About the Safe & Sound Pounds Program

Making pounds a safe place for all pets

Do you know that every day, the lives of lost and homeless pets are in the hands of local government, at your local council pound? Do you know what happens to these pets in your community?

Every year, more than 186,000 dogs and cats are left unclaimed in Australia’s pounds and shelters. And because so few pounds have adoption programs, thousands of unclaimed pets are being killed without ever being put up for adoption. We want to change that.

Safe & Sound Pounds aims to give every pet a chance

We are working on ways to keep pets out of pounds and have a goal that all pets who do end up in the system are offered for adoption via a profile on Australia’s most visited charity website - PetRescue. But to achieve that, we first need to invest in innovation and work directly with Australia’s pounds to overcome the obstacles and challenges to introducing their own direct-from-pound adoption program.

A small number of proactive pounds are now members of PetRescue and have begun listing their pets for adoption. You can view the updated list of member pounds here.

How you can get informed and get involved

The Safe & Sound Pound program provides this free resource to help councils make positive life-saving change in their communities. If you’re a member of the community and would like to know how to get your council on board and using PetRescue, contact us at info@petrescue.org.au

If you're a council, you can sign your pound up for PetRescue membership right now. Or, if you have any questions about PetRescue membership and listing your pound pets online for adoption, please don’t hesitate to email info@petrescue.com.au

Testimonials

“By listing our pets on PetRescue, more of our dogs and cats are being adopted faster - reducing the time they stay in kennels. A few of our long-term rescue-only dogs have also had free flights to Perth, thanks to PetRescue and Jetpets.” - Brandon Cowan, Animal Rehoming Officer, Blacktown City Council Animal Holding Facility

“The number of views our animals are getting on the PetRescue website outweigh any other way we could possibly advertise - all our dogs and cats are getting around 50 to 100 views per day. One dog was adopted within just three hours of being listed, and the longest we’ve had a dog listed was 30 days. The quicker they find forever homes, the better it is for them mentally.” - Michelle Gallo, Companion Animal Ranger, Camden Council Animal Care Facility

Corporate sponsorship opportunity

If your organisation would like to find out more about Safe & Sound Pounds sponsorship and the opportunity to drive significant positive change in your community, and nationwide, please email info@petrescue.org.au.

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If you’re a rescue group, shelter or pound, find out more about listing your rescue pets on PetRescue by contacting members@petrescue.org.au

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About the Safe & Sound Pounds Program

About the Safe & Sound Pounds Program

Making pounds a safe place for all pets

Safe & Sound Pounds aims to give every pet a chance

How you can get informed and get involved

Testimonials

Corporate sponsorship opportunity

You can help thousands of homeless pets every year. Sign up to give monthly