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as a postscript to my journal entry on unchaste charity, one of the animal protection orgnisations mentioned in the original entry recently flew several dozen poodles from queensland to adelaide to make use of the empty kennels locally.

the reason for the sudden demand was the discovery of a professional poodle breeder who had been keeping many dogs in a cruel state.

altho that particular animal rescue society had made no false claims to me regarding their work, they are currently in the midst of an election struggle between rival factions. one which feels the legitimate function of the organisation lies in traditional animal rescue, and the other which feels its practical purpose in the future lies with monitoring commercial and industrial treatment of animals.

it is worth noting that the faction that wishes the organisation to keep its nose out of farming etc are rural members and people who have affiliations (legitimately so i hasten to add) with commercial animal husbandry in one way or another.

so my original concerns about an organisation continuing with a function that clearly no longer exists, is more than just about institutional perpetuation for the sake of jobs and itself, and bringing in money: it is also about keeping such organisations out of investigating commercial mistreatment of animals.

makes me sick.


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