2025 Midyear Fundraiser

It’s that time of the year again when BAWCS launches our Mid Year Fundraiser – alittle later than usual but still time to take advantage of tax time with donations of $2 and over tax deductible! As usual a busy start to the year with a strong focus on pro active support for people and […]

Microbat visitor

MAGINE BAWCS surprise when this microbat fell out of a dog coat that was being stored on a shelf in our kennel area tonight. Microbats are active throughout the warmer months then typically go into hibernation from May to August every year. We think this little one had just started his/her hibernation. Deciding to move […]

In Loving Memory

BAWCS Community Pets Support Program was honoured to support this beautiful Cane Corso with emergency veterinary care back in April last year. Thanks to this great care, she recovered well and was able to enjoy more precious time with her loving mum. Sadly, one year on, another urgent request came through. An emergency trip to […]

The sad truth about roosters

BAWCS recently received a call about rehoming 7 roosters. We always ask where the roosters came from and sadly it is usually from allowing hens to sit on eggs to hatch them. Did you know? If you let your hens hatch eggs, there’s a 50% chance each chick will be a rooster. So… what happens […]

BAWCS Supporting Pets

BAWCS Community Pets Support Program was able to assist a client who had recently escaped a domestic violence situation. Her pet was struggling with a deep laceration to the right leg with the whole leg swollen and hot to touch. Needless to say this injury needed vet attention asap but with funds stretched to the […]

VALE Dakota

VALE Dakota, you will be very much missed, especially by your best bud Harrison. Dakota’s story in memory. She had quite the history with BAWCS Shelter. This beautiful girl came into BAWCS care as part of a litter of puppies in 2012. Camille was first adopted at 11 weeks of age to a young couple […]