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Please,
we desperately need volunteers or we are in danger of having to close.
If you can help in any small way, please call us on
(07) 4123 1712
Welcome to the
Maryborough Animal
Refuge, Queensland, Australia.
The Maryborough and District Animal Refuge Society, Bright Street, Maryborough is community owned and run.
1. What is the role
of this society?
The objectives of the Maryborough and District
Animal Refuge Society are:
To prevent cruelty to animals as far as
possible.
To assist in any way possible the enforcement of existing laws relating
to
the protection of animals
from cruelty.
To find homes for stray and unwanted animals.
To promote the interests of the Society.
To raise funds for the aforesaid objectives of the Society.
To endeavour to procure the enactment of such legislation as may be considered
necessary to promote such objectives.
2. What staff are employed and what are
their duties
The
Refuge Manager , Helene,
is helped by the Assistant Manager Kim
and they are responsible for the overall management of the Refuge.
There is a Caretaker that resides on the premises. All other staff at
the Refuge are volunteers from Community Services, TESS, Work for the
dole scheme and Wide Bay Volunteers. Other members of the community, independent
of any organisation, also donate their time to assist in the running of
the refuge. Some of these members place themselves on an unofficial roster,
to clean the cattery and kennels, medicate the animals, walk and bath
the dogs, assist in the feeding and the upkeep of mowing and gardening
etc. The committee members of the Refuge are also volunteers.
3. A variety of animal species are cared for by
the society.
(Mainly cats and dogs). However, chooks, a horse and other animals have been received from time to time!
4. What treatment does each dog undergo before rehoming?
All dogs and puppies receive
flea and worm treatments and the puppies also receive Parvo Virus shots
whilst at the refuge. Cats and kittens receive a vaccination for Feline
Flu. Please contact the Refuge with regards to our desexing policy.
Advice
on the importance and benefits of desexing.
5. Is there any pre or post purchase education/assistance?
Two booklets, one for puppies and the other for older dogs have recently been devised, on various aspects of animal care and training and the appropriate one is handed out with each dog adoption, together with a discount training voucher with a local Delta Society Australia CGC accredited trainer, is handed out. A booklet for the new owners of cats should be available early 2004.
Remember, desexing your pet is the first step in the war against “unwanted” pets and cruelty. If you adopt an animal and don't have it desexed, you are not helping the problem, you are adding to it!
Please
feel free to check out what pets are available.
The Refuge is always looking for donations of pet food, worming tablets,
blankets, collars, leads, disinfectants, bleach and repair materials
such as bags of cement, paint, nails, screws, steel, roofing materials,
timber, wire, etc. ….
In fact, anything that you would care to donate will be much appreciated.
If you would like to become a volunteer and help the Maryborough Animal
Refuge, be it walking the dogs, bathing animals or helping with cleaning
the kennels/cattery, please click to Email
or contact our
Refuge Manager, Helene,
by 'Phone on
07 - 4123 1712
Pop down and introduce yourself (business hours only please).
Please be a responsible pet owner and ensure that your pet is vaccinated,
registered, desexed and has a contact number/address tag on their collar.
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The refuge thanks Bayer
for their generous donations.
Special thanks to Big
W, Maryborough and Darren at Heritage
City Meats for there regular Donations
Thanks to the Hervey
Bay City Council for their generous grant.
Thanks goes to IAMS
for food donations.
Thank you to our trainers, who have done their training through the
Delta
Society .
Our new ride-on lawn mower and trailer was proudly
funded by the
Queensland
Government's Gambling Community Benefit Fund 
Australian Government Dept. of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
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