Isabella finds her feline friend!

My name is Isabella. When I decided to adopt, I wasn’t sure whether to get a dog or a cat so I paid a visit to the AWLQ Gold Coast Rehoming Centre to visit the dogs. I didn’t want to impulse purchase so I went home and came to the conclusion that my current home...

JinJee & Lamb Chop

Jinjee cat was adopted by us in late 2009. He was one in a litter of six kittens that we were lucky enough to foster from just five weeks of age. We loved them all but he had something extra special and we decided that we absolutely had to adopt him. We like to say...

A ‘Stirling’ Win

“When we decided to get a kitten we knew he or she would be coming from the Animal Welfare League QLD. My family have always adopted our pets from the shelter and have always been blessed with the most loyal, and curious cats. When we arrived at the Gold Coast...

Elmo and Woody

Despite their adorable boyish names Elmo and Woody were in fact perfect little ladies. Surrendered at 10 and 11 years of age these adorable seniors had spent their entire lives together. They were brought to the AWLQ to find a new home when their owners had to...

87 big dogs thank you for changing their lives

What an incredible 10 days of rehoming we have had at our three rehoming centres. On the first of August we launched our Adopt 10 dogs for 10 days for $10 campaign. We held this promotion because we had a lot of large breed dogs being overlooked for smaller breeds and...

Sushi Samba

Little Sushi arrived at the AWLQ in April very unwell. She was cared for in our vet clinic for six weeks and was then found to have a urinary problem. It was decided that Sushi would need a special diet going forward to ensure she stayed in tip top shape. Sushi is a...