I am involved with fund raising for a longer term service for the Kinglake Fire victims. I would fully understand if you don’t want the SD full of begging posts. I would like to mention this fund - to look after injured wildlife and pets immediately, but even more importantly - to work on the longer term and replace kids pets, through the veterinary practice at Hurstbridge, where I live. This is the practice which serves the district including Kinglake, St Andrews and Strathewen, which was so devastated. I have been talking about the fires in the thread on the Australian Heat. There are some pretty traumatized kids and families. Medicos locally agree that a replacement pet could well give them a great deal of help through the psychological trauma of the coming months.
Details are on my website at www.lynnekelly.com.au.
Please let me know of the policy - I really do understand if you would rather the Board not used in this way. Feel free to kill this post as soon as you have replied.
Lynne Kelly