What is this Appeal About?
DCH is raising funds to construct a shelter facility for our rescue animals. We are aiming to build a kennel and cattery facility within the greater Sydney area by 2011. DCH has expanded over the four years since we began to now over 90 volunteers and over 140 animals in care at any one time. DCH has rescued more than 1900 animals in this time working solely with our volunteer foster carers.
With a shelter facility we can not only rescue more animals from "death row" in council pounds but we can ensure strict quarantine facilities to safe guard our foster carers own pets and yards. We can provide a greater level of temperament testing for our foster carers and new owners alike and ensure all our foster animals have a safe place to go if they are ever returned or a carer can no longer look after them.
Project Objectives:
To increase the number of rescue animals being saved by DCH
To reduce the incidents of health and temperament related problems currently faced by volunteers who care for animals in their homes
To better support our volunteer foster carers and improve upon this service
To provide a central location when volunteers unable to foster care can provide help
To provide a central location for delivery, storage and administration purposes
Why We Need a Shelter?
In NSW alone, over 63,000 dogs and cats are killed each year in council pounds and other shelters. These animals are mostly healthy and of good temprament. They find their way to the pound for a variety of reasons, sometimes found wandering, often surrendered by their owners, they are usually abandoned through no fault of their own.
We hope that by building a new shelter we can have a greater impact on the number of healthy good natured animals that are currently being put to sleep in pounds each year.
