Ivory Coat People's Rescue Story Entries
Check out the wonderful entries below for the Ivory Coat People’s Rescue Story 2022 award category. This special category is for Aussie pet adopters 18 years and older who have adopted a pet from a Rescue Group, Animal Shelter, Council-run Animal Shelter, or Veterinary Clinic. Fabulous prizes to be won! The finalists will be announced via our social on the 14th of September 2022.
Benji and Tracey (Victoria)
I adopted Benji after Melbourne’s second lockdown in 2020. He’s two years old and 6.5 kg of pure chonk. Benji has these magnificent ...
Loki and SONYA (VIC)
Our kelpie was a bit anxious when we first adopted her from the RSPCA and was very scared of my husband. It turns out she'd been ...
Nellie (Formerly Chanel) and Rene (TX)
We rescued Nellie from San Jose Animal Services the day before she was scheduled to be euthanized. This eight year old girl was found ...
Cleo and Susan (NSW)
My beautiful Cleo was surrendered to the RSPCA 2 and a half years ago as her owner had gone into care and her new owner could not ...
Mia and Wendy (NSW)
I adopted Mia five years ago. She had been ill treated and was a very feral frightened little Pomeranian. Now she loves everyone ...
Maycie and Carolyn (Victoria)
I first laid eyes on Maycie the blonde bombshell in October last year along with my two rescue kelpies I adopted the previous ...
Mopsy and Lydia (New South Wales)
I lost my job and previous old dog within 3 months of each other. I trawled every rescue site I could find daily. About a week ...
Miso and Chloe (Qld)
I adopted my staffy cross Miso from DARE Inc, a border collie rescue. Getting her opened my eyes to the world of rescue! The DARE team ...
Hunter and Vanathy (NSW)
We had just finished fostering a paralysed French Bulldog that left us to go to Melbourne to be with her forever family. This was ...
Honey Drops and Elyse (NSW)
Honey Drops was found under a house after being chased by dogs and taken to the pound. She was severely matted to the point she could ...
Macey and Kelsea (SA)
Macey was rescued from a farm where her mother was shot by a farmer as it was an unwanted pregnancy. Macey was extremely shy and ...
Maggie and Karen (WA)
"Diamond in the rough" After the sad loss of our dog we decided the RSPCA would be the kindest way to find our next ...
Wills and Elizabeth (NSW)
The Welfare Centre said that "Shorty" was 6 years old when I adopted him and It was a happy connection but, as I drove back ...
Atlas and Amy (QLD)
Atlas changed our lives just as much as we changed his. When we went to adopt another desexed boy from Rachie's Ratirement Home, we ...
Rafiki and Kim (NSW)
Twiga ('Giraffe' in Swahilli) lost his beloved big sister Mia to cancer in February. She nurtured and protected him since he ...
Duke and Kate (NSW)
8 years ago I went to the pound as I was finally in a position to have a dog and I knew I needed one. I walked the aisles of the pound ...
Cate and Mark (South Australia)
Cate was adopted from Wet Noses Animal Rescue as an indoor pet for my children (Scarlett and Ava). However, she has not only taught my ...
Sophie Pumpkin and Hayley (WA)
We lost our Greyhound Rory in a dog attack 2 years ago, it was a very distressing time for us. I was lonely without a dog to love so ...
Milkie and Shelagh (New South Wales)
Milkie came into my life on 16.08.2020 from Moree. He had been dropped at the shelter with the owner saying he will be put to sleep if ...
Reggie and Tamara (Queensland)
I adopted Reggie through petrescue.com.au 7 years ago and travelled from Brisbane to Hervey Bay to get him! Thankfully for me know one ...
Archibald and Lola (NSW)
I have one rescue dog and another cat. A few years ago we lost my and my dogs best friend, a rescue marine coon named Ratu. My dog ...
Toby and Nicole (New South Wales)
I adopted Toby on seeing a Facebook video of him in a shelter cage looking cold, lost & lonely. Before him, I had no children, no ...
Lazzie and Carolyn (NSW)
Hi, my name is Lazarus, Lazzie for short. Yes, I was a stray. Mum was a neglected dog & poorly treated by her humans. Dad was a ...
Quinn and Allison (Victoria)
Quinn was a cruelty case, she was very badly malnourished and was only 10 weeks old, she was syringed feed for a few weeks until she ...
Eddie and Katie (NSW)
We felt it was finally time for us to adopt a pet and have always wanted a rescue pet. We decided to meet some cats at The Animal ...
Dash and Kayla (Victoria)
I adopted Dash 9 years ago when he was an 8 week old puppy in a litter of sick puppies. Unfortunately, his siblings all passed away. ...
Sam (Samantha) and Fran (Queensland)
After our Beagle escaped from the garden and was killed on the road my son who has Down Syndrome was distraught. We visited a few ...
Tia and Rebecca (SA)
Tia is our absolutely GORGEOUS 9 year old Persian rescue cat. She entered into our family 3 years ago and it feels as though ...
Smudge and Binky and Karolina (New South Wales)
Everyone talks about their childhood dog.. the one that was there through all their milestones. Well for me, it wasn’t a dog, it was ...
Bailey and Elizabeth (Nsw)
Bailey is a beautiful family member sleeping inside of a night . She protects us four girls barking when someone at the front door. ...
Bluey and Sarah (Nsw)
Bluey was born onto a farm and abused. He then ended up in the hands of a car yard salesman where he was tied up all day long and fed ...
Dolores and Melissa (NSW)
Dolores is one of the lucky ones. As a young kitten, she was rescued by Inner City Strays having been found trapped inside the engine ...
Meru and Gemma (Nsw)
Meru's arrived in style. The lovely people at the RSPCA delivered him to us right at the start of Covid lockdown. As the van door ...
Daenerys and Abby (QLD)
My little (not really) Daenerys has just turned 3 and has given me the best 3 years of my life! I adopted her at 10 weeks old to be my ...
Molly and Michelle (Qld)
My Molly came into my life 20yrs ago , yes we had 20 fur baby yrs together I saved her and she saved me She was my best friend and ...
Molly and Michelle (Qld)
My Molly came into my life 20yrs ago , yes we had 20 fur baby yrs together I saved her and she saved me She was my best friend and ...
Lily and Bridget (NSW)
Lily and I saved each other. She had been dumped with a litter of kittens - hungry, unloved and neglected. Her foster carer worried ...
McKayne and Anne (WA)
McKayne was a former street cat. He has deformed ears, no teeth and is now blind, but he is the most beautiful boy. He absolutely ...
Finnigan and Taegan (NSW)
Over the years I had thought about rescusing a Greyhound a lot but my living circumstances wouldn't have allowed me to have one. ...
CHINO and DAVID (QLD)
We picked up Chino in September 2020. Because the adoption agency was so busy, they asked us to go down to Logan and pick her up. She ...
Perry and Marissa (SA)
We adopted Perry at 10 weeks of age shortly after saying goodbye to our 19yo girl Kitty. Perry has always been the most affectionate ...
