Happy Tails
Zeus the Shar Pei
My husband and I adopted Zeus when he was two years old back in 2005.He had been returned twice for various reasons but we fell in love with him. When we looked through his cage and asked him to sit he did! We initially struggled to stop Zeus from escaping our...
AWLQ to set adoption record – Empty all pens in one weekend!
This holiday season the Animal Welfare League QLD hope to set a new record – to have empty pens by 5.00 pm on Sunday December 8th. Christmas is one of the busiest times for the AWLQ Rehoming Centres with litters of kittens and puppies arriving along with lost...
Jack & Lucy
Hi to all the lovely people at the AWL on the Gold Coast. It's already been one month already since we brought home our little Jack Russell puppies Rudy and Nicole who became Jack and Lucy. Jack and Lucy are having a fabulous time in their new home and are being loved...
Willow
I adopted Willow about 14 months ago and today, she is absolutely my most prized possession who makes me smile everyday. When I headed to the AWLQ in Helensvale last year I was hoping to meet a beautiful Boarder Collie, but when I arrived he was being adopted. I was...
Louise and her little treasures
My name is Louise Piper and five years ago I adopted a little treasure named MAVIS but changed to Missy Moo. Here is our photo. Last Monday she was put to sleep in my arms and left a huge hole in my life. She was my constant companion. In the five years that we...
Rummy
We adopted Rummy from the AWL Gold Coast shelter early 2005. He was a long term resident and had been ill with cat flu and been stuck in a cage for around a month, and the day my daughter came to pick out a puss was his first day out of the cage. It was love at first...
Shahrukh Kitty
I went to AWLQ to volunteer for the cats, thinking I was safe, as I thought of myself more of a dog person as I had a Cavoodle, (no I came home with a kitten,) I lasted 5 weeks but this day after cleaning the cats pens, I went and sat with the younger cats to give...
Persevering with Percy Pays off!
As I was growing up, my family pet was always a blue heeler - from Booga to Rocky and now Buddy. After moving away from home I desperately wanted another 'puppy', but my husband and I lived in a duplex and didn't think it would be fair to have a medium size dog in a...
Beautiful Bangle
When a dog arrives at the Animal Welfare League Qld they come with all kinds of personalities, likes and dislikes. Some are energetic and outgoing, some are frightened and missing their families. All react differently which in some cases prolongs their chances of...
STAR PAWS
In a suburb not so far away 68 cats are waiting to lead you astray. This weekend starting Friday 27 to Sunday 29th of September all domestic breeds one year and older will be available for adoption for just $39. The AWLQ’s Ipswich, Beenleigh and Gold Coast...