VIC food donation gets 3,026 tails wagging

WOW! July 2022 saw an epic $310,456 worth of nutritious food donated to 32 awesome rescue organisations in Victoria, with a total of 3,026 pets in their care. This round of food donations, which amounted to 24,694kg (!) were thanks to PetRescue partner Mars Petcare, as well as generous collaborators who made room for this massive delivery to be collected including; PETstock Geelong City, PETstock Bendigo, Storage King Carole Springs, National Storage Braeside, Metro Freight Lines Pty Ltd, and Stawell Freighters Pty Ltd.

These food donations help rescue organisations continue their life-saving work, allowing them to direct funds towards other important expenses, like vet work. 

The 32 organisations that received food donations were;

• Kitty Rescue Squad Aus Inc
• Dandy Cat Rescue
• Rainbow cat rescue
• Alley Katz Australia Org.
• Meow Rescue Inc
• 2nd Chance Cat Rescue
• The Barn Cats Project
• Karma's Angels Cat Rescue
• Elite cat rescue
• Australian Animal Rescue Inc
• Sally’s cat and kitten rescue
• Robyn's Nest And All The Rest Animal Rescue
• Heart & Soul Rescue Inc.
• Australian Animal Protection Society
• Tails of The Forgotten Paws
• Little Volunteers and Friends Animal Rescue
• Campaspe Shire Council - Campaspe Animal Shelter
• Ollie’s Legacy Incorporated
• South Gippsland Animal Aid
• Maneki Neko Cat Rescue
• Give a Kitty a Home Rescue Inc
• Ballarat Animal Shelter
• Shepparton animal rescue and rehoming
• Phoenix Animal Rescue Horsham Ltd
• Northern Grampians Shire Council
• Odies Paw Pals
• Victorian Collie Rescue
• Second Chance Animal Rescue
• Forever Friends Animal Rescue Latrobe
• Chally Rescue Inc
• Geelong Animal Welfare Society
• Feline and Friends Rescue

That’s a lot of happy kitties and doggos! 

Image credit: Australian Animal Protection Society

Image credits: Second Chance Cat Rescue

Image credits: MEOW Rescue

Image credit: Ollie’s Legacy

Image credit: Rainbow Cat Rescue

Banner image: Rusty and Frank from Shepparton Animal Rescue and Rehoming.