Zero (the Hero) and Diane (NSW)
A Labrador-sized hole dominated our lives after 13 year old Cleo died. Time passed, Covid struck. The void deepened … then “Cyclone” ...
Maggie and Vanda (Vic)
I remember picking up my new scruffy long haired brown dog. I cared little about the dog breed. I have a chronic illness and wanted a ...
Bonnie and Allison (QLD)
Bonnie was a rescue pup, but in reality Bonnie rescued us. With the loss of our Lab-cross in tragic circumstances, Bonnie rescued us ...
Jessie and Tamara (VIC)
A feral Mum gave birth in the shed at the school I worked at. Jessie was the only one no one wanted so we took her in. She was scared, ...
Miller and maria (New South Wales)
We’d been looking for a dog to adopt for a quite a while which had been challenging as we live in an urban area with noise, traffic ...
Betty and Madeline (Nsw)
Betty has transformed into a caring, cuddly and cheeky dog who loves to play with her shark toy and ‘sister’ squishy
Hemi and Donna (QLD)
Hemi has grown so much, his anxiety has dropped dramatically, he still hates being alone though. He rules the couch, the bed, and ...
Maisie and Jill (Vic)
Maisie was a total nut-bag when she arrived from the rescue service. She didn't seem to know there were behavioral boudaries or ...
Mishka and deborah (SA)
Our greyhound is the most loving dog I have ever had. She was called Michelle which we were told was her kennel name and she didn’t ...
Narni and Sharon (SA)
Narni was 17, a black cat with open wounds on her nose. Narni’s owner had died and Narni had been tossed out of her home to fend for ...
Zara and Roxana (Victoria)
Our little treasure came into our life last year on my husband’s birthday. After being rejected so many times our application for ...
Duncan and Kahlee (Victoria)
Not only did my Duncan save my life from a crippling world of anxiety and depression, but I saved his. Left for dead, he was ...
Lola and Alda (Queensland)
Lola was about 10 months old when I got her. I thought I had made a terrible mistake as she would bite and scratch, I couldn't ...
Coco and Linc (WA)
We saw a little brown dog online and she seemed to have a happy face. I contacted SAFE and found out that the dog was up North, after ...
Pepper and Judy (Queensland)
My elderly parents were married for 60 years. They have lived with us for many years and Dad was terminally ill. Knowing that Dad ...
Minx and Kathy (Vic)
Minx was 6 mths old when I found her at Cat Haven. I originally went to adopt a kitten but saw this gorgeous girl hiding behind her ...
Scooby and Elizabeth (VIC)
We adopted Scooby after seeing his profile on the PetRescue website in 2012. My youngest son was almost 3 at the time and it was an ...
Scooby and Elizabeth (VIC)
We adopted Scooby after seeing his profile on the PetRescue website in 2012. My youngest son was almost 3 at the time and it was an ...
Bella and Rachel (VIC)
"Bella the Brave" was adopted by my husband and I. Our North facing apartment, is sun filled. So many perfect spots for a ...
Tiger and Cecilia (WA)
Tiger was 4 weeks old when rescued from a plastic bag inside a dumper bin by the police. Hes transforned our lives from negative to ...
Mikki and Kerriann (WA)
Mikki came into my life 4 1/2 years ago. He was 7 months old and his owners had separated. Mikki's owner was FIFO and so, he was ...
Astro and Josie (NSW)
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, ...
Presley and Donna (Victoria)
Presley was originally at the pound at 7 months of age with a due date for euthanasia when Pet Rescue saved him and put him in a ...
Bo & Lennie and Barbara (Victoria)
Owner died,and dogs were take to vet to be put down.Vet said they were to good a dogs to be destroyed so called Ranger.Ranger called ...
Bella and Karen (SA)
We adopted our third rescue dog Bella from RSPCA at 13 months old. She suffered from anxiety and took a couple of days before she ...
Poh and Ella (qld)
We adopted Poh in 2018 for our family. She changed all of our lives. When we first met her, my mum and I cried in the car after ...
Lolly and Lisa (Qld)
Lolly was found by a creek and handed into a vet and up for foster! Enter me in her life not ideal as I had a broken hip and she was 4 ...
Gus and Heather (SA)
Our first rescue dog that we were blessed with was a gorgeous labradoodle who was surrendered by his original family when he was 6 ...
Millie and Julianne (NSW)
My mum's 19yo dog Suzie, who lived with me due to mum's dementia, had just passed away and my other rescue dog Buddy had ...
Millie and Julianne (NSW)
My mum's 19yo dog Suzie, who lived with me due to mum's dementia, had just passed away and my other rescue dog Buddy had ...
Wilfred and Julie (Vic)
I was browsing through the cats on the Geelong Animal Welfare sight when I came across a cat called Ben. Ben was 15 1/2 years old. I ...
Baxter & Ralph and Helen (Vic)
Early March 2020, a week before first state lockdown, I was approached by DRA to adopt 2 mini 8 year old Dachshund brothers, Ralph and ...
Frankie and Robyn (NSW)
My partner and I bought a townhouse in Sydney and decided that after we redid the backyard we would get a puppy. Soon we were trawling ...
Dougal and Jamie (Victoria)
When we first met him, Dougal was a quiet, scared little dog, who stared at us in fear from the back of his cage. The lovely SADS ...
Comet, Rudolf & Holly and Franz (Victoria)
From a scared kitten to the boss of the household & the most loving & caring pet. He knows when I am sick and always tries to ...
Zeus and Glenda (VIC)
Walking along the beach one day I met a lady and her dog Zeus, a long haired German Shepherd. As we chattered whilst admiring her ...
Sammy and Diane (VIC)
Two years ago, our gorgeous Papillon passed away unexpectedly on the operating table during knee surgery. She was eight; we were ...
Felix and Heidi (macgregor)
December 2018 friend forced into a homeless shelter where by new years eve a small 3 month old brown/black kitten had been seen ...
Dobby and Diane (VIC)
Two years ago, our gorgeous Papillon passed away unexpectedly on the operating table during knee surgery. She was eight; we were ...
Banjo Patterson and Lee (New South Wales)
I lost my Kelpie Max in February 2014 and promised I would never have another to break my heart. My husband kept going out to Manning ...
Ollie and Jason (NSW)
Ollie was rescued by Fetching Dogs from a domestic violence drug house with his entire litter. I saw a photo of him and heard his ...
Isla and Rachel (SA)
I adopted Isla when she was 9 months old. She had lived her life in a backyard being largely ignored and receiving no socialisation. ...
Riley and Tahnee (Victoria)
I’ve been searching for a companion because I was very lonely and that’s when I both found & adopted My Riley it was Love at first ...
Crystal and Susie (NSW)
Crystal came to us from The Rabbit Sanctuary in 2017. I was recovering from treatment for breast cancer and I was in a really low ...
