no words . .

. . only actions.

I just made the mistake of pressing play on the video released by Animals Australia & the RSPCA that shows the shocking footage of Brian, a male cow being nothing short of tortured in Indonesia before being slaughtered in the most inhumane way I imagine is possible.  Oh & 'we'; the Australian tax payer, are supplying the funds to do so. 

Twenty seconds into the video tears started streaming down my face.  HOW can ANYONE possibly think it's ok???  You don't have to be an animal lover to understand how agonising something like this is to watch.  Every person on this earth should be taught that every animal on this earth deserves respect.  You will feel physicaly ill watching this short documentary.  It is shocking, infuriating & there truely are no words to truely demonstrate the anger it makes me feel.  PLEASE head to  http://www.getup.org.au/campaigns/animals/live-export/ban-live-export - watch the video if you can - if anything it will hopefully affect you enough to spread the word to all your friends & use facebook in the most wonderful way you can, to make a difference.  It will take you no more than 30 seconds to add your details to the petition that will tomorrow be presented at Parliament House & with 10,000 signatures & a clear meassage to the Australian Government that THIS IS NOT OK with Australia!   

52 Project - Black & White

I LOVE B&W photos.  They seem to have this raw sense of emotion to them that is just so powerful & can turn an already stunning image into something breathtaking!  Most of the images I capture of a dog with their owners go over to b&w . . the lack of colour (and therefore distraction) means the focus is purely on the interaction between the two subjects. 

With shooting pets I've found that the majority of cats, dogs, horses look better in colour.  A dogs coat can be such an important element in making him or her unique & turning a portrait b&w doesn't always do them justice.  My Alfie looks better in colour . .he's a deep chocolate brown colour & I rarely edit his photos to b&w.  Jersey however (being grey, darker grey & orange around her mouth from where she eats sand :/) looks beautiful in b&w and so of course was my subject for this week.

Head on over to Chase & Snap Photography to see Stephanie Madeline's stunning b&w images :)  Keep following the links until you end up back here!  I Hope everyone has a lovely weekend. 

Greyhound Adoptables!

I was very honoured to be able to donate some time to Greyhounds As Pets this week & take some pictures of some ex racing dogs who are now looking for a place to call home.  A huge thanks to Tara for taking the time to arrange it.  Greyhounds are a unique breed, not seen too often and so people are sometimes unsure about having them as pets.  A common misconception (myself included) that they need LOADS of exercise or are not friendly or family dogs is simply not true!  The 8 I got to meet on Friday were all very sweet & cuddly & with a very brief walk would be more than happy to snuggle with you on the couch for the rest of the day!  You talk to anyone who has a hound & they'll tell you how much of an impact these incredibly graceful dogs have had on their lives.  I only got a few minutes with each pooch but i'm so glad I got to meet them all.

So if you've room on that couch next to you, head on over the Greyhounds as Pets Website or Facebook Page & consider adopting one of these stunning pooches :)

A Million Paws

Petography entered a corporate team into this years RSPCA Million Paws Walk & I am SO glad we did.  Not only did we raise a nice little sum of money to help support the RSPCA, we had such a fun morning with a huge group of amazing clients, friends & family (and of course all their beautiful furry children).  Our own 2 had a very busy day & to our shock & suprise Jersey was much less embarrassing than she normally is and was uncharacteristically well behaved!  Alfie just loved it - he didn't calm down at all - there was just WAY too many exciting things everywhere he looked!  
A huge Thank You to you all - could not have asked for a more fun, supportive & wonderful team to represent everything Petography stands for :)  Aidan, Thank You for getting the camera out of the bag whilst i ran around looking for food & for getting some amazing shots too :)

Lets start off with the beautiful Kat & her handsome Broxi Man

Here's to raising more money & having even more fun next year x

52 Project - in the garden

This week's 52 Project Theme was PERFECT for me!  Our own garden is mid 'operation look pretty' after Alfie & Jersey destroyed the first one they were given so i knew it would be a friend or family member that would be graced with my presence at some point.
My brother Adam rescued a very lucky lil boy from the pound last Friday - I had scattered Ben's picture all over facebook & was told on the Thursday that unless someone adopted him by 10am the next morning it would be too late :O  All the shelters and rescues had said no due to being incredibly over capacity already.  Adam had text me at 7am Friday morning to see if he'd been rescued & when i told him not yet he put it on me to ensure i called and made sure they didn;t put him down!  I phoned and left a few messages but got nothing back  . . Adam text me at half 9 demanding an update to which i had none . . the next thing i know Adam's calling me to say he had just saved him as the pound were about to walk him into that dreaded room :(  We picked Ben (now Arnie) up on Saturday morning - he was underweight & got more and more worried and confused as he realised things were changing & he was being taken away from that cage.  Less than a week later & to say he has settled in would be an understatement.  What's even more amazing is Adam moves into his new home in a few days so until now Arnie has been living at my Mums place, with: 2 dogs, 3 cats and a bunny.  Apart from wanting to play with the bunny he's been amazing with all of them.  So i popped over for half hour with Arnie :)  He was scared of my camera when we first brought him home but a few smacko's sure helped with that!  So here's Arnie - who is very lucky to be in his garden :)

 . .  .   and just some of his part time roomies - don't they just look SOOO welcoming :p

Welcome to a life of fun, safety & love Arnie :)  Oh, and you'll be a seasoned Petography model in no time at all ;)

Now head on over to Wacky Dog Pet Photography  to see what's frolicking around their garden!  Keep clicking on the links until you end up back here :D