FREE: Used 2010 Australia Complete Stamp Set 60¢ Adopted and Adored Dogs Off paper

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Australia has one of the highest levels of dog ownership worldwide, with an estimated 40 percent of Australian households having at least one dog. This means that there are around 4 million dogs nationwide. But while Australia enjoys a high level of dog ownership, a high number of dogs are admitted into shelters. During 2008–09, the RSPCA alone recorded 69,383 admissions into its shelters across the country.

This stamp issue promotes responsible dog ownership and supports the dedicated work of organisations re-homing lost and abandoned dogs. The RSPCA, Victoria’s Lost Dogs’ Home, Dogs’ Homes of Tasmania and the NSW Animal Rescue are just some of the key establishments working tirelessly for animal welfare and pairing lost or abandoned dogs with new owners. Their number is signicantly boosted by the many other small shelters also re-homing dogs. In the case of two of Australia’s largest shelters – the RSPCA and the Lost Dogs’ Home – they find new owners for around 70 percent of the dogs admitted. Only those that are healthy, de-sexed and free of behavioural problems (such as biting and excessive barking) can be re-homed through their adoption programs. Each of the dogs featured in this stamp issue has been given a second chance. All have have spent time in a shelter before being adopted into adoring new families. This complete set of 5 stamps includes Piper, Daisy, Jessie, Buckley and Tigger. :)

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