Congratulations Sally, Beau, and Sandy – winner of the 2019 Advocate® People’s Rescue Story! This is their story….my son Beau age 3 first rescued Sandy from the RSPCA in 2009. He was the biggest kitten in the pen and jumped onto my sons lap immediately. We...
Congratulations Josie and Astro! Astro arrived at the RSPCA with a broken wing and facial mites, after having fended for himself in the wild. The vets patched him up but thought he was unlikely to fly again. He was very scared of people, apparently never having been...
Congratulations Rhiannon and Olaf! In 2016 I was a Cadet with the SA Police. I got tasked to a job where a young rabbit was left in an abandoned car. I rescued him from the car and dropped him at the shelter with my details if an owner was not found. 3 weeks later, I...
Congratulations Tilly and Rocky! Rocky was found in country NSW. He’d been shot in the head and left in a quarry. He was skin and bone and could barely walk. The Riverina Rescue group took him in, funded his treatment, and miraculously, Rocky survived his injuries. He...
Congratulations Chuan and Sasha! In Jan 2018 I started volunteering at AWL. As a dog lover, I thought what better way something to give something back. After 10 rewarding years, in July 2018 we lost our beloved Maltese-Shitzu (Miffy) from a sudden illness. It was...
Congratulations Jack and Skip Esme! Back in September 2018, I unexpectedly lost my father to suicide. A few weeks after his passing, I decided to adopt [from A1 Wheatbelt Dog Rescue] this beautiful Corgi x Mixed-breed puppy, named Skip. For years I had wanted to get a...