Much Needed Rescue Equipment

We are currently trying to raise money for the purchase of tree climbing equipment. This will be used to rescue animals stuck in trees, especially Koalas which may be severely effected by fire. After helping at the recent fires around Victoria we saw large numbers of koalas and many other animals injured by fire. Many of the Koalas were very dificult to rescue because they sat high in trees. To get these guys down a tree climber would be called in (if we could get one), but they would usually take a day or two to arrive which ment the Koala would usually move to another tree. We would then have to try and find the Koala again. Some of the Koalas were severely burnt and in a critical state and needed to go to a vet immediately. If we can raise enough money to purchase the equipment we need, we can then spend less time trying to get these animals to a vet and get them the treatment they require faster. It will also give us more time to search for other injured wildlife.

If you would like to help please contact us on 0408 365 948 or alternatively go to our contact page

Victorian Bushfires Heroes

Our hearts go out to all those affected by the bushfires and a big thank you to all the volunteers, the Red Cross and the CFA who have and are still doing an amazing job.

We are now carers specialising in reptiles !!!

The Dept. of Sustainability and Environment has been kind enough to give us a small grant to buy equipment needed to house and care for reptiles. We will be able to build enclosures to house lizards and venomous snakes safely (so the kids don't get bitten) and set up enclosures for turtles.

The importation of Savannah cats appears to have been stopped!

The Petition has been moved to the 'Cats' Section since it appears the laws will be changed to prevent the importation of the Savannah Cats. It's good to see the Environment come out on top for a change. There's still other factors at play such as the compensation claim from the importers and also the issue of the other breeds that have mad it into the country.

The Petition can be viewed here and the campain updates can be found here.

Think twice about feeding snakes live rodents !!!

If you keep snakes as pets and you feed your animals live rodents then it would be in your interest to have a look at the "Rat attack" poster (955Kb PDF file).

Greendale Wildlife Shelter launches BADGAR....

BADGAR has been launched by Donna Zabinskas and Walter Collins at the Greendale Wildlife Shelter. To find out more (or make a donation) visit the website www.badgar.org.au