Abbey and Annamarie (QLD)
Four years ago my husband and I adopted a black and white kitten “Abbey” from an RSPCA foster carer. She was very timid and scared, ...
Maya and Danielle (NSW)
I have always had dogs that were in need of love, others call them the runt or the reject with that different quality that is not the ...
Bailey and Elizabeth (Nsw)
Bailey is a beautiful dog so skiddish when we first got her Kiera who has autism picked her out She has turned out to be the most ...
Nala and Laura (Victoria)
We adopted Nala 10months ago after I fell in love with her little face while browsing Pet Rescue far far away on Palm Island during an ...
Roxie and Sarah (NSW)
4 years ago we adopted a 5year old Koolie, Roxie, as a pet for our daughter Louisa. Louisa has a mild intellectual disability. It was ...
Dash and Rhonda (NSW)
We were deeply saddened by the loss of our 16 year old blind dog who we loved so much and swore was our last dog, but after some time ...
Sam and Ryan (WA)
I picked Sam up the day after New Years in 2007. The pound had delayed putting him down until that day due to the public holiday. He ...
Miori, Luna & Sprocket and Gail (Victoria)
On the 2nd January 2018 we sadly lost our 14yo fur baby Toffee to kidney disease. It broke my heart. You see I have a debilitating ...
Marble and Jodie (QLD)
Let me introduce you to Marble and our family. Marble is turning 14 next month, I’ve had him since he was approx. 15 months old. I’ll ...
poppy and ann (wa)
there are 2 bandit as well. i got them at the same time, my old jacks passed away and was felling lonely and the house was to clean. ...
Missy and Jodie (Tasmania)
In 2015 we visited a cat rescue centre named just cats at Longford tas. When we found the most sweetest kitten she was a little tabby ...
Bruno and Ashley (Victoria`)
We found Bruno on a daschund rescue page. I enquired about him straight away and I couldn't wait to hear back. When GAWS first ...
Freckles and Stephanie (NSW)
Although my family has a rescue dog and cat and we LOVE them dearly... this story is about our rescue chicken! My husband works night ...
Vixen and Jack (Victoria)
Vixen was rescued from a puppy farm. She has broken front teeth, scars on her body & a broken tail but despite all this she is an ...
Pepper Anne and Elyse (Vic)
I found 'Sally' (now Pepper) online through Vic Dog Rescue - she had this look in her eyes that made me keep coming back. ...
Rowdy Blue and Adele (Victoria)
’s Ivory Coat People's Rescue Story online ENTRY FORM please add your details, upload a pic of your pet, and check the box(s) at ...
Zoe and Sarah (sa)
Zoe was left behind as a pup, she was taken in my the company SARG and looked after until she come home with us, my partner and I had ...
Flash and Ian (SA)
We picked up our dog and put him in the works Station Wagon and he was so tall he was scraping the roof. I said "What have we ...
Harley/Cheddar/Lumi and Tegan (VIC)
I adopted Harley the chihuahua in 2018 from SCAR and since then have adopted Cheddar the cat (July 2020) and Lumi the toy poodle (Jan ...
Barry and Sonia (WA)
Your story of pet adoption: After losing our 10 year old beautiful adopted white German Shepherd boy to cancer in January, we decided ...
Holly and SUESAN (Western Australia)
I was searching for a new friend when I found Holly at a Pound in York an hours drive away from Perth in WA so I went to meet her and ...
Mummy Puss and Crystal (South Australia)
My story of pet adoption varies slightly from the expected. I rescued my cat Mummy Puss directly off the streets and slowly over time ...
chelsea and Cheryl (Victoria)
my sister adopted chelsea at a time in her life she really needed a companion.since then she has been training chelsea as a theraphy ...
Roxy and Vikki (Victoria)
I adopted Roxy ( or she adopted me) in 2017 after my husband passed away. I like to think he had a hand in it because I was only half ...
Nikki and Trudy (QLD)
It was fate that one of the adoption day volunteers introduced us to Nikki, a black and white, gangly legged staffy, that we otherwise ...
kiki and Casini (Victoria)
The first day I met Kiki she let me hug her and curled her long swan neck around mine - I knew that I could never give her up again. ...
Zeus and Stephanie (NSW)
Zeus has brought my partner and I pure joy and completed our little family . He is a now a 7 year old mastiff/ kelpie who we adopted ...
Drax and Philippa (Queensland)
We adopted our beautiful boy Drax approximately 2 years ago. His calm nature and loveable nature has made him a much loved family ...
Fluffy(Falknor) and Rebecca (Vic)
Falknor, is 7 years young He's a big fluffy white green eyed angel. I just recently adopted him! He is very similar to me in some ...
Rosie and Cicely (New South Wales)
Rosie actually started out as a foster before we ended up foster failing! She was just 2 years old when we brought her home, and very ...
Scotty and Erin (Victoria)
Scotty (our fur baby) was born with only one eye which is why he was surrendered to his foster home in Bendigo. It wasn’t long after ...
Archie and Simone (NSW)
We adopted Archie August 2018 when he was 7 months old. He's now 4.5years old and it has been the best journey and fun my ...
Nancy and Kelly (Vic)
I fostered Nancy as a short term foster, only until she could be vaccinated and desexed to be adopted out. Luckily I work for the Lort ...
ABBEY and Therese (Qld)
Abbey continues to be a star, and continues to give me endless joy. Tis just on 4yrs now since I rescued Abbey a dog that had no ...
Jellybean and Debbie (Redlands)
Your story of pet adoption: Jellybean - rightly named as she is small and sweet. Jellybean came into our lives and just seemed to ...
Leo and Brigid (New South Wales)
My Cat Leo was abandoned by his mother and so were the whole litter too at just 3 Weeks old. And a man found them in a box and handed ...
Molly and Bernadette (Victoria)
Oh Molly! what can I say! She is 14 years old, going on 3. Her bright eyes never leave me. She has become my little shadow. She jumps ...
Zeus and Jessica (NSW)
Zeus, more affectionately named as Goose, came into our life in March 2021 when we bought our first home. Zeus joins Jake, our ...
Bear (Jasper) and Michelle (Qld)
When we lost our dog Jasper (1st) our family was devastated especially my two girls then 3.5 & 1.5 we said a sad goodbye to our ...
Henrik and Erica (NDW)
We adopted our big boy about 7 years ago and he has gone from an anxious puppy who had a tough start to life to a beautiful loving ...
Kevin and Stephanie (Victoria)
I had just lost my cat of 16 years and laid my eyes on little Kevin in PetStock, Preston. He was 14 weeks old and sleeping by himself ...
Lucy and Lee (Queensland)
Lucy was 6 & 1/2 when she came to her furever home with us. Her coat was so matted the RSPCA had shaved her and she had sore bald ...
Coleby and Rhian (NSW)
Coleby (Bull Arab x Bull Mastiff) was rescued by Dog Rescue Newcastle at 12 weeks old. He was only 12kgs, and had been starved and ...
