Ivory Coat Foster Carer Story Entries

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Check out the wonderful entries below for the Ivory Coat Foster Carer Story 2022 award category. This special category is for Aussie foster carers 18 years and older who foster a companion animal for a Rescue Group, Animal Shelter, Council-run Animal Shelter, or Veterinary Clinic. Fabulous prizes to be won! The finalists will be announced in our socials on the 14th of September 2022. 

 

 

Banjo and Victor (NSW)

Banjo and Victor (NSW)

I thought fostering would be a good way to see if dog ownership was right for me, before committing to buying or adopting one. DRN ...

Gravy and Loic (Qld)

Gravy and Loic (Qld)

Gravy first arrived to me with a respiratory infection as well as having lost all of his friends and being a strong character. While ...

Winter and Emily (NSW)

Winter and Emily (NSW)

I was assisting a surrender request who had rescued 2 rabbits from under a car on a hot summers day. The female had given birth to 3 ...

Chomp and Karolina (New South Wales)

Chomp and Karolina (New South Wales)

Chomp came to us as a baby after being caught by a community member’s cat. Poor baby Chomp was extremely scared and timid. With a lot ...

Salem and Melissa (NSW)

Salem and Melissa (NSW)

I offered to help this beautiful young fellow by providing him love and comfort until he finds his forever home. He was taken from the ...

Mumma Rose and Monique (Vic)

Mumma Rose and Monique (Vic)

Mumma Rose was a stray cat that lives behind my house. She was extremely vicious and hated people. I managed to trap her and her ...

Choo Choo and Sharlene (VIC)

Choo Choo and Sharlene (VIC)

When my daughter was killed in November of 2020 I found myself spending a lot of time with my rabbits outside in the garden. It was ...

Lucifer and Jenni (Victoria)

Lucifer and Jenni (Victoria)

Lucifer was trapped with his brother and sisters on a rural property. They were around 6 weeks old when collected them for fostering. ...

Shakey and Cheryl (vic)

Shakey and Cheryl (vic)

Shakey came into my care with severe cat flu at three weeks old. There was something different about Shakey. Our vet diagnosed him ...

Blaze and Sara-Lee (Queensland)

Blaze and Sara-Lee (Queensland)

I picked up Blaze from our local pound where he and his sister were dumped. Sadly his sister died in the pound overnight. They were ...

Max and Becki (Vic)

Max and Becki (Vic)

Max was dumped at the pound. Not only did his owners totally abandon him, they signed for euthanasia. He was petrified around men. I ...

Daphne and Shania (VIC)

Daphne and Shania (VIC)

She was a new born experiencing a new life from living in a shed to living in a loving home with a sister and a mom and dad who adore ...

CHARLIE and Belinda (South Australia)

CHARLIE and Belinda (South Australia)

Charlie he was only meant to stay for a little while . He was a last minute foster and i picked him up from the vet. My first words ...

Alaska and Emily (Victoria)

Alaska and Emily (Victoria)

We adopted our beloved little Ziggy and Maui last year and thought very our family was very much complete. I was talking to a friend ...

Benji and Ray (WA)

Benji and Ray (WA)

Geoff from SAFE rang me one day and asked if I would foster a 15yld poodle cross who was mostly blind and deaf. Benji had been placed ...

Kismet and Barry (Vic)

Kismet and Barry (Vic)

Kismet was our dog who developed cancer so we sent her to doggie heaven and she now sits pride and place on the top of our ...

Cecil and Karen (QLD)

Cecil and Karen (QLD)

From the minute I walked into his cage ( he had to be in solitary confinement because he as a) a bully and b) a fatty he kept eating ...

Maxx and Jennifer (VIC)

Maxx and Jennifer (VIC)

Maxx followed a guy l worked with from the train station to the restaurant where we worked. We put him out the back which was secure ...

Bindi and Kasey (Queensland)

Bindi and Kasey (Queensland)

My beautiful bindi was a birthday present from my dad she is definitely the best present I have ever received she is the most cuddly ...

