Happy Tails
Tinker-bell & David
The Maltese, Shih-Tzu, Terriers, Poodles and the like are affectionately called the “little fluffie’s” at the AWLQ. They are happy little dogs who have the ‘AWWW’ factor and have most passers-by pleading with their loved ones to take them...
Aria Kitty
Meow! I adopted a gorgeous five-year-old cat called "Sammy" in December from the Coombabah Shelter. I have renamed her "Aria" which in Hebrew means "Lioness". It took her a little while to settle in to her new environment and a few weeks to trust us, but a month on...
Weston
Weston arrived at the shelter sedated. His owner unsure if he would travel well in the car from Lismore to the Gold Coast. He was the love of his owner’s life and his constant companion for six years. But today was the day he had to say goodbye. For...
Grace
We adopted Grace from AWLQ Gold Coast recently, and wanted to let you know that she is settling in very well on our farm at Scenic Rim Milk. From the second she got out of the car, she claimed our farm as her own. She spent the first day politely introducing...
Reika
Last October, one year ago, we were blessed to have a little girl adopt us. I had not long lost my little sweetheart Sheba, and I was grieving terribly. My husband decided it was time to bring another canine into the family. I was reluctant at first as I am disabled,...
Beautiful Beau
Hi, We adopted Beau as a companion dog for my husband Mal in April last year. Mal had progressively limited movement due to a diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease. He was already confined to an electric wheelchair when we visited the Beenleigh AWLQ. We also had three...
Bullet the Cat
I adopted Bullet in December for 3 reasons: 1) the staff loved him and convinced me not to “overlook his personality” as many of the previous pet-seekers had 2) he played his “cute” card well and did army-rolls around the pen; and 3) I...
AWLQ bringing Christmas Cheer to Ozcare residents
The Animal Welfare League Qld along with Purina will offer food packs to Ozcare clients which they hope will bring some extra holiday cheer this Christmas. The project spans across all of Ozcare’s South East Queensland Community Care locations, including...
Grace
We adopted Grace from AWLQ Gold Coast recently, and wanted to let you know that she is settling in very well on our farm at Scenic Rim Milk. From the second she got out of the car, she claimed our farm as her own. She spent the first day politely introducing...
Record Crowds Flock to Adopt!
Gold Coast, Qld, December 9, 2013 --- The Animal Welfare League Qld has rehomed 92% of their 192 shelter animals in one weekend, in what was the charity's most successful adoption drive in their 50 year history. Record crowds of over 1000 pet lovers swarmed the...