Daisy and nia (VIC)
Daisy was a street cat who struggled to survive, while living on the streets she developed a stomach disease from drinking infected ...
Ebs and Steve (Victoria)
I have a new addition to my family.Her name is Ebs(Ebony)she is a pure black Netherland Dwarf Rabbit.I first fostered Ebs for about a ...
Lucy and Tanya (sa)
I wasn’t looking for a rescue dog, but Lucy came into my life by fate. I went to a breeders home looking at puppies and Lucy was being ...
Henry and Peter (Victoria)
My name is Henry and I live with my adopted sis Molly and my Human Peter in regional Victoria. Life was not always so good. When I was ...
Ruby and Paul (QLD)
We rescued our sausage dog from a friend of a friend who was diagnosed with motor neuron disease who had just retired and wanted a ...
Harry and Charlotte (Victoria)
My family and I had previously owned a dog, and when he passed away, getting another dog was an unimaginable scenario. So about 3 ...
Tilly and Jaye (Charlestown)
We had been looking for a cat for our son who has adhd and other disabilities so we decided to adopt a kitten we seen Tilly with her ...
Zoe and Helen (NSW)
Our beautiful girl, Zoe. What can I say other than she has been the sunshine in our lives for the past 10 years. She came to us as a ...
Sprocket and Megan (WA)
Sprocket was malnourished and terrified when I brought him home. He apparently 'couldn't' gain weight - but gained 1kg ...
Monty and Kelsey (SA)
rescued my little baby Monty at 1 year old, we have now had him for 7 months and he has come in leaps and bounds. When he was adopted ...
Jack and Cassie (Victoria)
I got Jack just before Melbourne went into Lockdown in 2020. I live by myself and He definitely helped me get through it. He is the ...
Lucy and Helen (Queensland)
When our beloved 14 year old dog passed away, our two year old was devastated and not coping with being an only dog. We decided to ...
Dusty and Susie (NSW)
Dusty was bred to work with cattle. He was not fond of this and we were told that he preferred hanging about the kitchen. The farmer ...
Louie and carmen (QLD)
As a newly graduated veterinarian I worked at a clinic that had the local pound contract, which meant we had the grim task of ...
Rosie and Curly and Donna (Victoria)
It was midnight. Valentine’s Day. My husband heard a noise and looked down the hall to see the glass door to the kitchen glowing. It ...
Odin and Rachelle (New south Wales)
Odin and his sister came to me as fosters. They were dumped with their mum at a few days old and only knew life in the pound when I ...
Jersey Lee and Jodi (NSW)
We just lost our 17 year old in February this year. We had adopted her when she was 12 from a rural pound located on the outskirts of ...
Mocha and Robyn (WA)
Mocha is a toy Cavoodle and was born blind with no chance of ever correcting her eyesight. I adopted her as a 12 week old puppy and ...
Lillie and Melanie (Qld)
Initially scared, underweight, injured and with no idea how to be a doggy I knew our Lillie needed help, love and time. However broken ...
Miska and KARLENE (VIC)
We adopted Miska when he was 10 months old not long after Melbourne went into lockdown #1, 2020. He came from a home where he was ...
Lucy and Debbie (Queensland)
Lucy was a 10 month old puppy when she adopted our family, she still wagged her tail even after being horrendously beaten by humans. ...
Ellie and Ingrid (NSW)
My husband and I adopted our Ellie from the racing kennels. She had no idea how to be a house hound. She has developed into a ...
Kona and Rachel (NSW)
Kona the maremma was an anxious, reactive boy when he came to us. You could tell he desperately wanted to be loved and safe. When we ...
Soxie and Denise (Victoria)
Was out shopping Xmas eve at a shopping centre 15 years ago. Outside the pet shop someone had left a carton of kittens. One just ...
Van Diesel and Weronika (Victoria)
I decided to adopt Diesel after seeing his photo. From the moment we brought him home it was as if we had him from a puppy. He has ...
Ruby Tuesday and John (NSW)
My old Maltese Shitzu rescue dogs, Basil and Russell, were 16 and I thought that their life would be spiced up a bit by adding another ...
Daxter and Anne (South Australia)
Daxie was a Boxer cross, a big dog with long gangly legs and a Staffy head. His ribs were showing through, he had a long scar right ...
Gypsy and Tracey (Melbourne)
I was looking, looking to find the right cat as I can only afford one so it has to be the right one. I saw Harlequin (her adoption ...
Isabeau Ryan and Mohana (Victoria)
After being neglected, , despite the love from Michelle at the Shelter Izzy would tremble near strangers and cower with thunder. She ...
Indi (Sugar) and Emma (Wa)
We had wanted another addition to the family for years, and when we saw Indi, we knew we needed to add this little Broome girl to our ...
Daphne and nia (VIC)
She was abandoned in a shed, when she was found she was very small and malnourished, we knew she was right for us since we adopted ...
Millie and Alexandra (NSW)
I lost my 15yr old family dog only days after return home from working overseas at the end of 2020. I fell into a deep hole of ...
Mia and Bella and Vicky (Western Australia)
We always adopt the older dogs and have had some lovely dogs over the years, but little Mia and little Bella who were 10 when we ...
Sausage and C.A.R.A (Qld)
Hi We found Sausage online (gumtree) he is a miniature dachshund. He came to us with wounds on him from the dog he previously lived ...
Frank and Jill (QLD)
On the 11th of April, this year, I sadly had to say goodbye to rescue boy, our Breagle Fred due to Cardiac Emergency. Him and I were ...
Sir Pussalot and Paula (WA)
Adopted a 18 m old tabby, was fostered in a home of other cats. Didn’t like petting or cuddles, would always try to escape. Didn’t ...
Axel and Janet (Victoria)
Axel was a lonely, malnourished, anxious boy. He came to us a bit broken but loved the attention, his sister Roxy showed him how to ...
Bronte and Louise (NSW)
I had not intended to get another dog after my beautiful bichons passed away at 16 and 17 years of age. I was getting my ‘puppy fix’ ...
Bear and Gillian (NSW)
My dear Bear. He arrived skinny, brutalized, terrified and damaged physically and emotionally. The group said he was treated like a ...
Taz and Melissa (Vic)
When I said goodbye to my furbaby of 15 years at the beginning of the year I didn't know if I could ever love another dog. A few ...
Diesel and Robyn (New South Wales)
After losing our elderly rescue dog suddenly, I contacted GSD rescue NSW to say we had space to foster another older dog. A couple of ...
Mojo and Ruth (Queensland)
I was at the RSPCA to complain about neighbours throwing things at the neighbourhood bush turkeys, when a girl came in carrying a ...
Daisy and Gabrielle (Vic)
I adopted Daisy during Covid. I was working from home at the time and in the middle of obtaining my dream job, but I felt there was ...
William and Jodie (Victoria)
Willie is a lovely, kind, sweet boy. We feel privileged that Willie has joined our family. He loves a snuggle and really enjoys “work ...
