Saidie the heart healer

After the devastating loss of our beloved fur baby Lola, my husband and I decided to pass on Lola’s legacy by rescuing another cat. We walked into the AWLQ shelter on a Saturday morning ”just for a look” and there she was: Her previous name was Juno, but we have...

AWLQ rehomes 6000th animal for 2015

Over the weekend seven year old Staffordshire Bull Terrier Marina was adopted from the Animal Welfare League QLD Rehoming Centre (AWLQ) after spending one month in shelter care. Her adoption was the 6,000th adoption in 2015 for the non-profit organisation that...

Munchkin the kitten

I sought to adopt a kitten when my own cat, Mischief became notably sad that his former companion had moved on. Mischief was sulky and would meow sadly at space and I thought getting a young kitten would liven his spirits. I came to AWLQ with a little female in mind...

Mia + Taylor

Mia and Taylor were surrendered to the AWLQ Warra shelter recently and had been together for six years! It was decided these lifelong friends should stay together as they interacted as if they were the very best of friends and we couldn’t bear to see them separated....

Game of Bones rehomes 329 animals!

AWLQ’s recent four day promotion “Game of Bones” found homes for a massive 329 companion cats and dogs across our rehoming centres! We have heard hundreds of happy stories in the days since the promotion including the one below. “I visited the...