registered charity. Best Friends Rescue.
www.bestfriendsrescue.com
I am pretty excited :) Watch this space for more updates to come :)

8:59AM - Best Friends REscue Info night - tonight

Hi all,

Just a reminder that Best Friends Rescue are having our info night/gathering tonight!
There will be food, drink, talks from vets and exp animal carers. There will also be a raffle and things to but such as gorgeous Kittycat Black cat themed goodies - all money raised goes to dog and cat rescue - come and have some fun with us :)

Jubilee Hall
180 Jubilee Tce, Bardon.
6pm -10pm (approx)

10:20PM - Best Friends Rescue Information Night / Gathering

Hi all,

Last minute notice but we are having an Info Night / Gathering for Best Friends Rescue next Saturday the 20th September.

Starts: 6pm

Address: Jubilee Hall - 180 Jubilee Tce, Bardon Qld

Purpose: To have fun and educate about Best Friends Rescue and animal care for dogs and cats. We will be having a vet as a guest speaker as well as plenty of other experienced animal carers who you can talk to and brochures and information to take home :)Mainly aimed at our foster carers but also anyone who is interested in general.
Drinks and Nibbles will be provided

Gold Coin donation entry and any donation over $2 is tax deductable as we are a registered charity.
www.bestfriendsrescue.com
Rsvp by posting here or smsing me: 0409 576 552

We'd love to see you there - come and support a great cause and have fun while you are at it :)

9:52AM - Rspca - cupcake day - my thoughts

I have been thinking about this a lot lately. A lot of people have been showing support for the rspca and their new fundraiser cupcake day.
http://www.rspcacupcakeday.com.au/
You know what? I cannot condone or support the rspca. I will *not* be supporting this event. By supporting the rspca, you are supporting an organisation that murders thousands of dogs and cats a year. I will not, in any way shape or form support the butchering of animals just because they fall into the "too hard" basket in terms of homing and there are too many.
Now,before you all jump down my throat telling me what a great organisation the rspca is and how many animals they save, let me tell you this: I have worked in animal welfare, particularly cat rescue for a number of years. I am very familiar with the ins and outs of how many organisations work in our state. I am also fully aware it's a very complex social problem with no simple solution (the over population of cats and dogs). Thus, I support mandatory desexing of most animals an believe there should be enforced penalties for people who do not comply. I also believe, the bulk of these problems stem from irresponsible ownership and that people should be encouraged to go to the rspca/local pound and see how the situation *really is* particularly over Christmas/kitten season.... you'll see that the rspca and pounds are a charnel house. Only about 25% cats/kittens dumped at this time of year live to be given the chance to be homed. The rest are butchered, mothers, babies, the healthy the sick....It's not just old and sick animals that meet this fate, it's kittens and families too. There have been a number of occaisions where I have rescued Mother cats and all their babies as they were all going to be killed. *It is production line death*! They line them up and kill many at once, production line style.

While I understand that the rspca are grossly underfunded and the best of a bad bunch, I also believe them to be a "trigger happy" organisation who kill unecessarily and often with poor reason. I have a friend who volunteers there currently who told me of a dog she'd been working on, dog was fine but she was worried so she asked the rspca to call her if anything was going to happen to the dog. One day she walked in and found out he'd been put to sleep...no-one had called her. The reason? He jumped a fence........ when I asked, "Did he break a leg or something?" (Thinking maybe he'd been hurt so they'd euthenased) she said, no, they just dd not want him trying to jump the fence. For that, a perfectly healthy animal was summarily executed.

(Addendum to last, I do think the rspca have an excellent education program on pet ownership and this part pf what they do is very good.)

many believe there are no alternatives and that this killing is the only solution to an over population problem. Well, I beg to differ. There is no culture in Australia currently that there is an alternative but there are some organisations in other countries that are no kill and promote mandatory desexing and public education campaigns. I draw your attention to: Best Friends in Utah in the USA. Read about this group, they are no kill and amazing.
http://www.bestfriends.org/
You can also watch them on foxtel on the documentary series "dogtown" on animal planet.
They are proof positive that there is an alternative to killing unwanted animals.
We need this sort of group in Australia. Just because one does not exist currently does not mean I am willing to support an organisation that kills.
I work for a very small registered charity (I co-ordinate the cats) Best Friends Rescue.
http://www.bestfriendsrescue.com/
Another great one to support is Peninsula Animal Aid down at Redcliffe. They do a very good job too.
http://www.peninsulaanimalaid.com.au/
My dream is for us to have a sanctuary in a similar vein to the one at Utah so that Australia can slowly learn that it is not necessary to kill it's unwanted animals and that there is a better solution.
Just because we are culturally indoctrinated to believe killing is the only answer does not mean that it is. I vehemently disagree and I believe there are viable solutions out there.
For this reason and many more, I will not be supporting rspca cupcake day or any other fundraiser for the rspca. Please stop asking me. I support Best Friends Rescue. The alternative to death.

12:48PM - Proud Moment

I am very proud right now. :) My Grandmother on my father's side has just been awarded an MBE for all her charity work! An MBE!!!!! How great is that????

I am feeling very proud she's my grandma right now :)

I think it's awesome!