Dora and Hedley (NSW)
I'd been renting on my own for years and desperately wanted a dog but the landlord wouldn't allow pets. Eventually I decided ...
Bobby and Barbara (NSW)
Went to the shelter looking for a cat 10yrs plus, my Toby puss died at 15 yrs old, I was lost without him, as I live alone, my Toby ...
Kati and Sharon (State)
She came to us at 6 months old very timid & afraid of men & loud noise nearly 4 years later she's a different fur baby ...
Ollie and Michelle (South Australia)
When I first adopted Ollie it was beyond evident that he had never even been in a car. He was four and a half years of age and it is ...
Moonie and Lisa (NSW)
We met Moonie through Greyhound Rescue. We already had a male greyhound that we had adopted. 12 months after adopting Red we decided ...
Shadow and Leilani (Wa)
My daughter had been abused by a family member and was suicidal now my daughter was only 6.i tried wverything to suppot her ,norhing ...
Missy Marigold and Elizabeth (Queensland)
I was so excited when Missy arrived after choosing her from lots of other beautiful cats, she stood out as being petit & ...
Murphy and Meri-ann (WA)
My heart was broken on May 4, 2022 when my previous rescue, an elderly lady named Josie- passed away in my arms. Months previously I ...
Fluffy (Falknor) and Rebecca (Geelong)
Fluffy, you entered my life when we both needed eachother most. You were sick, so was I, we comforted eachother day and night, you ...
Harry and Jan (NSW)
My little man is with me no more. After Easter this year I needed to make the heartbreaking decision to let him go ...
Bella and Sue (Qld)
Sophie (Animal ID 12093), renamed Bella was adopted on 27/6/15. She came with Fear Aggression which we have overcome together. She ...
Holly Mcdoogal and SUESAN (WA)
I found Holly who is an English Staffy at a Dog pound and it was love at first sight. She has a gentle loving nature despite her ...
Pippy and Belinda (Victoria)
Living alone for the first time, I found every noise scary and struggled to sleep or be comfortable. So I decided to foster a dog, as ...
Pawdrey Hepburn and Elisha (VIC)
Pawdrey had been at the shelter for a very long time due to her age and not having such a welcoming face. But her face is the main ...
Lars and Ace and Rebekkah (NSW)
We fostered 5 year old Lars and Ace at the beginning of the year. They were scared, particularly of men, barked at everything as a ...
Lucy and Andrew (QLD)
We picked Lucy up and quickly realised she had some behavioral issues with other dogs. She was found roaming the streets and an owner ...
Rex Monsalve and Natalia (Western Australia)
Happy 4th Birthday to my goofy pup Rex. I held him in my arms in September 2018 after a 7hr drive from Kalgoorlie to Perth. He was ...
Walter and Kym (Victoria)
We adopted Walter off Facebook after his family came to the conclusion they couldn't provide for him and he was deserving of a ...
Kira and Chris (VIC)
Kira was a very shy girl who always had her tail tucked between her legs. She didn't trust or like any other dogs, and seemed ...
Atlas and Hayley (QLD)
When we went into AWL, we weren’t expecting to adopt an animal, let alone another cat. That was, until we saw Atlas. She is a ...
Buddy and Anne-Marie (Victoria)
I happened to be glancing at the free section on the Gumtree website. I came across a very sad looking black lab x border collie. I ...
Bella and Becky (Nsw)
Bella (15years young) was adopted in 2007 by my parents as a birthday gift for me. I have watched Bella grow up as she has with me. ...
Indy and Francoise (NSW)
Indy came to us as a Foster from Sydney Animal Second Chance (SAS). A call went out for an urgent carer to foster a retriever mix who ...
Bain and Ellie (WA)
I first saw Bain on Pet Rescue and I immediately fell in love. When I adopted him he was so fearful of other dogs and men. He quickly ...
Boof and Vicki (SA)
We adopted our boy Boof 8 years ago from the Moorook Animal Shelter. He wasnt our 1st choice, but the dog we initially wanted chased ...
Harry and Ashley (PerthWA)
Harry was malnourished, had mange and was covered it fleas. He had been tragically neglected. He was so anxious and would jump in ...
Frosty and Danielle (NSW)
When I adopted my then 8 month old Schnauzer x Kelpie Frosty he was very scared, reactive and so nervous. I was told he had been ...
Maggie and Paula (Vic)
Maggie was a racing greyhound and then after an injury to her leg she was used as a breeding dog. She had multiple litters and her ...
Bindi and Natalie (VIC)
Bindi came to us at 15 weeks old last December. She was timid with strangers and other dogs but we could tell she had a beautiful ...
Princess and Jacqueline (NSW)
I remember vividly the day we adopted Princess. I drove an hour out to Richmond to pick her up. She was kenneled with about 30 ...
Lucy and Kati (Nsw)
We've only had Lucy for a month so she has gotten bigger. But the real change has been us. My son's debilitating anxiety ...
Rusty and Mary (Queensland)
Rusty was having vet treatment for heartworm, and happily recovered. He was in care at the RSPCA when I first saw him. He was relaxed ...
Bella and Barbara (NSW)
For years I was thinking about adopting a dog and in December 2020 I finally got to adopt my beautiful dog Bella. She wasn't just ...
Mummy and Lauren (NSW)
My Nana half Irish/Italian beautiful lady with dementia, left food outside for a starving, terrified kitten in her yard. It took a ...
floyd and hendrix and bronwen (nsw)
i had lost my previous cat to old age-20 years! and i was ready to provide a home to another cat in need. these guys were found in a ...
Lola and Virginia (NSW)
Our last adopted dog passed away due to cancer. I only adopt dogs as my way of helping. We were contacted by someone about a dog named ...
Luna and Kay (VIC)
Having lost our beautiful Jessi a gold retrieverador our hearts were broken...after many conversations we drove from Melbourne to ...
Hendrix and Cheyanne (VIC)
I found Hendrix on the Pet Rescue website and instantly fell in love. 1 month prior to this I had to have my 18 year old cat put down ...
Belle and Lola and Susie (NSW)
Belle and Lola are adorable Pomchi's. Rescued from a puppy farm where they lived in squalor, trapped in cages in a big shed with ...
happy and Tara (queensland)
we adopted happy shortly after moving to queensland from perth. we have two rescue cats already and adopting a dog had always been on ...
Carrie and Gail (Tas)
I adopted little Carrie on the 17 May 2021, she had been at Just Cats for 11 weeks after being found in Carrick (hence name) at 12 ...
Poppy and Sandy (Nsw)
My 15.5 yr old girl passed away from cancer and I was lost. I knew I wanted another dog and decided even before I found her to call ...
George and Kelly (NSW)
I adopted George in July 2021. George was really stressed at the kennels, overstimulated and upset by the other dogs around him. He ...
Max and Sarah (NSW)
I’ve been in Australia 6 years now and knew as soon as I got permanent residency I wanted a dog. I had fallen in love with my ...
