Pet Adoption & Foster Stories
Keep the tissues handy when you read inspiring and heartwarming stories of pet adoption and fostering from all over Australia.Jannae and Jersey
Jannae of Queensland shares her story about her rescue dog, Jersey. I went to the RSPCA to adopt a dog, Jersey was in the pound section and wasn't up for adoption as she had only just got in there the day before. I fell in love instantly and knew I needed her. I had...
Georgi and Frankenkitten
Georgi of Victoria shares her story of Frankenkitten who had one eye and four ears. I foster for GAWS, and I heard that a kitten was needing a week's foster after eye removal surgery. Only when I got there, I was told the kitten had another unique feature besides one...
Katie and Fancy
Katie of Western Australia shares her story. An unnamed kitten was brought into a vet and no owner was found. Perth Rescue Angels took the kitten into their care and I became her foster carer. She was clearly deformed and we all thought it was a cleft palate. Though...
Carmel and Andy
Carmel of Victoria shares her story about Andy, a rescue German Shepherd Dog. Andy came to me at a time when I was in recovery from multiple brain tumors, 3 failed surgeries, radiation therapy and then a fatal cardiac arrest that took 7 paramedics and close to an hour...
Charlie’s Second Chance
You’re never too old to find true love and live the life you deserve. When elderly dog Charlie was seized from his owner, he was suffering from extreme neglect and on the verge of death. Inspectors immediately took him to the emergency hospital at RSPCA South...
The story of Pumba
On 21 May 2018, Pumba was brought in to the Shire of Campaspe Animal Shelter by the community ranger. When he arrived, he was a terrified, severely emaciated dog with mild dehydration and loose faeces attached to material and plastic hanging out of his anus. Poor...
Dr Katrina and Riley, NSW
I am Dr Katrina Warren, media vet. I met Riley in 2011, a year to the day that my beloved Border Collie, Toby, had passed away. Riley, a Golden Retriever, came to me as a foster from a rescue group that I had worked with. It was meant to be a short-term foster, but he...
Karel and Ralph, WA
After losing our beautiful Beagle Louie to a brain tumour, our dear old Rotti x, Jewely, was beside herself so I started checking online for older Beagles and came across Floyd on Gumtree. I had an instant connection. My husband didn’t want another dog as the pain...
Birte Zittlau, Ellie and Joey, VIC
We found Ellie and Joey online and fell in love with them just by looking at their pictures! They were both too cute and loving with their wagging tails to not take them home. Ellie was surrendered by an elderly lady who fell ill and was unable to take care of her any...
Anne and Hero, NSW
Hero was brought into a shelter at eight weeks of age, badly injured and needing immediate surgery. His front leg had severe nerve damage and needed amputation. Hero was thrown from a car and picked up by some kids who saved some money, named him ‘Shadow’ and...
Alec, Ash & Milly, NSW
We have two rescue cats named Ash and Milly. Ash is two years old and Milly is eight. We found Milly at a vet clinic. She was placed in an esky with her sister and left outside of the vet hospital. Because they were in an esky, the vet staff called Milly's sister Esky...
Ben and Olivia, NSW
I am a long-time volunteer of Sydney Wildlife and about 10 years ago, one of our fellow wildlife rescuers was called out to relocate a ‘very large’ snake from someone’s living room in Sydney. Upon arrival at the house, they quickly realised this was not a local...