Gary & Chip - Your Best Friends

🤍🧡🤍 Allow me to introduce two of the most affectionate souls you could ever meet: Chip (Grey/White) and Gary (Ginger) 🤍🧡🤍

These two boys are incredibly different, yet identical in their capacity to lavish humans with love and attention.

Chip, on occasion, insists on this love and attention if he deems it insufficient.

Now, regarding Chip—what to say? He is a full-blown personality packed into a small frame. Not only is Chip amusing, but he is also exceptionally clever with treat puzzles. He's highly motivated by food—don't let his well-fed appearance deceive you; he possesses the persistence of a Beagle.

Both young lads are exceedingly friendly and ready to welcome you as you enter the room, unless Gary is indulging in his catnap, of course.

Gary epitomizes affection. This tender soul is often spotted either frolicking with Chip or cuddling beside him. Simply put, Gary is a bundle of love and fluff.

The reason they remain with us is their diagnosis of FIV+. However, this should not overshadow the fact that they are just as deserving of a loving home as any other cat. Many have cared for FIV+ cats, and with proper nutrition and regular veterinary attention, they can lead normal lives. For comprehensive guidance on caring for FIV+ cats, we provide all the necessary information.

If adoption is not an option for you, we invite you to reach out regarding opportunities to volunteer at the shelter or to discuss the possibility of fostering. Your support can make a significant difference.

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💕 ABOUT OUR ORGANISATION
As well as working with dogs, Sunny Days runs Victoria's only specialised stray cat rehab facility on a rural property in Avalon, Vic. Our rehab centre operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is in constant demand due to the sheer number of cats born wild, and dogs no longer wanted.

Despite this demand, we have no source of ongoing funding. Unlike public pounds who enter into contracts with local councils to be the facility responsible for housing lost animals in that municipality, volunteer-run pounds like ours do not have the option to partner with a government organisation and have the running of the shelter funded - we are left to fund our work through our own pockets and community donations. Please see below for lots of secure ways you can donate to support our work.

💕 HOW YOU CAN HELP
We receive adoption fees, however our animals are adopted out less frequently than other shelters and rescue organisations as our animals are with us for extended periods of rehabilitation. We rely on donations not only to help with immediate vet care but also to keep them fed, parasite treated, vaccinated regularly and treated for illness or injury fir the period they are with us which is often years. You can donate by clicking the pink DONATE button on this page or via the options below. Thankyou so much.

💕 TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION OPTIONS
You can help us rescue, rehabilitate and rehome the animals we take in by:
🐾 Making a direct donation through Paypal: paypal.com/au/fundraiser/charity/4028482
🐾 Via secure fundraising platform https://shoutforgood.com/charities/sunnydaysrescuerehab
🐾 Secure fundraising platform https://www.givenow.com.au/sunnydaysrescue
🐾 Bank transfer (to receive a receipt for tax purposes please contact us) ACC name: Sunny Days Rescue / BSB: 063 871 / ACC: 1035 7368
🐾 Add us as your favourite charity to your Paypal account (when you make a purchase $1 will automatically be donated to us) https://www.paypal.com/au/webapps/mpp/support-a-charity-at-checkout

💕 OUR WORK WITH CATS
We take in full cat colonies, pregnant and nursing mothers, ophan kittens, FIV positive cats, and sick or injured cats. Cats are humanely trapped after being identified as un-owned and we support them through full rehabilitation from wild and unhandleable to fully domesticated. We don't give them deadlines to be socialised by or they'll be euthanised, we provide sanctuary for them for as long as they need.

💕 OUR WORK WITH DOGS
We take in dogs from community surrenders, booked for unnecessary euthanasia by owners but vets have intervened and contacted us, or rescued from pound death row. Most of our dogs are with us for extended periods to ensure we know them really well before putting them up for adoption, and have been assessed by professional dog trainers if not worked with extensively. We provide full discretion with adopters about dogs' health and behaviour, unlimited 24 hour support, and a month long fully refundable adoption trial to ensure dogs are given the best chance to integrate into new homes, families and lifestyles.

We also offer a lifetime guarantee to take any of our adopted cats and dogs back should something happen and their adopters are no longer able to care for them.