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Low cost cat de-sexing Not-profits and charities perform a wide range of roles in the community, but offering veterinary services hasn’t traditionally been one of them. But for Wyndham pet owners that has changed, with the Wyndham Community Vet now operating in Hoppers Crossing. The not-profit clinic is the brainchild of Teresa Minniti who said the idea came to while running her cat rescue service Give a Kitty a Home Rescue. “I thought if we start where the problem begins with people not de-sexing their animals then it would reduce the number of animals be euthanised unnecessarily,” she said. Ms Minniti said operating as a charity meant she could offer de-sexing and other services such as vaccinations and mircochipping, far below normal prices. “We’re not for profit so we do it at absolutely minimal cost. As long as we can cover our vet and the rent and utilities, there’s zero profit being made.” The clinic is the first of its type in the municipality and one of only three not-profit vets in Melbourne. Dr Stefanie Smith at registered not-for-profit Wyndham Community Vet located in Hoppers Crossing. (Damjan Janevski). 333301_01
Arrests at neo-Nazi rally By Mibenge Nsenduluka and Adrian Black, AAP A Werribee man was one of two arrested after a group of neo-Nazis clashed with police and counter-protesters at an anti-immigration rally on the streets of Melbourne on Saturday. Wild scenes erupted as police wrangled crowds outside Parliament House, where a group of masked men dressed in black performed the Nazi salute, sparking a bitter war of words that escalated into shoving and bottles being thrown. Members of a Campaign Against Racism and Fascism group chanted “refugees welcome, Nazis are not“ as they faced off with a group holding a banner for the far-right National Socialist Network.
Police arrested a 30-year-old Doreen man for theft of a police body camera and assaulting police, while a 20-year-old Werribee man was arrested for discharging a missile and assaulting police. Federal Labor MP Chris Bowen condemned the protests. “It’s unspeakably un-Australian,”he said. “It’s unacceptable. It is not on.” A spokeswoman said police had been appalled at the acts displayed in Melbourne on Saturday. “Everyone has the right to feel safe in our community regardless of who they are,” she said. “We understand incidents of anti-Semitism can leave communities feeling targeted, threatened and vulnerable.
“Hate and prejudice has no place in our society.” Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto slammed the protest and thanked the police for their work. “The Victorian Liberals and Nationals condemn neo-Nazi thugs and their toxic bigotry and hate,” Mr Pesutto wrote in a joint statement with deputy Liberal leader David Southwick. The Liberal Party renewed its offer to work with the Labor government on plans to ban the Nazi salute, announced by the government following its use at an anti-transgender rally in March. Earlier on Saturday, police declared the CBD a “designated area” from 7 am to 7pm
in response to the planned “stop immigration rally”. The designation empowered officers to search a person or their vehicle for weapons. Greens deputy leader Mehreen Faruqi condemned the Nazi salute display. “Disgraceful to see Neo-Nazis on the streets of Melbourne again, this time rallying against immigration,” she tweeted. “Fascism & racism have no place in our multicultural society & must be destroyed.” Most states and territories have enacted bans or are in the process of outlawing the display of Nazi symbols, with the salute covered in some jurisdictions. Victoria has banned Nazi symbols in public and is moving to include the Nazi salute.
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