Caroline Pope, Animal Communicator

13/08/2025

Plastics are porous: they trap oils🩸 that quickly turn rancid. Unless washed daily (which isn’t realistic), plastic containers can spoil the pet food stored inside.

Proper storage is key to slowing harmful chemical changes and stopping bacteria🦠 growth.

Want to know the safest ways to store your pet’s food, toppers, treats, and supplements? Check out The Forever Dog LIFE—the New York Times Best Seller and #1 most-sold pet recipe book of the year, where in "Chapter 1 - Feeding Your Pet: the section titled 'Food Storage' we cover the best ways to store your pet food toppers, treats, meals, or supplements.

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13/08/2025

🚨 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗪: 𝟭𝟳𝟵 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗡𝗦𝗪'𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀

While families visit our national parks this August, tonnes of 1080 poison baits are being deployed across the landscape. That's 179 separate operations putting wildlife, domestic animals, our ecosystem, and public health at risk.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆:

❌ 1080 poison impacts far more animals than "target" species
❌ No antidote exists
❌ Baits can remain lethal for months
❌ Native animals and companions are dying as unintended victims

This isn't just happening in remote areas - these operations are active in national parks where children explore nature and where native animals should be safe.

𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄:

✅ Exact locations of all baiting programs
✅ Safer, proven alternatives being ignored
✅ Real impact data on non-target species

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. Every share raises awareness. Every comment demands transparency. Every action brings us closer to protecting our wildlife from indiscriminate poisoning.

👆 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘 this post to expose the truth about 1080 in our protected areas.

👉 www.ban1080.org.au/map.

10/08/2025

09/08/2025

https://fb.watch/BntRc7R7Op/?
As I’m always saying it’s rarely actually about the dog and what the dog needs

09/08/2025

What a privilege it is…

…to watch the first few white hairs appear around a horse’s eyes, the face you’ve known for years. Maybe since they were a gangly youngster, or perhaps only in more recent seasons. Either way, you’ve become their constant.

One day, as you run your hand up along their face and brush aside their forelock, you notice something different. A few grey hairs, soft yet stubborn, threaded through the colour you’ve always known. Just a smattering, almost as if they were dabbed on with a brush when your back was turned.
And they stop you in your tracks.
Because there it is.

The first, quiet whisper of time.

There’s a particular kind of privilege in caring for an older horse. Not just the honour of fulfilling their everyday needs. But the deeper, quieter privilege… being the one who will walk beside them as they soften with age. The one whose hands they will come to rely on completely. The one who will know them for the rest of their life.

They won’t be passed along. They won’t be asked to start over with someone new. They’ll only ever know your care, your routine, your way of doing things. Until the day they take their last breath. That’s something profound.

Not everyone gets to be the person who holds space for a horse’s entire arc. You see the wonder of youth, the steadiness of middle age, and the gentleness that so often comes with time. Not everyone chooses it. Not everyone can. But for those of us who do…

…what a privilege it is.

To know them, not just when they were strong and sound and “useful,” but when they slow down and ask for a little more patience. A little more help. A little more softness. To be their person, not just for the ride, but also for the parts of the journey where you walk side by side, even for the times you carry the most weight for them instead.

Because even as their bodies change, their hearts don’t. The bond grows stronger and deeper and even more familiar.

What a privilege it is.

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©️Lauren Johnson Graveney Equine: Horse Track System - dedicated to Jasper who has graced us with the first few grey hairs this year. With us forever 💚

09/08/2025

Update: We are so relieved that Ruddy has now been found and is back wirh his foster carer. It’s been a very long night for him and he is so lucky to still be alive after the journey he has been on. Thankyou to everyone. We are thrilled he is back with us safe and sound.

🚨 MISSING DOG – PLEASE HELP 🚨

Ruddy a recently rescued and very scared little dog has gone missing and we urgently need your help to find him.

Breed: Jack Russell x Foxie
Color: White and tan
Collar: Colour stripes (may have come off)
Last seen: Adele Street Mitcham heading towards Canterbury Road

Ruddy has only just arrived in care and doesn’t know his name yet. He is extremely nervous and likely to run if approached. Please do not chase or try to catch him – instead note the location and contact us immediately.

If you see him call us on 0422 347 446 and leave a message if we don’t answer so we can call you back.

Let’s get this sweet boy safely back to his foster carer. Please share this post and keep an eye out if you’re in the area! If you can help with searching please message us

08/08/2025

Happy International Cat Day!
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08/08/2025

Dr Crystal's Healing Vet Clinic