Violet and Jane (VIC)

Violet and Jane (VIC)

Our beloved Violet was in the pound for a month before we found her. We can’t believe such a beautiful, clever and good natured dog ...

Bonnie and the Bonnette’s and Alison (QLD)

Bonnie and the Bonnette’s and Alison (QLD)

Earlier this year I joined a collaborative effort to save the lives of a young rat of and her six babies who arrived at a rescue ...

Zilla and Raihanaty (WA)

Zilla and Raihanaty (WA)

Zilla is a beautiful 19 year old cat whose owners could no longer afford to keep her because of multiple health issues, including ...

Wozza and Jacinta (WA)

Wozza and Jacinta (WA)

Wozza came to Cat Haven as a stray, at the time he was five years old. He had FIV+, dental issues and a food allergy. When we first ...

Benji and Lily (Nsw)

Benji and Lily (Nsw)

Wally’s was in need of some foster cares over Xmas. No worries we thought, we have two weeks off and the kids would love to have a ...

Orla and Judith (Vic)

Orla and Judith (Vic)

Orla came to me as part of a litter of six, she was the hissy spitty runt of the litter. Her siblings were beautiful friendly guys who ...

Honey Lemon and Caroline (NSW)

Honey Lemon and Caroline (NSW)

HoneyLemon was found with her babies in a warehouse. She had sun-bleached fur, was very timid and distressed by her babies’ fighting, ...

Indi and Kim (Qld)

Indi and Kim (Qld)

I fostered an American/Johnson bulldog some yrs back named Indi. She came from a breeder who had dumped her once her body was wrecked ...

Jasper and Lauren (Tasmania)

Jasper and Lauren (Tasmania)

Jasper, a 35yo pony, arrived at the shelter extremely emaciated, an exceptionally long coat due to untreated Cushings, as well as the ...

Meika and Toni (QLD)

Meika and Toni (QLD)

There was an urgent call out one night for a foster carer for Meika, my old dog had recently passed away aged 17 and a half years ...

Mr William Skittles and Kim (Nsw)

Mr William Skittles and Kim (Nsw)

Mr William Skittles from Greyhound Rescue was my first foster and an absolute dream. Toilet trained, cuddle buddy, and the most clutsy ...

Roxy and others and Suzanne (nsw)

Roxy and others and Suzanne (nsw)

***SPECIAL FOSTER CARER AWARD***   I have fostered 23 neonate kittens for the RSPCA over the last 2 years. They are often ...

Bella and her 8 pups and Deb (WA)

Bella and her 8 pups and Deb (WA)

My husband and I got the call from SAFE HQ, that Bella, an 8 mo old Mixed Breed, had been abandoned at a local vet, in labour. We ...

Casper, Scout, Winnie, Louis, Dior, Lyla, Lotus and Emma (WA)

Casper, Scout, Winnie, Louis, Dior, Lyla, Lotus and Emma (WA)

I have so far fostered seven puppies through SAFE Carnarvon and each one has left tiny little paw prints on my heart! I am a dog ...

Tipsy & Ninni and Nate (Victoria)

Tipsy & Ninni and Nate (Victoria)

After moving into a delapidated, abandoned apartment persuant to needing a quick accomodation solution because of violence at our ...

Holly & Hailey and Jean (WA)

Holly & Hailey and Jean (WA)

I saw a photo posted by the rescue last year - it showed a horrendous hoarding situation with over 50 bunnies living in tiny carriers. ...

Bear and Tyrone (VIC)

Bear and Tyrone (VIC)

Two years ago I decided to adopt a dog to cure my loneliness. The moment I set eyes on Bear I had to take him home and give him the ...

Missy and Jeannette (NSW)

Missy and Jeannette (NSW)

I lost my two elderly fur babies in 2019 (Roxy) and 2021 (Monsty). This all happened during my divorce and without them, my home felt ...

Benny and Daniel (QLD)

Benny and Daniel (QLD)

I fostered Benny - A 9 year old Golden Retriever. Saved from a pound, he had been sleeping on concrete floors, never been inside and ...

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