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(WA) Dogs' Refuge Home - Kathryn in the Dog House
Saturday 6 December 2008
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Nero's new family think he's tops
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Transport needed from Newcastle, NSW to Lismore, NSW
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Help PetRescue find 1000 homes for 1000 pets for xmas!

The best gift that any pet could receive for xmas is a permanent loving home and the PetRescue team is determined to find 1000 homes for 1000 unwanted, lost or abandoned pets this xmas. Read more...

(WA) Adopt Daniel the star of ABC radio!

Daniel the wolfie x pup, is the star of ABC's Saturday breakfast show with James Lush. Can you offer this wee celebrity his forever home? Read more...

Backyard puppy factories just waiting for the next bitch on heat

The illegal supply of appealing, often fluffball, crossbreeds by unregistered backyard breeders is booming. Maltese is mated with shihtzu, Labrador with poodle, ishon frise with schnauzers to produce aesthetically appealing puppies, often without regard for genetic defects or temperament. Claims are made about pedigree, usually without supporting papers, along with glowing predictions of adult characteristics - "ideal children's pet", "special companion", "nonshedding coat" and "won't be a yapper". Read more...

(NSW) Pet Shop Bill needs your help!

On Friday 14th November, Clover re-tabled her amended Pet Shop Bill to parliament. PetRescue urges all NSW pet-lovers to sign the petition to support this life-saving legislation. Read more...

Pregnant Paws Program saving the lives of family pets

Families all too often surrender their companion animals to pounds and refuges because they are expecting, or have recently welcomed, a new baby in their home. AWL believes that many of these families may have reconsidered their decision to give up their animals if only they had had access to quality information about keeping both their babies and animals safe in the home. Read more...

(WA) APS Christmas pressies for the furries

Better Pets and Gardens are supporting Animal Protection Society and its furry inhabitants this Christmas! Read more...

What makes a dog hypoallergenic?

Is there really such a thing as a dog that won't cause allergies? An article from Scientific American magazine examines... Read more...

Adopt a TV star!

Cody a West Highland White X has had his 15 minutes of fame and is now looking to retire from the spotlight and settle down with a family to call his own. Read more...

Help save pets from death row

After being only hours away from death, some of the residents of Wags 2 Whiskers Boarding Kennels are thankful to be alive. The shelter, which has been operating since before Christmas, takes in dogs and cats saved from the pound by various rescue groups in the area. Read more...

Angel of the stray animals

For five years Ms Burke has run the Pets Haven animal shelter out of a pet shop in Woodend. Her rehousing rate is close to 100 per cent and she even sells strays interstate, about a dozen a month. Except that they sell at a loss, it would be a boom business. Supply, sadly, is never an issue. "Every Friday they euthanase animals at Mildura pound," she said. "We get there before the vet." Read more...