Happy Tails
AWLQ Rehomes 256 animals in two days!
Teo the Greyhound was surrendered to AWLQ in September at the age of four after a life as a racing dog. He had been unwell and under our vet’s care and had been waiting patiently as he watched many of his kennel mates be adopted and go home with their new...
Celebrities lend their support
Reality TV and sporting stars have been stopping by the AWLQ Gold Coast Rehoming Centre all week to lend their support to this weekend’s Project Empty Shelter event. Ben Norris, Gemma Kinghorn and Skye Wheatley from Big Brother and Olympic Gold Medal Winner and...
December 13th-14th Mega Adoption Drive
The AWLQ will hold a mass adoption drive on the 13th-14th December as a gift to abandoned animals as they try to rehome every animal in the shelter by Christmas. AWLQ Spokesperson Brooke Whitney hopes the annual ‘Home for Christmas’ campaign will find...
AJ AND VERA FOREVER FRIENDS
Dominique downloaded the AWLQ rehoming app recently so she could ‘keep up to date with the dogs 24/7’. When she arrived at the Gold Coast Rehoming Centre she had a few dogs in mind but as she walked past the kennels she didn’t know how to decide, she...
We need YOU to help finish this story
At AWLQ we work closely with councils, pounds and rescue groups to save the lives of companion animals who would otherwise face uncertain futures. On Tuesday November 25th at 4:30pm we received an emergency call from the Toowoomba City Council pound seeking our...
Lumi Reuinted!
It’s every pet owner’s worst nightmare, to come home and find your beloved pet no longer there. Unfortunately that is what happened to Rebecca and Pat but the story doesn’t end there. When Rebecca and Pat lost their dog they were very distraught....
Pip heads to Townsville
Linda from Townsville had been looking for a Shi-Tzu for quite some time. She liked the breed and had always wanted one of her own. The only criteria Linda had for a new pet was that it needed to be a rescue pet. She wanted to save a life. Linda had been following the...
Mack starts a new chapter
Mack the American Staffy has the patience of a saint. He was surrendered to the AWLQ in April after he was hit by car. He needed surgery to fix his leg but it meant he would have to stay still and keep the weight off it for over a month while it recovered. The surgery...
Ivan the Great
In November 2012 my husband and I adopted our beautiful two year old cat Ivan from the Beenleigh Rehoming Centre. I saw his picture on the AWL website and travelled from the Gold Coast to Beenleigh to meet him. I spent a fair bit of time with him in his enclosure and...
A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR BRISBANE’S UNWANTED STRAYS
The Animal Welfare League Queensland (AWLQ) has taken on the management of Brisbane City Council's two animal shelter facilities in Warra and Willawong. AWLQ CEO Denise Bradley, says her organisation takes pride in its best practice treatment of cats and dogs in their...