Little Legs Appeal

On Saturday night (20 May) one of BAWCS special needs cat Little Legs was rushed into the Emergency vet clinic.  After a dental procedure two days earlier, she became ‘flat’ and then stopped eating with her gums very pale and urine quite dark. It turns out Little Legs had picked up an infection which spread […]

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LOOKING for a great (and unique) Mother’s Day gift?

Why not consider a one off BAWCS Shelter Special Needs Cat sponsorship. For as little as $50 for the entire year, your gift provides a great fridge magnet for the recipient together with background / history on the cat you’ve chosen to sponsor. Sponsorship helps in keeping our special needs cats happy and healthy. Plus […]

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Wonderful outcome for beloved dog

WHAT a wonderful outcome working in partnership with Bendigo Pet Vets – Mobile Veterinary Clinic and Pet Medical Crisis who referred this case to BAWCS Community Pets Support Program.A distressed pet owner, struggling financially under the weight of todays ever increasing living costs, was so worried about her beloved dog who needed major dentistry with […]

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Try training before surrender

BAWCS Shelter was recently contacted by a dog owner who wanted to surrender. When we discussed what her dogs issues were, BAWCS offered training support via our Community Pets Support Program with Sahil from Elite Canines Training as an alternative. A young (and large) dog that under the right management could stay in his home […]

Veterinary care support

BAWCS Community Pets Support Program offers veterinary care support for disadvantaged pet owners in our community. A recent referral to a vet ended up with an unwell cat being euthanased due to renal failure. The vet advised that if the cat had presented 2-3 days earlier it most likely would have been saved. Please don’t […]

Christmas Appeal

IT’s that time of the year when we launch our annual Christmas Appeal! Donations of $2 and over are Tax Deductible. Click here for donation options. Please use reference XMAS APPEAL. BAWCS Shelter and Sanctuary celebrated our 19 year anniversary in September this year. As many supporters know, we were the first ‘no kill’ Shelter […]