Happy Tails
Ned & Kelly
Ned & Kelly will set tails wagging around the nation as the adorable duo enter the Big Brother house as this years resident family pets. It’s the first time in Big Brother history that two dogs will be placed in the Big Brother house. Ned is a three year old...
Bear & Tigerclown
We adopted bear from the AWLQ in December 2012. He was a scruffy black dog, and we knew we had to have him the instant we saw him! (Coincidentally, he looks exactly like the black dog in the new pet food ad, where the girl says that she rescued him, but he...
Little Leo
I adopted my beautiful Kelpie X puppy from AWLQ in January, and he has been the animal-love-of-my-life ever since. He is such a good dog, so smart and so affectionate. He loves playing fetch and frisbee, and loves cuddling up and nuzzling into your neck just to be...
I have been wanting to adopt a dog from AWLQ for a few years, I finally found a house & area suitable for a dog. I first saw Marcie via the adoption page & quickly organised a meeting with her- we bonded & I couldn’t wait to adopt her. Now I...
Isabella finds her feline friend!
My name is Isabella. When I decided to adopt, I wasn’t sure whether to get a dog or a cat so I paid a visit to the AWLQ Gold Coast Rehoming Centre to visit the dogs. I didn't want to impulse purchase so I went home and came to the conclusion that my current home...
JinJee & Lamb Chop
Jinjee cat was adopted by us in late 2009. He was one in a litter of six kittens that we were lucky enough to foster from just five weeks of age. We loved them all but he had something extra special and we decided that we absolutely had to adopt him. We like to say...
A ‘Stirling’ Win
"When we decided to get a kitten we knew he or she would be coming from the Animal Welfare League QLD. My family have always adopted our pets from the shelter and have always been blessed with the most loyal, and curious cats. When we arrived at the Gold Coast centre...
Elmo and Woody
Despite their adorable boyish names Elmo and Woody were in fact perfect little ladies. Surrendered at 10 and 11 years of age these adorable seniors had spent their entire lives together. They were brought to the AWLQ to find a new home when their owners had to...
87 big dogs thank you for changing their lives
What an incredible 10 days of rehoming we have had at our three rehoming centres. On the first of August we launched our Adopt 10 dogs for 10 days for $10 campaign. We held this promotion because we had a lot of large breed dogs being overlooked for smaller breeds and...
The Big 10 Dog Rescue Challenge
From Friday the 1st to the 10th of August the AWLQ is challenging residents to help rehome 10 large breed dogs daily from their three rehoming centres. The Animal Welfare League QLD will drop large breed dog adoption prices to just $10, (normally $250) for the 10 days...