Animals

Cats Dogs Wildlife Exotics

Welcome to the Lort smith animal pages. Here you will find lots of information on most types of pets, from choice of breed and sex to your pet and the law.

Cats

There are few things more appealing than a cute, wide-eyed fluffy kitten. Sadly, every year thousands of unwanted kittens, many of them diseased and neglected, are put to sleep, or worse, simply dumped or destroyed in inhumane ways. Cats make marvellous pets. Particularly for busy people, older people and in houses or flats with not much space, as they are fairly easy to care for and generally do not require the space and attention of a dog. They are affectionate, clean and rather independent. However, before taking that cute little bundle of fluff home, consider the responsibilities involved. . more...

Dogs

The puppy is six weeks old, fluffy and irresistibly cute. You just can't pass it up - so you buy it. Now you own a puppy.

But what if:

• The novelty of the pup wears off in a couple of months, nobody plays with it anymore, and the pup never goes for a walk?
• You discover you can't afford the cost of worming, vaccination, feeding, flea control, desexing or boarding kennels?
• The puppy rapidly becomes undisciplined, unmanageable, over excitable, and perhaps even aggressive?
• The dog is no longer cute, fluffy or small, but large restless, ugly and smelly?

The dog barks all day while you're out and annoys the neighbors, digs holes everywhere and pulls washing off the line. The dog keeps escaping from the yard and running loose. more...

Wildlife & Case Studies

All wildlife in Victoria is protected. This means that it is illegal to take wildlife (dead or alive) from its natural habitat to keep it. The law includes animals found on your property, on the road etc. If a sick, injured or abandoned animal is found it must be handed in to an authorised wildlife shelter operator. These people have the experience to rehabilitate the animal and release it in an appropriate location. Lort Smith is a licensed wildlife shelter. For complete listings of these shelters contact us or Wildline on 0500 540 000. .more...

Exotics

Ferrets and Rabbits more...