Boz and Pippin and Maree (Vic)
I have always suffered from mental health issues and during co vid I was so lonely at home and wanted to get a dog. Was not looking ...
Angus and Emma (VIC)
Rescued from a farm and became a valued member of our family. Angus is a brother to our female staffy puppy, Pippa. They get along ...
Izzy and Shaun (SA)
Izzy was unfortunately locked in a laundry for her first three years of life, untreated entropion and they bred her while underweight ...
Hugi and Jo (ACT)
We adopted Hugi in May 2020 just before he turned 7. As an ex-racer the transition to pet life was hard for him, he was nervous and ...
Buddy and Ruth (WA)
Snuggliest cat in the world, he came into my life when I needed comfort and cuddles so we both benefit. Wakes me up with pats on my ...
Jackson and Rebeka (Qld)
Jackson was an 7yo little man when I met him at Animal Rescue Qld. He was shy, scared, not good with cats, aggressive towards dogs and ...
DOTTIE and debra (Western Australia)
the day i rescued Dottie was the day dottie rescued me . i call her my heart as she helped heal mine. our home was hurting as we had ...
Edgar and Sarah (Nsw)
We drove 12 hrs to rescue Edgar. We fell in love with him as soon as we saw his picture. He was happy to greet us and his new ...
Pepper and David (NSW)
I was never a "dog" person, in fact I took out my dislike for dogs on a King Charles Spaniel, we were forced to accommodate ...
Holly and Ronda (WA)
We adopted a Champagne and white Shi Tzu 5 years ago. We lost our little male dog and his sister wasn't coping. We looked at ...
Maya and sam (vic)
I lost my 22year old cat on christmas eve a week after loosing my job. I was so lonely that I started looking for a companion to be ...
Tobias and Jill (NSW)
He was a scared little puppy and now he’s just a grumpy old man , he is the big beautiful black one with his little sister he didn’t want!
Cayla and Mabel (Vic)
I adopted Cayla from my friend who had her since she was a puppy but eventually when she hit 6 months old didn't want her. She ...
Boomer and Taylah (Victoria)
We found boomer on Petrescue.com.au. We soon fell in love with him & had him shipped down to VIC from QLD. Boomer and his other ...
Rosie and Taryn (Western Australia)
I lost one of my dogs and I think she knew that I would be sad so she sent Rosie to us. Rosie was born 2 days before she passed away. ...
Rocky bear and clare (NSW)
Covid time safe. Rocky walk. From practice friend dog puppy loved me see him loved this morning walk puppy chio and. Drop friends pop ...
Missy and Norma (NSW)
In January 2021 I was deployed to Wadeye, a remote Aboriginal Community. On the 2nd day I came home to find a very friendly black ...
Dora and Abi (QLD)
Dora - a relatively old rat - came into my life after having lost my baby daughter, Louisa, several months prior. Dora’s bright, ...
Ruby and Paul (QLD)
We used to volunteer and look after Ruby every Wednesday for a lady who had just retired from work and got a puppy to spend her ...
Ketamine (kay-day) and Olivia (Vic)
(please note phone is for SMS Only due to hearing problems) My greyhound I adopted was a racer until 5.5 when she was rescued. She ...
Buddy and Amy (NSW)
I took Buddy in when he was just 2 weeks old, intending to foster him until he was old enough to be put up for adoption....but I ...
Merlot and Ashleigh (NSW)
From a very nervous noodle to a very soft comfy noodle. He came to live with me without any clue of how to be a dog. I didn’t expect ...
Merlot and Ashleigh (NSW)
From a very nervous noodle to a very soft comfy noodle. He came to live with me without any clue of how to be a dog. I didn’t expect ...
Llama Phoenix and Cameron (NSW)
When my wife & I wanted to adopt a Dog, our preference was always a greyhound. We knew that, Llama from Day 1 was going to ...
Holly Pumba McPiglet and SUESAN (WA)
I found Holly in a pound south of Perth Western Australia. She had just weaned a litter of pups and was dumped at the pound that ...
Esther and Charlotte (NSW)
Our beautiful Esther is an ex-racing Greyhound. She is a 9-year-old sassy senior who has completely transformed our lives. Esther came ...
Maverick and Leanne (QLD)
I foster the kittens from the lcc pound, except this time, I started to foster him but he was very sick with cat flu, which never ...
Maya and Danielle (NSW)
Maya has transformed from a timmid scared mistreated little girl into a mature confident adolescent who has a character of her own, ...
Feyre and Tracey (NSW)
As a teen I worked as a greyhound vet nurse. I watched as up to 9 greyhounds would be put to sleep on a daily basis because they ...
Jessie and Angela (Victoria)
Jessie is an amazing friend, we’d lost 2 dogs just recently and were very sad, Jessie made us smile again. She was dumped and needed ...
Floppy and Anna (South Australia)
We have adopted our handsome 8 years old boy Floppy from GAP 3 years ago not only we saved him he has saved us. Both myself and my ...
Allira and Casey (Nsw)
Allira was at a kill shelter out west and Hunter animal rescue saved her. She weighed 7kg when they then and 9kg when I adopted. She ...
Frankie and Sharon (VIC)
Frankie is a vision impaired American bulldog cross, who initially came into our home as a foster dog but quickly settled into her new ...
Sally and Sharon (VIC)
Please let me introduce Little Sally (formally known as Sad Sally) who came into our family as a foster pet through the RSPCA. She was ...
Hanshin and Claudia (Nsw)
Hanshin was abandoned at a young age and left to fend for himself in the front garden of the house we purchased as newly weds(we guess ...
Gandalf and Laila (Queensland)
We were originally fostering Gandalf, he was extremely fearful and would often cower and pee all over himself when we approached him. ...
Tully and Christie (NSW)
When I saw that beautiful Taloola had been abandoned on a beach with no shelter, food or water my daughter and I knew we had to foster ...
Harvey & Winston and Karen (Nsw)
We fostered Harvey & Winston last October but within the first 24 hours we decided to adopt them. They were so cute I wasn’t going ...
Bailey and Angela (Qld)
We met Bailey and his siblings and spent two hours trying to decide which one best fitted our family. Bailey has helped my kids ...
Raphie and Kim (Qld)
Raphie was my foster. She was 11yrs old & an abuse/neglect case. Raphie suffered fear aggression towards animals & humans. She ...
Cooper and Paula (Western Australia)
My son and I adopted Cooper a Beautiful rough Collie at the age of 2 after he was surrendered to the local Animal Carers. I could not ...
Vivienne and Des (Qld)
Since adopting Vivienne at four years old, she has transformed from a shy and sometimes flighty dog who wasn't fussed on leaving ...
Bellatrix and Tessa (Tasmania)
I work at the local cat management facility in the area - Bellatrix (meaning female warrior) came into care weighing a tiny 150grams, ...
Vixen and Jack (Victoria)
Vixen is an amazing girl. She had a very hard start to life. Vixen was being used to breed puppies in a caged puppy farm. When we ...