Current mood: excited

2:08PM

7:12PM

Your Score: Post-Punk/Old School

You scored 200

Grats on showing your scene cred here (although you're probably
offended by such a notion)! You scored as the Post-punk or Old School
'goth.' You've been into the scene since it first took root with the
post-punk movement in the late 70's/early 80's and the eventual Dark
Wave and No Wave bands. Your style is probably influenced more by the
mods and Brit rockers than the Dracula set. Or maybe you've just become
so jaded that you don't care what the hell you wear anymore.

10:52PM

Your Score: Akkadian

You scored

You are Akkadian, a blend of the incomprehensible symbols of the
Sumerians with the unwritable sounds of the early Semitic peoples.
However, the writing just doesn't suit the words and doesn't represent
everything needed, so you end up a schizoid mess. Invented in Babylon,
you're probably to blame for that tower story. However, crazy as you
are, you're much loved and appreciated, and remain actively in use by
records keepers long after schools have switched to other languages.

12:25AM - hmmm...wonder why??!

You Act Like You Are 30 Years Old

You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! You're responsible, wise, and have enough experience to understand a lot of the world. You're at the point in your life where you understand yourself pretty well. You are figuring out what you want... and how to get it!

10:45PM

Merry Christmas everyone. :)
Too slack to send cards this year... v busy :(
I hope you all had a great day.
Mine and Tonys was good though last night one of our cats neede $600 surgery. Poor thing :( Hope he comes through ok.
One the bright side we currently have 4 x 4 week old kittens and a Mum cat we rescued. In a month or so they will need a new home so if anyone wants a cat feel free to pass this on or contact me. Responsible homes only. :) They are very very adorable. two girls, two boys, two tabby, two black :)

11:01PM - Funny cat animation :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmwqpHsMExg

10:00AM - I swear, I did not intentionally go for this result! Prob true though ;)

Your Score: The Cat

You scored 53% domestic, 15% gregarious, 25% trickster, and 64% intellect!

Domestic, Solitary, Serious, Intelectual: you are the Cat!
Cat represents a balance of strength in both physical and spiritual,
psychic and sensual powers, merging these two worlds into one. Curious,
intelligent, and physically adept, cat people tend to live in a world
all their own.


This test categorized you based on four different axes of personality,
which were then associated with a different animal. The four axes, as
well as all possible results are explained below.


Wild/Domestic: This first axis categorizes you based on how much you
are drawn to the outdoors, versus how much you are drawn to civilized
situations. Domesticity has many shapes and forms, and varies from the
joy of dolphins leaping next to a ship to the steadfast loyalty of a
family dog.


Gregarious/Solitary: This axis measures how solitary you are. If you
scored high, it means that you enjoy the company of other people, while
a low score indicates that you prefer a more solitary lifestyle.


Trickster/Serious: This axis measures how well you line up
with conventional trickster archetypes. People who fall into this
archetype have a sense of humor and an excitable, highly chaotic
streak. Scoring low doesn't mean that you don't have a sense of humor;
it just means that you probably don't think dynamite is very funny.


Intellectual/Emotional: This last axis determines whether you
are more emotional -- acting based on feelings and instinct, or
rational and intelectual -- acting more on thought than on your gut
feelings.

Wild	Gregarious	Trickster	Intellectual	The Hyena
Wild	Gregarious	Trickster	Emotional	The Otter
Wild	Gregarious	Serious	Intellectual	The Antelope
Wild	Gregarious	Serious	Emotional	The Wolf
Wild	Solitary	Trickster	Intellectual	The Weasel
Wild	Solitary	Trickster	Emotional	The Coyote
Wild	Solitary	Serious	Intellectual	The Raven
Wild	Solitary	Serious	Emotional	The Frog
Domestic	Gregarious	Trickster	Intellectual	The Fox
Domestic	Gregarious	Trickster	Emotional	The Dolphin
Domestic	Gregarious	Serious	Intellectual	The Horse
Domestic	Gregarious	Serious	Emotional	The Dog
Domestic	Solitary	Trickster	Intellectual	The Rat
Domestic	Solitary	Trickster	Emotional	The Ferret
Domestic	Solitary	Serious	Intellectual	The Cat
Domestic	Solitary	Serious	Emotional	The Squirrel

12:06PM - Farewell party

Kath, I am so sorry, we forgot totally about your party last night. I feel really dreadful :(
I hope you had an awesome night..... I am really really sorry!

Current mood: stressed

1:16PM - P Cat

We had a 16 year old cat boarding with us, P Cat.... yesterday she was admitted to the Creek Rd specialist centre with renal failure. She is currently rehydrating on a drip with antibiotics for a urinary tract infection she also has due to the kidney failure. Poor P Cat. She is a beautiful black kitty who had been with us for a month... she was drinking a lot of water and gradually went off her food and lost some weight so I took her to the vet. I thought it must have been the kidneys... I only wish I'd worked it out earlier so I could have taken her in earlier. :( Poor P cat. They say that after the antibiotics and rehydration she may well be ok for a little while. Hopefully this is not the end, she is a gorgeous girl and we are very upset.
I feel very very guilty that I did not work it out earlier. Pretty stupid of me. :(

Current mood: sad