Dogs in Today's Society

An exclusive Pet Talk Radio! presentation

OK - initially it sounds a little 'dry' but we eagerly attended the inaugural 'Dogs In Today's Society' seminar at Parliament House (NSW) on Tues. 14th March 2006. In time of course this may seem 'dated' but it will be an interesting archive to compare with 'today' and of course to see if this seminar actually had any real impact on dogs and/or people in society. 

Jointly facilitated by the Royal NSW Canine Council and the NSW Dept. of Local Government, the speakers - all prominent in their respective fields, have finally come together - publicly - to put forward current and future thinking and plans to improve how we deal with pets in today's society. And don't just think this is for NSW... a lot more is on the agenda!

Right now you're probably thinking - what's to improve?... we ALL love pets right?... but sadly, with many cases of dog aggression and dog attacks, particularly towards young kids or the elderly and domestic cats destroying wildlife, understandably some people would rather we didn't have animals as pets... There are issues such as pets in pet shops, tail docking, breed specific legislation and much more. 

Pets are not only good for us personally, they are good as a whole for a well balanced society.

Pet Talk Radio! brings you this exclusive full report by presenting the full un-edited presentations by the following speakers.


MC for the day was Mr Bob Curtis, OAM

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Welcome - Mr Keith Irwin, President  Royal NSW Canine Council - 4'30"

Official Opening: Owners "Dogs & The Media" - Tim Webster, Ch 10 News - 10'26"

Kids Safety & Dogs" Dr Rob Zammit authour and Radio 2GB vet - 16'47" 

Australian Veterinary Associations Pet Education Program - Dr Kersti Seksel - 17'49"

The Hon Kerry Hickey MP Minister For Local Government - 13'18"

The RNSWCC's Role In Society - Lauren Sykes, RNSWCC Public Relations - 8'59"

Benefits Of Dogs In Society - The Hon. Ian Armstrong OBE MP, Member for Lachlan - 23'49"

Closing Address - Mr Hugh Gent OAM President Australian National Kennel Council - 5'47"