Animal Welfare League Queensland has been in operation for over 60 years. During this time they have achieved incredible results, including reducing euthanasia rates within their rehoming centres to some of the lowest in Australia through their Getting to Zero initiative, working with councils and the community to assist with the desexing of over 200,000 cats and dogs through their National Desexing Network and creating Golden Hearts™- a program design to assist seniors with pet ownership.
There are so many volunteering options with this organisation and in 2020 I spent three months helping with the dogs on the Gold Coast.
If you love dogs then you will love this position. My daily duties included-
- Walking the dogs and playing with them in off lead areas
- Helping with food prep at meal times
- Helping with the cleaning of enclosures
Volunteers are the heart of AWLQ and without their energy, talents and time they would not be able to provide a safe haven to close to 10,000 animals each year. Their volunteers make such a difference to the lives of the animals in their care by contributing their time in a variety of ways – from enriching the lives of animals, running their ops shops, or managing laundry, to collecting donations, fundraising at events, or providing community or admin support.
If you would like more information on how you can help, please visit