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| One of the kittens at the launch of the 2019 Jetpets Companion Animal Rescue Awards at the Cat Protection Society. |
Do you rescue, rehabilitate and rehome companion animals
in Australia? If the answer is yes, you can enter the 2019 Jetpets Companion
Animal Rescue Awards.
I was a judge on the panel in 2018, and have joined the
2019 judging panel again as this was an amazing experience. Last year there were
517 entries, and reviewing a selection of these gave me great hope for the
companion animal population served by these dedicated groups.
Rescue Awards founder, and rescue advocate from Pets4Life
Cathy Beer, established the awards to celebrate and recognise achievements in companion
animal rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming, and to encourage innovation in this
space.
“Every year,
186,000 pets remain unclaimed in Australia’s pounds and shelters, and thousands
of volunteers support over 900 rescue and animal shelters across Australia¹,” she
said.
“In 2019, we’re
building on the success of last year. The Rescue Awards has not only unveiled
the extraordinary work of an amazing rescue community, but also inspired the
industry to improve processes, collaboration and innovation to help companion
animals get a second chance in a loving home.”
JETPETS RESCUE AWARDS 2019 CATEGORIES
1. Outstanding Rescue Group
2. Outstanding New Rescue Group
3. Outstanding Animal Shelter
4. Outstanding Council Animal Shelter
5. Innovation in Rescue
6. Community Education and Outreach Program
7. Volunteer of the Year
8.
Advocate® People’s Rescue Story
The
judges are:
1. Nell Thompson, Coordinator for Getting 2 Zero (G2Z)
and Secretary of the Australian Institute of Animal Management (AIAM).
2. Tim Vasudeva, Director of Corporate Affairs at
Animals Australia.
3. Vickie Davy, Co-Founder & joint CEO of
PetRescue, not for profit organisation that brings thousands of rescue pets
face-to-face with thousands of potential adopters every day.
4. Dr Anthony Bennett, Veterinarian & Co-star of
Lifestyle Channel’s TV series Village Vets.
5. Sandy Matheson, Founder & Managing Director of
Jetpets, a pet travel company focused on the safety, comfort and welfare of
pets.
6. Dr Anne Fawcett, animal welfare veterinarian.
7. Dr Michael O’Donoghue, Small animal veterinarian
and Co-Founder of ‘People and Pets’, a nationwide grief and pet loss
counselling service.
8. Dr Alex Hynes, Emergency Veterinarian and co-star
in the new series of Bondi Vet TV show.
9. Anne Boxhall, Companion animal welfare advocate
with 28 years’ experience in sheltering and rescue
10. Dr Liisa Ahlström, Veterinarian, Companion Animal
Products, Bayer Animal Health (category 8 Judge)
11. Dan White, Senior Brand Manager, Bayer Animal
Health (category 8 Judge)
12.
Cathy Beer, Founder of Pets4Life (category 8 Judge)
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| Photoshoots with kittens...definitely a task for the brave (spot the second kitten...) |
Enter
online from 1 May to close midnight on 30 June. To enter, visit
www.rescueawards.com.au and follow the links.
The winners will be celebrated at the Jetpets Companion
Animal Rescue Awards ceremony on 12 September 2019 during the G2Z Summit on the
Gold Coast, Queensland. More information to come on the Rescue Awards website.
