	{"id":67957,"date":"2020-04-03T04:55:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T17:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=67957"},"modified":"2020-03-31T20:49:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T09:49:40","slug":"finding-forever-homes-for-furry-four-legged-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/finding-forever-homes-for-furry-four-legged-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding forever homes for furry, four-legged friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Ballarat Animal Shelter handles fifty animals a week. Eighty-seven per cent of dogs are reclaimed, and the balance are adopted or unable to be rehomed.<\/p>\n<p>Kathryn Doroshenk-Pempel said eight hundred and eighty cats, and three hundred and thirty-three dogs were adopted from her facility last year, finding their way to the shelter for varying reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSurrenders are our biggest numbers of animals coming in. The rangers pick up dogs that have been called in as strays, but a worrying trend is the amount of people surrendering adult animals, particularly cats,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of domestic violence, homeless people, and social issues attached to why people surrender. It\u2019s not always the animals\u2019 fault why they\u2019re here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms Doroshenk-Pempel said buying and adopting a dog away from pounds, shelters and breeders can bring unknown, dangerous territory for an owner, and an animal.<\/p>\n<p>Council has closed the Ballarat Animal Shelter until further notice, but when the facility is back open to the public, she encourages individuals and families to engage with its adoption and evaluation processes, to find a four-legged friend that needs a more positive second act, and a happy life they can offer.<\/p>\n<p>The team wants to ensure stays are short, enjoyable and constructive for dogs and cats at the shelter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have staff that are dedicated to understanding each species, which puts us in the best position to be able to work with the dogs, know what type of dog they are and what owner they need,\u201d Ms Doroshenk-Pempel said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve developed a passport concept, which tells us about a particular dog. Rather than saying \u2018I\u2019m up for adoption,\u2019 it has its likes and dislikes. It\u2019s a reference guide, like a personal identification, reminding people of all the things they need to do for that dog.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe passports are a lead-in to get the public to understand that they need certain owners. It\u2019s not owners needing pets, they need owners, and because many of them have specific needs, that can be why they\u2019re in the pound in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When matching animals to the right people, Ms Doroshenk-Pempel said older dogs have their benefits, and are often easier to home than puppies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67959\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67959\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-67959\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/03\/DSC_0415-Copy-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pats and Scratches: Ballarat Animal Shelter\u2019s Bradley Teh with puppy, Jackie. Photo: EDWINA WILLIAMS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBallarat and surrounds have been very supportive of our adult animals. They\u2019re well-adjusted and you know its traits, so therefore, its suitability and fit into your life is probably more a sure thing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough they can be influenced, generally it\u2019s not growing and changing. Whatever its issues are health-wise, it\u2019s probably already presented. When you get an older dog, it\u2019s at size capacity and you\u2019re already through the most expensive, adventurous phase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of us would struggle with juvenile dogs&#8230; We don\u2019t know what the dog\u2019s going to grow into, we don\u2019t know what the capabilities are for a person to train a dog, so there\u2019s a range of unknowns,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>In a perfect world, The Ballarat Animal Shelter would like to be revisiting all the dogs quarterly in their new homes, and offering help to owners who love their animals but don\u2019t have the resources to look after them properly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not in a position to offer that until we get a bigger shelter, but that\u2019s something we\u2019d build into a larger organisation. That would be in our program, perhaps helping people who are struggling with integration problems,\u201d Ms Doroshenk-Pempel said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are marching on towards getting a new shelter so we can have areas set up for people in need, so they don\u2019t have to give up on their pets and we can hold them temporarily without financial burden for the family or people involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/ballaratanimalshelter\"><strong>facebook.com\/ballaratanimalshelter<\/strong><\/a> for further information about animals, services, volunteering and becoming a foster carer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are desperate for people willing to take juvenile kittens, cats with special needs, and occasionally a dog.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can also make contact via <a href=\"mailto:animalshelter@ballarat.vic.gov.au\"><strong>animalshelter@ballarat.vic.gov.au<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Ballarat&#8217;s pound services are still in operation, finding and returning stray pets. Call <strong>5334 2075<\/strong> to collect a pet, or <strong>5320 5500 <\/strong>to contact a ranger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Ballarat Animal Shelter handles fifty animals a week. Eighty-seven per cent of dogs are reclaimed, and the balance are adopted or unable to be rehomed. 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