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AWLQ invites pirates ‘purrrrrrr mission to come aboard’
The Gold Coasts premier animal shelter Animal Welfare League QLD is hoping to entice some A-List Celebrities to visit the Gold Coast Rehoming Centre with their newest campaign PAW-RATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. The AWLQ is in close proximity to the ‘Pirates’ film...
Bella & Boof
This (not so) little guy started out very shy and spent most of his first day with us in hiding. That was until he met his new ’sister’ Bella Brown Town the mini daschund. It was love at first sight. Their first encounter (and many since) involved lots of...
Texy’s new BFF
My partner, Tim, and I had a very beautiful little furry child already but as much as we spent time with him, played & exercised him, when it came for us to leave for work or even just socially, our little one would become down & upset. He would spend his time...
Leo the Kelpie
I adopted a kelpie puppy one year ago from AWLQ Gold Coast. And he has made me smile and brought me joy everyday since. He’s so loving and loyal and clever. He likes to nuzzle into my neck with his nose for cuddles. And he’s got some serious frisbee...
Luke and Piper
We lost our dog Zach to cancer a number of years ago. It took about six months before we were ready for another one to take his place. My mother had been watching Luke, a wolfhound cross on the adoption website for a while and one day we took the step to meet him at...
Diesel the Cuddler
We adopted Diesel from the AWLQ Gold Coast Rehoming Centre. When we visited Diesel's kennel, we were instantly drawn to his beautiful brown eyes – he looked so sad, sitting there all quiet and hopeful with all the other dogs around him barking trying to get our...
Frederick the Poodle
An update on Frederick the Poodle! I have changed his name when I brought him home as he wasn't really responding to Fredrick. We called him JET as I had to jet over to Ipswich as fast as I could before anyone else fell in love with him also he is jet black . Jet...
Ivy from Warra
Just an update on Ivy. We adopted Ivy on 6 Dec from the bracken ridge shelter. Ivy and my existing dog Fizz are now besties, it's everything I'd hoped for in getting a 2nd dog. They're so funny together, when we take them for a walk, they like to race each other and...
AWLQ gives Free Love to Cat Loving Residents
Want some kitty loving with no strings attached? For a limited time, a select number of cats at AWLQ Gold Coast will be eligible for a FREE NO-OBLIGATION 30-DAY ADOPTION TRIAL! Drop in to the shelter anytime between 10am-5pm choose a cat and take him/her home. If at...
Bonnie and Tao – Proof Cats & Dogs CAN Get Along
My name is Kartya and I wanted to send you an update on our growing family! My partner Tim and I adopted two furbabies from AWLQ recently. Tao the cat (formerly known as Timmy), was our first adoption. He is a loving and beautiful soul and extremely intelligent! Tao...