Pip heads to Townsville

Linda from Townsville had been looking for a Shi-Tzu for quite some time. She liked the breed and had always wanted one of her own. The only criteria Linda had for a new pet was that it needed to be a rescue pet. She wanted to save a life. Linda had been following the...

Mack starts a new chapter

Mack the American Staffy has the patience of a saint. He was surrendered to the AWLQ in April after he was hit by car. He needed surgery to fix his leg but it meant he would have to stay still and keep the weight off it for over a month while it recovered. The surgery...

Ivan the Great

In November 2012 my husband and I adopted our beautiful two year old cat Ivan from the Beenleigh Rehoming Centre. I saw his picture on the AWL website and travelled from the Gold Coast to Beenleigh to meet him. I spent a fair bit of time with him in his enclosure and...

Bear & Tigerclown

We adopted bear from the AWLQ in December 2012. He was a scruffy  black dog, and we knew we had to have him the instant we saw him! (Coincidentally, he looks exactly like the black dog in the new pet food ad, where the girl says that she rescued him, but he really...

Little Leo

I adopted my beautiful Kelpie X puppy from AWLQ in January, and he has been the animal-love-of-my-life ever since. He is such a good dog, so smart and so affectionate. He loves playing fetch and frisbee, and loves cuddling up and nuzzling into your neck just to be...

I have been wanting to adopt a dog from AWLQ for a few years, I finally found a house & area suitable for a dog. I first saw Marcie via the adoption page & quickly organised a meeting with her- we bonded & I couldn’t wait to adopt her. Now I can’t imagine...