Delilah and Jayde (Victoria)
We apples to adopt Delilah under the impression that she needed to go to a home with owners that have lots of professional and ...
Professor Rubeus Hagrid and Samantha (Victoria)
Rubeus was rescued from a rural shelter where he was due to be euthanised. Second Chance Animal Rescue stepped in and gave him a ...
Georgie, Ollie, Phoenix and Lee (QLD)
I adopted 5yr poodle Georgie from RSPCA last yr. She came from a puppy farm, she suffers from PTSD and anxiety. She was frightened ...
Henri Toulouse-Lacat and Lynnelle (WA)
I had a classroom cat (Vincent van Purr), whom everyone adored. Devestatingly he suddenly died 17/6/21, the day of my mum's ...
Indi and Leah (Vic)
When we adopted Indi in 2017 she was a five-year old kelpie/staffie cross who hadn’t had much stability in her life. She was reactive ...
Spike and Bronwyn (SA)
Spike the 3rd. It took me 20 months to convince hubby to adopt after losing our beloved ACD twins in 2012. Brent took one look at the ...
Frankie and Melissa (QLD)
Frankie is one of the 110 Gladstone bull terriers that were rescued in 2018. She was one of the Mums. When we got her, she was ...
Bella and Karen (SA)
Bella is our third rescue dog and came with the most issues. She took two days before we could pat her. We had to put wire over our ...
mayley and ruby and rachel (QLD)
We feel like the luckiest pet owners since finding our beautiful Mayley (12 years) and Ruby (8 months). Mayley was found by our ...
Leoardo and Brigid (NSW)
My Cat Leoardo, was abandoned by his Mother Cat at just 3 Weeks old and so was the whole Litter of Kittens, in Surry Hills. And a Man ...
Ernie and Belinda (Victoria)
Oh my since we have had Ernie it’s a laugh all the time, we decided to get him as a companion for our Great Dane Mabel who is 19 ...
Gunter and Valerie (NSW)
Gunter came to live with our family of six- a married couple and four permanent foster kids- plus our border collie, rescue cat and ...
Jasper and Sherelle (NSW)
Jasper has transformed from nervous street dog to pampered pet. He is the light of my life. When I adopted Jasper on NYD 2017, I had 8 ...
Chance and Kathryn (QLD)
Mum got Chance as an urgent foster when he was about 1 year old. Mum saw that he had lots of scars and a broken tooth, he was not ...
Molly McLoughlin and Kerrielea (QLD)
We became fosters for the Smart Pups program in 2015 and many pups later, the program in our area, ended. When Covid hit in 2020 and ...
Nellie and Kerri (VIC)
I don't know how we got so lucky but we adopted the BEST dog in the world. We are Nellie's third home and when she came to ...
mia and renate (VIC)
Mia came into my life last October. I had been looking to adopt another cat after mine had passed of old age in covid, I received a ...
Tommy and Peter (Victoria)
I adopted Tommy 7 years ago,he was in a terrible state when I got him,he had hip displacure,was covered in flee eggs,weighed 4 ...
Tess and Glenys (Victoria)
Tess our beautiful little girl is the best thing that we have ever done. She was a stray with no microchip when Second Chance received ...
Bowie and Lynne (Qld)
I first started fostering with QSAR in November 2020. A most beautiful girl named Yera whom I called Sarah. I would have foster failed ...
Chelsea and RAE (WA)
Early 2021, as retired empty nesters, we decided to get a rescue dog. However our web search for a small/medium dog proved difficult ...
Sid and Cleo and Heather (VIC)
Our beautiful 6 month old kittens were adopted from a foster family who had rescued a pregnant cat. They took a while to settle in as ...
Tejasi (TAJASAY) and Trish (NSW)
Tej was adopted from Moree and I flew her from there to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney so she had quite a journey and arrived on a full ...
Ranger and Grant (Queensland)
It has been 6 weeks since adopting Ranger and things couldn't be better for us both. This is the very first time to rescue a dog ...
Stormy and Bridget (New South Wales)
We tried to adopt a dog from the RSPCA for ages & one day we found Stormy, who was nervous and shy, but loved my kids & wagged ...
Harlo and Robyn (Vic)
Harlo and I rescued each other. We both needed love and companionship and we are now a bonded pair. She has made herself very ...
Edna and Rhianna (Victoria)
We came across a little tabby cat called Edna who was brought in as a stray at 1 years old on RSPCA's Pet Rescue website in ...
Ruby and Jennifer (NSW)
Our family adopted Ruby, a Staffy Mix, from Hunter Animal Rescue as a six week old pup back in 2008. I have often said that the day ...
Pepper and Darren (Western Australia)
I suffer from PTSD after a traumatic incident a few yes back in Nigeria. I went through treatment to learn how to manage it. I have ...
Lacey and Katrina (WA)
In 2012, I stumbled across pet rescue where I found a litter of puppies up for adoption, born on Christmas Day 2011 tiny Christmas ...
Rosie and Fiona (NSW)
Rosie had spent the first year of her life living on either freezing cold, soaking wet concrete, or baked dry, scalding hot dirt, with ...
Nate and Jill (Nsw)
We got Nate when he was 8 weeks old. His foster career called him Nate and we liked it. When we first drove home with Nate he was ...
Rambo and alan (NSW)
My darlng Jenna (a long coat "rescued" German Shepherd) was put to sleep on February 23 after many months of declining ...
Chocolate and Andrea (Victoria)
We received Chocolate (formerly named Macca) September last year. He is super sweet natured however he never knew hugs nor the love of ...
Yuki Pepita Jimenez and Tahlia (VIC)
Yuki was a very shy rabbit at the RSPCA centre. When we first met she thumped, ran around her room and showed little attention to me. ...
Gidgi and Fred (Vic)
After having lost our beloved Staffy a few years ago we found we missed having a four legged friend too much and started the search ...
Holly Pumba Stombat and SUESAN (Western Australia)
I found Holly in a dog pound in the town of York just an hours drive south of Perth. She had just weaned a litter of pups and was ...
Clooney and Sarah (NSW)
I found Clooney on the Pet Rescue site listed with Heaven Can Wait shelter in Tamworth. He had such sad eyes but a gorgeous & ...
Lexi and Mikalah (Queensland)
Before adopting Lexi she was tied to the ground by a thick heavy chain and was forced to have two litters of pups as soon as she ...
Zeus and holly (New South Wales)
Where to even begin? I have wanted to adopt a dog for a while but I wanted to make sure I could be the best owner possible as it's a ...
Jessie and Michael (NSW)
Jesse is a mareema she was living at Port Macquarie I got a phone call to say that she was available she was very nervous and hadn’t ...
Rosie and Paul (Victoria)
I had recently lost my beautiful boy Maxi a King Charles Cavalier from a sudden stroke. Quite heartbroken, I knew having just moved ...
