We cannot save them all - but we can try.

Victorian Dog Rescue and Resource Group Inc (VicDRG) is a not for profit organisation whose purpose is to decrease the number of dogs killed in Victorian pounds each year. Nearly all these dogs could be rehomed and end up in pounds and shelters through no fault of their own. Their misfortune in many cases is they have not been valued by their family and they have not had returned to them the love and loyalty they have given.

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Instead many dogs are dumped unceremoniously in the pound. Common reasons are - I’m having a baby, my mother has gone into a nursing home and can’t keep the dog, I’m moving house and can’t take the dog with me - and so on.

VicDRG tries to help these unfortunate animals in different ways such as:

actively running a rehoming service for dogs rescued from killed in pounds
promoting responsible pet ownership
providing advice to members of the public on the resources available in Victoria for pet rescue
issuing a newsletter to advise on different aspects of pet rescue and ownership
Working with local pounds and shelters to minimise the numbers of dogs killed
developing and encouraging networks of communication for people involved in rescue and rehoming dogs

No dog will be rehomed by us without being desexed, microchipped and vaccinated.

Victorian Dog Rescue & Resource Group Inc. is a registered not-for-profit charity that has been endorsed by the Australian Tax Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient. All donations over $2 are tax deductible for Australian taxpayers.

Bureau of Animal Welfare admits incorrect information posted on website – yes we can take undesexed animals

Gilda and her pups

Once again we were concerned we were being targeted by the Bureau of Animal Welfare when they posted on their website that we could no longer take undesexed dogs. Hence we began to gear for our next campaign. Fortunately Dr Tate responded to VicDRG’s written protest yesterday and confirmed our interpretation of the amended Domestic Animal Act was valid and that the Bureau’s posting was erroneous. It has been corrected. He has further said that councils will be advised of this... » read more

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Tillie's Story or how rewarding adopting a dog can be... » read more
RIP Coco. Coco is being pts now. Last Friday she came from the pound to the vet where she has been until today...» read Coco's heartbreaking story

DRAV Submission

This is the Submission that VICDRG, as part of DRAV, has put forward on the Code of Practice for the Management of Shelters and Pounds. Please download and read it, and consider sending your own letter to Premier Baillieu and Minister Peter Walsh. Submissions have closed but the Code will be under review for some time. Please speak for our companion animals.

Read the article in the Caulfield GlenEira Leader, "Pets' right to life call from Elsternwick activist" ».

Please help our dogs and cats to live.

For more information on what's happening and how you can help including sample letters, please go to the DRAV website.

Our Seniors

They may be getting on a bit, they may have lost that cute puppy look, but they still are a pup at heart and have a lot to give - unconditional love, companionship, loyalty, warmth and a good laugh every now and then. They seem to sense that you have saved them from a dreadful fate and are permanently grateful. Take Odile, for example - not a pretty fluff ball, but a lovely girl waiting for her forever home.

Mollie

Mollie is a 14 year old female Pomeranian x Chihuahua whose owner sadly had to go into hospital and couldn't take this beautiful girl with her... » Please visit Mollie's page

Tiny and Tyna

Tiny and Tyna, a 12 year old Fox Terrier, are an elderly couple who have been well looked after... » Please visit Tiny and Tyna's page

Kimba

Kimba, a 13 year old female Pom x, has found herself homeless. We cannot believe it, she is a super sweet girl who deserves the best... » Kimba's page

Mazza

Mazza, a 10 year old Maltese x Shihtzus, is a very happy and affectionate boy...» Mazza's page

Juniper

Juniper, male Jack Russell Terrier x, is such a happy little fellow, he loves to be with his people and explore the world with you...» Juniper's page

Puppy Farms

Good news - there is increasing public and media interest in puppy farms at the moment. The RSPCA has launched their campaign 'Close Puppy Factories' at www.closepuppyfactories.org
and they desperately need people to log on and pledge their signature. Please also visit Oscar's Law website at www.oscarslaw.org/act-now.php where it only takes 2 minutes to add your name to three emails to the state Labor, Liberal and Greens representatives, asking them to take immediate action to outlaw these appalling 'businesses'.

Special Needs Dogs

Dog Of The Week

Mary-Jane, Terrier x, 3 years

Mary-Jane loves going for brisk walks in the morning, but is equally happy to curl up in the corner of a couch or on an available cushion and chill out. ...» Mary-Jane' s page