Free Online Platform Helps Safely Rehome Pets Across Australia

Rescue Pets Australia seeks to alleviate burdens on shelters across the country by offering a free online service to connect pet owners looking to rehome pets with those looking to adopt

Rescue Pets Australia is determined to make rehoming pets an easier and less stressful process while assuring that no surrendered pet ever has to be euthanised again. The Melbourne based company is an online platform designed to help pet owners who can no longer look after their pets connect with animal lovers looking to adopt a new friend.

The free online platform serves an important need all across Australia. Current data shows that across Australian, over 1,000 pets are given up for adoption every day. For those looking to surrender their pets to shelters, the cost can be around $200—a fee that some pet owners are unable to afford. If the owner is able to afford the surrender fees, the pet may face a traumatic situation by being placed into a large, noisy environment and kept in a cage, which can cause unnecessary stress for the animal and the surrendering party.

With so many pets being surrendered nationally, the unfortunate reality is that many of them are euthanised to make room to meet the demands of budget and space limitations. With this and other challenges in mind, Brett Watson created Rescue Pets Australia as a free and easy way to alleviate the many burdens that pet owners looking to surrender their pets face, as well as those burdens experienced by pet shelters.

“As an animal lover, ensuring that surrendered pets go to a loving home is of utmost importance to me,” Brett said, “Rescue Pets Australia makes this a reality by giving owners a free, national platform on which to advertise their pets so they can make connections with other pet lovers looking to adopt. It’s a win-win for everyone involved. The pet goes to a new loving home, the owner can have peace of mind that their pet is taken care of with no additional costs incurred and we take some of the burden off of the already overburdened animal shelters across the country.”

Rescue Pets Australia is easy to use and free to list on. Owners advertise their pets with a profile and pictures, and those seeking to adopt can search by a number of filters, including breed, gender, location, age and more. The process is safe while providing a less traumatic way of giving a pet up for adoption than placing it in a shelter.

The service was started in September 2018 and has been met with a positive response. Rescue Pets Australia boasts a social media following of 26,000 pet lovers and growing. Their website has over 15,000 page views each day, and over 1,000 pets have found loving homes through the system.

To learn more about Recue Pets Australia or to find your new adoptable friend, visit https://www.rescuepets.com.au/.