herptrader
Very Well-Known Member
Australian Animal Advocacy ? What should go in the mission statement?
There have been a number of threads recently expressing disgruntlement with the RSPCA because the offer little for herpers and seem motivated by their own self importance and pulling stunts to feed their donation based revenue stream.
There is a need for animal advocacy but we need the organisation to be up to date with the way of the modern world and not just concerned about cruelty to cats, dogs and horses.
For any new organisation to get off the ground it would need broad support. Its mission statement would need to be acceptable to the majority of the community.
I know what I would put in such a mission statement but wonder if my ideas would be accepted or create argument.
I would like to hear some discussion on what a mission statement for and Australian Animal Advocacy organisation might contain.
To start the ball rolling here are a few ideas:
Acknowledging that habitat destruction and climate change are the biggest threats to native animals in Australia I would like to see the remaining habitat defended and where possible extended.
Acknowledging that people are largely omnivorous and not vegetarian I would like to see farming practices that see animals have a good quality of life.
Encourage the farming of native species. Where habitat is removed and replaced with ?farm? land I would like to see the habitat retained and the native species farmed.
Advocate the proper keeping of native animals, including herps (of course), as this is the best way to understand their needs and learn about their requirements.
Discourage/ban the keeping of cats.
Attempt to eradicate feral animals. In particular cats, foxes and cane toads would receive a lot of attention.
What else?
There have been a number of threads recently expressing disgruntlement with the RSPCA because the offer little for herpers and seem motivated by their own self importance and pulling stunts to feed their donation based revenue stream.
There is a need for animal advocacy but we need the organisation to be up to date with the way of the modern world and not just concerned about cruelty to cats, dogs and horses.
For any new organisation to get off the ground it would need broad support. Its mission statement would need to be acceptable to the majority of the community.
I know what I would put in such a mission statement but wonder if my ideas would be accepted or create argument.
I would like to hear some discussion on what a mission statement for and Australian Animal Advocacy organisation might contain.
To start the ball rolling here are a few ideas:
Acknowledging that habitat destruction and climate change are the biggest threats to native animals in Australia I would like to see the remaining habitat defended and where possible extended.
Acknowledging that people are largely omnivorous and not vegetarian I would like to see farming practices that see animals have a good quality of life.
Encourage the farming of native species. Where habitat is removed and replaced with ?farm? land I would like to see the habitat retained and the native species farmed.
Advocate the proper keeping of native animals, including herps (of course), as this is the best way to understand their needs and learn about their requirements.
Discourage/ban the keeping of cats.
Attempt to eradicate feral animals. In particular cats, foxes and cane toads would receive a lot of attention.
What else?
