Shadow the dog with two forever homes
Shadow's story will warm your heart. Found as a stray in Whyalla, Shadow is now lucky enough to have two families that love her to bits.
Three-legged kitten Popcorn takes a leap of faith
Perched on a window sill, a small tortoiseshell cat stares intently upward at a three-tiered platform.
For her two adopted feline siblings the jump is rudimentary, but for Popcorn (a three-legged c...
A branch too far: rescuing cats trapped in trees
Trapped and trembling, poor Willow braved the weather atop a windswept tree. Through the fear of her neighbour's dog she had made a vertical dash up the trunk and in the process had gotten herself stu...
Bella and Barney: The inseparable pair
Tina was searching for a suitable companion for her rescue dog, Barney
Poor Barney was found on the streets of Port Augusta on a pile of rubble (hence his name, Barney from the Flintstones) befor...
10 unethical tourist tropes to avoid when the world reopens
International holidays have faded into a distant memory. Thanks to Covid-19, the very idea of jet-setting abroad seems... well, foreign.
But rest assured, sooner or later the airports will open a...
What does it take to be a rescue volunteer?
Peter Norman talks about his experiences as a rescue driver for the RSPCA rescuing animals that need our help.
Why adopting an adult cat might be the best thing you ever do
Anyone who has spent any time around a cat will know they are beautiful animals. Like dogs, cats develop their unique purr-sonalities as they grow up, and by the time they’ve matured, they can be fr...
Destitute dog finds loving family
Rescue Officer Krista had been called to a home in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. Lying motionless on a cold tiled porch, Ruby (previously known as Rosie) was knocking on heaven's door.
The Am...
A new look for Lonsdale’s dog yards
Lonsdale is going the whole nine yards with plans to upgrade the three grassed dog exercise paddocks into one huge, sense-stimulating enrichment area.
RSPCA South Australia is currently in the pl...
Sometimes size does matter: Neo the Great Dane cross finds his forever home
Sometimes, it takes a couple tries before you find ‘the one’. Neo has finally found a family that loves him for who he is: a great, big, loveable goof!