About PetRescue
PetRescue is a national animal welfare charity with a vision of a future where every pet is safe, respected and loved.
PetRescue’s adoption platform was launched in 2004 to connect rescue pets who may otherwise go unnoticed with their new families. It began as a simple idea shared between friends who wanted to create happiness and save lives.
Back then, our co-founders JB and Vix didn’t know if it would have an impact, But they believed that if they could help save just one pet's life, it would all be worth it.
Fast forward 20 years, and PetRescue has been the connection for over 930,000 rescue pets and their new families.
Today, PetRescue is Australia’s most successful pet adoption platform. It’s still completely free to use, uniting millions of pet lovers with thousands of rescue pets looking for a home quickly and safely.
Through our adoption programs and services, PetRescue supports more than 2,000 rescue organisations, shelters, councils, vets nationwide. We help them increase their capacity to care for and rehome pets through initiatives like crisis care support, large-scale food and product donations and pet transport programs.
By bringing pet adoption into the mainstream, PetRescue has played a key role in driving real social change. But our work is far from done.
PetRescue gives homeless pets the best chance to be seen. But every month, thousands of healthy, rehomable pets still enter a system that’s stretched to its limits. To truly solve this, we need to tackle the root causes.
That’s why we’re focused on early intervention and prevention—transforming the animal welfare system so that healthy and rehomable pets don’t end up in it in the first place. PetRescue’s programs and initiatives aim to increase positive outcomes for pets and the rescue sector and support the people and communities who love and care for pets.
We won't stop until every pet is safe, respected, and loved.
You can help find a home for every pet that needs one.
By walking with your best friend (furry or human!) this September and asking your family and friends to support you, you're helping homeless pets find their new best friend.
