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Finding Support

We are a small volunteer run organisation, we have no shelter or facility and operate out of volunteer's homes. We have no funding and very little financial revenue, this results in little capacity for us to help animals in need. Because of this, we are unable to take any stray, surrendered animals or support with veterinary care or low cost desexing of your animals. 

 

If you are in need, here are some incredible organisations that can support you. 

Housing Support for Humans

DV and urgent housing support for humans - Services DFFH

https://services.dffh.vic.gov.au/getting-help

 

Humans experiencing DV - Safe steps

https://safesteps.org.au/our-services/

Elderly & People with Disabilities Support

Helps senior people care for their pets to keep them together - Link Pets

https://www.linkhc.org.au/pet-program/

 

Elderly or people with disabilities care for their pets - Happy Paws

https://healthassist.org.au/happy-paws/

Crisis Animal Housing Support 

Housing support for animals if you have a support worker - Pets of the Homeless 

https://www.petsofthehomeless.org.au/

 

Emergency animal boarding - Lost Dogs 

https://lortsmith.com/our-programs/emergency-welfare-assistance-program/

 

Emergency boarding - Second Chance Animal Rescue 

https://secondchanceanimalrescue.com.au/outreach-program/

 

Urgent housing in Geelong, end of life and vet medical care - Cherished Pets  

https://www.cherishedpetcare.com.au/contact-us-folder/contact-us

Pet Veterinary Support 

Support for pet veterinary bills - Pet Medical Crisis 

https://petmedicalcrisis.com.au/

 

Aniamal Veterinary support - Pets in the Park

https://www.petsinthepark.org.au/clinics/for-clients

​Rehoming Support 

Owner Assisted Rehoming - Second Chance Animal Rescue  

https://secondchanceanimalrescue.com.au/owner-assisted-rehoming-program/

 

Pet Rescue - Home 2 Home 

https://www.petrescue.com.au/rehome-via-petrescue

Pet Food

Humane Animal Rescue Pet Food Pantry 

https://www.humaneanimalrescueaus.org/services 

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Pet food bank - Pets of the Homeless

https://www.petsofthehomeless.org.au/how-we-help/pet-food

 

Pet food bank - Second Chance Animal Rescue 

https://secondchanceanimalrescue.com.au/free-pet-food/

Lost or Found Pets

Unfortunately, like most rescues & shelters we are unable to accept stray animals directly from individuals. All strays that we take in have been transferred to us from pounds.

If you have a lost or found pet - please contact your local council. They will have after hours contacts on their website for animal rangers to support lost & found animals within that council. 

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We understand that people may be hesitant to contact the council to retrieve an animal as they fear judgment or the outcome once the animal reaches the pound. Pounds are scary places for pets, but by law all strays must be taken to and held by the pound for a mandatory holding period. This is to give the owner time to find, and collect them.​

Surrendering Animals

We don't have the capacity to coordinate surrendered animals, and we feel animals in pounds are most at risk so that is where we rescue from. If you need to surrender your animal, please consider the rehoming support above. Otherwise you can find a list of animal rescues here:

 

https://www.petrescue.com.au/rescue_directory?state=2&term=

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Wildlife Support

We don't have the necessary resources or training and can't legally accept wildlife. If you find sick or injured wildlife please get in contact with Wildlife Victoria here:

 

https://www.wildlifevictoria.org.au/

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Wildlife Support

We have no legal ability or capacity to respond to cases of animal cruelty, if you encounter or witness animal cruelty please find the list of relevant agencies and who to call here:

 

https://rspcavic.org/who-to-call/

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Humane Animal Rescue primarily operates on the stolen land of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

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