The 3rd National Summit to End Companion Animal Overpopulation was held at the Gold Coast International Hotel, Surfers Paradise and at the Animal Welfare League of Queensland's Coombabah shelter, Queensland September 30 - October 2 2009.
The first two days consisted of a conference style event with the third taking place at the AWLQ shelter which enabled hands on style workshops and tours of the Rehoming and Education Centres.
The speakers are listed below with links to their papers.
Click on the links below to view the papers and presentations given at the Summit.
Bill Hastie - Queensland Government's managing unwanted cats and dogs strategy
Jan Allen - Progress in preventing unwanted animals in the Northern Territory
Glen Colley - NSW Government initiatives to assist local councils manage pet overpopulation in their communities
Leanne Page - The Government of South Australia Dog and Cat Management Board Regulatory Impact Assessments
Tracy Helman - Victorian Government domestic animal management strategy
Janine Faulkner - Cat management in Tasmania: Taking the initiative
Roz Robinson - Western Australia Government cat management strategy
Michael Linke - RSPCA ACT: Punching above your weight
Peter McQueen - Progress in preventing unwanted dogs and cats in New Zealand
Corinne Hanlon - Cat admissions to RSPCA shelters in Queensland: A pilot study to describe the population of cats and risk factors for euthansia
Nathan Winograd - Saving ALL animals in our pounds and shelters, is it possible?
Joy Verrinder - Getting 2 Zero
Nathan Winograd - The life saving matrix
Claire Gick - Animal control and animal welfare unite in Bunbury Western Australia
Jeremy Bennett - A journey: A story of local government success
Veronic Abbott - Taking a united approach to the issues of unwanted animals
Sheree McLelland - It's our way or the highway: The way forward for Frankston
Geoff Irwin - Breeder Permits & Code of Practice plus cat safe fencing
Louise Laurens - Pilot project subsidised desexing
Tim Vasudeva - South Korea:Challenges for animal welfare rescue and rehoming
Robyn Kippenberger - Valentines Adoptathon
Alistair and Sue McKellow - NZSPCA Mobile Desexing Unit
Michelle Williamson - Changing the way rescue groups present themselves
Sharon Van den Bergen and Cassandra Pearton - Meet Your Match
Carole Webb - Forming coalitions to drive change:The Cat Crisis Coalition
Tamzin Barber - Enrichment and rehab for cats in pounds and shelters
Angela Stockdale - Addressing dog aggression in pound and shelter environments
Lorraine Aueb and Michelle Critchley - Developing a foster care program
Sandy Lack - Open Paws
Nathan Winograd - Reforming animal management: A discussion for CEO's, managers and leaders of pounds and shelters
Turbo charging pet adoptions handout