Orphaned, reunited and released twice!
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Caring for your pet
Get expert pet care tips and advice on responsible pet ownership, including health, behaviour and wellbeing.
Pet care
Pet and disaster preparednessPrepare your pets and livestock: Severe weather events
What you need to know to prepare your animals for drier, hotter weather conditions.
Pet healthTicks and your pet: What you need to know
Check your pets! Wet weather preceding warmer temperatures is the ideal time for ticks to be out in force.
Pet behaviour, CatsIt must be love! The ways cats show their affection.
Cats are magnificent creatures with unique ways of showing their affection for you.
Living with wildlife
Learn how to help Queensland wildlife with practical tips to protect native animals and what to do if you find injured or orphaned wildlife.
Wildlife
Wildlife rescue, Living with wildlifeLittle miracles surviving the wildlife road toll
Encountering wildlife on our roads can be a daily occurrence. But stopping to help injured or sick animals can save multiple lives.
Living with wildlife, Caring for wildlifeAvoiding wildlife on the road
Many Australians have tales of encountering wildlife while driving, but there are ways you can avoid animals on the road.
Bats and Flying Foxes, Living with wildlife, Wildlife educationFlying foxes are not pests: Protections rolled back
What rolling back protections means for our flying foxes in Queensland and why they are vital to our ecosystems.
Community
Read inspiring stories about the people and community initiatives making a real difference for animals - and discover ways you can help too.
Community
Animal rescuesTara's remarkable rescue: The cat who got a second chance
Tara was frightened, injured, and alone when she became trapped in a fence. What happened next changed her life forever. Follow Tara's journey through rescue, surgery, recovery, and adaptation after losing a front leg.
Fundraising, Animal rescuesCupcakes fund second chances for dumped labs
Every dollar raised for RSPCA Cupcake Day helps fight animal cruelty and gives animals a second chance at life.
Pets and familiesAn open letter to the boss: Take Your Dog to Work Day
In June, pooches great and small will descend upon workplaces for International Take Your Dog to Work Day – a day which aims to celebrate the companionship dogs provide and encourage adoption from local shelters and rescue groups.
Research & industry
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Research & industry
Advocacy, Animal welfare, Research2 out of 3 Queenslanders want to see an end to greyhound racing
Queenslanders are questioning greyhound racing - and here’s why.
Advocacy, Legislation, Animal welfareThis decade decides their future
Support our Submission and help protect South East Queensland’s Koalas.
Animal welfare, Legislation100 years of protecting animals in Queensland
November 12, 2025, marks a major milestone for animals across Queensland.