Jagger and Sharon (Nsw)
My husband, daughter and I first decided to adopt another dog about 1 year after our beloved and precious previous recused pup past ...
Brian and Carol (Vic)
Brian arrived just missing being euthanised. He was timid, terrified of being walked, men, having his face touched, children, sticks; ...
ROCKY and Marion (Vic)
Rocky is now a foster dog to our family, He has been at the shelter for a very long time ,looking for his forever home,He has ...
Jeanie and Derek (WA)
Attached is the story of Jeanie. We now have a 7yr old Chihuahua Jack Russell X called Ellie, which came from Queensland but was ...
Penelope and Cindy (WA)
She was a timid and shy pup who’d had a rough start in life when she first arrived with us. Now she’s cheeky, confident & brave. ...
Hope and Brianna (VIC)
I adopted Hope back in 2012 when she was nearly 3 years old and a very shy young lady. Hope was extremely shy and anxious and men. In ...
Ferals and Lori (WA)
Since 2019 our family have been catching feral kittens & turning them into household pets. Our 1st two had to be syringe feed. So ...
Pickles and Courtney (Queensland)
Pickles was timid and shy when we got her with toenails so long she couldn't walk. Her teeth were so bad she had trouble chewing. ...
Rusty and Mary (Queensland)
Rusty was very frightened and nervous on picking him up. For the first few days he tried to dig his way out under the fence, but then ...
Purdie and Suzanne (Queensland)
It was Christmas Day 2009 when friend found Purdie and his brother being hit by some children with sticks. He was probably only 5 ...
Babby Bugaboo and Michelle (NSW)
Heartbroken from losing 2 furbabies in 2020, I never thought my heart would be whole ever again, but then out of nowhere came a little ...
Petey and meg (Victoria)
I was a big dog snob. I thought little dogs were cute but, they weren't REALLY dogs who could be a best friend on adventures. ...
Maisie and Jill (Vic)
Maisie was a high energy, extremely highly intelligent (kelpie x shep) girl who had been abandoned. She had serious separation ...
Zahli and Amelia (QLD)
We didn’t know a lot about Zahli’s background, we knew she was around 1 yrs old and came from a domestic violence case that was dumped ...
Mindy, Georgie and Adela (QLD)
We adopted sisters Mindy and Georgie when they were one. They are Jack Russell crosses and they had so much energy. We lived in ...
Murphy and Carolyn (Vic)
Our vet nurse, Kim, came across a dog that had been hit by a car on Christmas Day. She stopped to help and as she walked up to him, ...
Ghoul and Aleisha (Australia)
I adopted ghoul when I moved out of home, although I live with two roommates my age we're all busy with our own things and barely ...
Diesel and Donna (Western Australia)
We adopted Diesel from Red Collar Rescue on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland in 2010. At that time he was a 12 month old pup who had ...
Rory (Aurora) and Lisa (New South Wales)
Rory (Aurora) is our fourth rescue dog and the second one we found via PetRescue. She's beautiful - very cheeky, smart, loyal and ...
Pecorino and Jean (WA)
I walked into Cat Haven in July 2021 not intending on adopting just yet. I have 3 bunnies and wanted to see if they might get along ...
Watson and Rachel (VIC)
After a long period of searching and (many) unsuccessful applications we found our perfect boy. Watson was a ''covid ...
Billy and Emily (WA)
We adopted Billy after he was hit by a car and his leg was amputated. He was 8 months old. He came to us scared of loud noises, new ...
Electra and Kelli (WA)
When Ellie came to us, she wasn't a cuddly dog. She wouldn't sit with you, she wouldn't lay with you. To be honest, she ...
Roo and Samuel (NSW)
We decided to find ourselves a rescue Kitty after a very large rain storm in Marrickville. We spent a week searching high and low for ...
Sabrina & Salem ( were Felix and Clint) and Debra (NSW)
We adopted two kittens from the same litter. We thought that they were both male. Received a phone call at time of desexing to let us ...
Bertie and Alice (NSW)
Bertie was super timid when he first got home and as you can imagine quite confused. From being picked up by POUND Rescue from ...
Alfie Estevez and Raul (Sydney)
Alfie came as a very young puppy from a farm a litter of 9. I waited almost 18 month to find my perfect match. He is so loving a great ...
Mo and Chloe (VIC)
Having moved into our first place together, my partner and I were looking for a little companion to spend our days with. We came ...
Ruby and Stephen (Ocean grove. Victoria)
We have always adopted rescue dogs When our beautiful Staffi Kara died , Her companion and best friend Tosca (Saved ...
Buddy and Kate (Qld)
I adopted my fur baby, Buddy in November 2018. At the time, I was suffering from severe depression. That day, I decided to meet some ...
Maddie and David (Qld)
This is a story of how we went from a family of three to four after adopting our second dog from PHC Inc. We already had Buddy for ...
Bonnie and Clyde and Eileen (Qld)
Bonnie and Clyde were 2 of dozens of chihuahuas rescued from a terrible puppy farm at the end of 2021. They were terrified of people ...
Finn and Amanda (WA)
I was running late - adoptions close at 3.30 I got to RSPCA at 3.45. Damn! I enter the adoption area and this dear little black ...
Furio and Amy (Vic)
After losing our gorgeous rescue galah El Birdo, we had a big hole in our hearts. It took us two years of applying for dogs before we ...
Chevy and Rob (W.A.)
I originally had my dog for 18 years and unfortunately age caught up with her and I had to make one of the hardest decisions of my ...
Fin and Graham (Western Australia)
Fin was bought by a young person whose boarder and his cat did not like Fin as a puppy so the owner flicked him off to a whole lot of ...
Ube and Paris and Maria (QLD)
Ube came to me first, He was given to me as the owner relapsed on her mental health issue and became addicted to alcohol. She ended ...
Byron, Molly and Alan (Queensland)
Adopted Molly and Byron 3 months ago, they have become a part of the family, Byron is the youngest at 6 months, being a kitten is so ...
Billy and Bella and Marg (NSW)
I was looking for on dog then did a quiz that told me my perfect pet was a bonded pair . Within half an hour I found them on their ...
Mila and Penelope (TAS)
Mila was found as a 5kg stray who blossomed with great foster care, when I fell in love with her and her ears on petrescue. 3 months ...
Shirley, Bunny, Fargo and Lola and Kerrie (NSW)
Congratulations to our 2022 WINNER! Our fours Boston Terriers have come from pretty awful RSPCA puppy mill seizures. Shirley started ...
Joey and Lisa (Nsw)
We recused a beautiful cattle x kelpie 3 years ago and she is a beautiful silly and energetic baby. Slew spend our weekends taking her ...
Sprocket and Megan (WA)
Sprocket was only 4.4kg when I adopted him (should have been 7-8) - supposedly unable to gain weight according to his previous owner. ...
Stella and Kylie (Nsw)
My Stella is four months old I adopted her from my local vet and when she came she was so shy and timid now she is the boss of our ...