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How to Edit an Animal Listing on Waldo’s Friends’ Pet Finder

Now that you’ve created a Shelter account on Waldo’s Friends and uploaded your animals on the Pet Finder, what’s next? From time to time, you need to let people know what’s going on with your rescues. A fostered dog may now be ready for adoption, or a young kitten may have just completed all her… Continue reading How to Edit an Animal Listing on Waldo’s Friends’ Pet Finder

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How to Use the Shelter Dashboard on Waldo’s Friends

Are you working for a cat animal rescue or dog shelter based in Australia that’s seeking to expand its reach? You’ve come to the right place! Waldo’s Friends aims to help pet rescues connect with prospective fosters and adopters through its Pet Finder—an absolutely free pet rescue listing platform. Utilise this online platform by signing… Continue reading How to Use the Shelter Dashboard on Waldo’s Friends

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How to Post an Animal Listing on Waldo’s Friends’ Pet Finder

Are you looking for ways to spread the word about your rescue animals? Whether they’re in need of temporary care or ready for adoption, you can let everyone know about it by posting your rescues on our brand new and absolutely free pet rescue listing platform. As an ACNC-registered not-for-profit, Waldo’s Friends strives to give… Continue reading How to Post an Animal Listing on Waldo’s Friends’ Pet Finder

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How to Get Started with Waldo’s Friends’ Pet Finder

Say hello to our brand new Pet Finder – a 100% free pet rescue listing platform for animal rescuers and foster carers based in Australia! We’re very excited to announce that shelters and foster carers can now list their rescue animals up for pre-adoption or adoption right away! Here’s how to get started with your… Continue reading How to Get Started with Waldo’s Friends’ Pet Finder

A Guide to Fostering Cats in Perth

A Guide to Fostering Cats in Perth

Are you thinking of fostering cats? Do you live in Perth or in other parts of Western Australia? If you answered YES to both questions, you’ve come to the right place! This handy Waldo’s Friends compilation is all you need to get started. It gives a rundown of animal rescue groups you can assist, online… Continue reading A Guide to Fostering Cats in Perth

A Guide to Fostering Dogs in Perth

A Guide to Fostering Dogs in Perth

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to foster dogs? We’re here to break it down for you. Essentially, it involves helping an animal rescue shelter by offering foster care to a dog or any other animal in their care while they find it a forever home. Doing this helps the shelter lighten their load… Continue reading A Guide to Fostering Dogs in Perth

A Guide to Fostering Cats in Adelaide

Volunteering for rescues is a great way to show your support for animal welfare. You can do it in so many ways, from leaving a bequest and donating as a company to cleaning kennels and finding pet adopters. Fostering is another unique opportunity for animal lovers to help rescue groups. It leaves a strong and… Continue reading A Guide to Fostering Cats in Adelaide

A Guide to Fostering Dogs in Adelaide

Do you have an affinity for rescue dogs but, for one reason or another, cannot adopt them? There’s another meaningful way you can help local animal rescues, and it’s through fostering! As a foster carer for dogs, you get to rehabilitate, train, and care for the canine wards in your home until they’re ready to… Continue reading A Guide to Fostering Dogs in Adelaide

A Guide to Fostering Cats in Brisbane

No-kill animal shelters and rescue groups are always in need of passionate volunteers who can share their time, energy, and resources. Various skills and talents (such as taking amazing paw-traits or kickstarting fundraisers) serve different purposes, but together, they all add up in making a rescue run smoothly and successfully.  If you want to volunteer… Continue reading A Guide to Fostering Cats in Brisbane

A Guide to Fostering Dogs in Brisbane

Rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome—these are the three Rs of animal rescue. Fostering is a key component of the second R as volunteers take in dogs, cats, and other types of animals that need extra support. Aside from the safe space they provide, the love and attention given by foster parents help the rescues become physically,… Continue reading A Guide to Fostering Dogs in Brisbane

A Guide to Fostering Cats in Canberra

Animal rescues work hand in hand with volunteers to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome all kinds of animals. These willing volunteers help out in various ways, from spreading the word about the “no kill movement” to finding the best paw-rents to adopt their lovable rescues. Becoming a pet foster carer is another way to assist local… Continue reading A Guide to Fostering Cats in Canberra

A Guide to Fostering Dogs in Canberra

Thanks to the assistance of tireless volunteers, animal rescues all over the world succeed with their mission of rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming pets in need. From organising fundraisers to donating financial aid as a corporation, these actions may vary but they all help in making the lives of rescue animals better. Fostering is another type… Continue reading A Guide to Fostering Dogs in Canberra