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Boof has been a PetRescue member since 10 October 2004.
Their member number is 115.

They have listed 178 animals.

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For some months now, PAWS has been assisting with a program which brings young dogs from the Northern Territory to be rehomed in NSW. The program, which rescues adorable desert dogs and then re-homes them, is run by Warlukurlangu Artists of Yuendumu, with the assistance of vet Dr Honey Nelson. It is planned to now bring litters of puppies to be rehomed here (as an alternative to euthanasia) and their mothers will be desexed locally after the puppies are weaned. Unlike the countless number of abandoned dogs rescued from our city Pounds and re-homed by PAWS, the Yuendumu people did not buy the dogs from a pet shop, puppy farm or a breeder. Instead these animal loving communities were just left to cope with domestic dogs that were dumped and, unlike the Dingo, domestic dogs breed prolifically. Seven years ago, before the program began, the local Yuendumu people had to cope with as many as 20 or more dogs per household and, although many of them love their unique dogs, they were overwhelmed by the number as many aboriginal people just want to have 2 or 3 family dogs. Gloria Morales of Desert Dog Projects (shown in the above photo) says that "one of the most effective things we can do is to stabilize the breeding cycle and we have gradually halved the dog population, which has hugely improved the health and wellbeing of the dogs. Even with the increase in dog control there is still an epidemic amount of puppies that need loving homes forever and that is where the PAWS team and network is instrumental." Sadly, despite the work of volunteers and the dedication shown by both Gloria Morales and vet Dr Honey Nelson, changes to funding management by the local shire mean the future and the program is at risk. Ms Morales is currently campaigning for the vital $25,000 p.a. minimum needed over the next 5 years. If she succeeds, Yuendumu could become a national success story and a prototype for all other remote communities. "There are only so many puppies that we can re-home, and if we are forced to abandon the Desert Dogs project Yuendumu will revert to having a plague of diseased and hungry dogs and this will have a major detrimental impact on the already poor health of these communities" adds Gloria.  

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Contact: Sandra
Phone: 0411 530346
Address: Sydney NSW