Central West Animal Rescue started up five months ago to give homeless pets a place to stay until they found their forever homes.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
However, with nine animals urgently needing to find foster homes and the busy Christmas season approaching, the non-profit organisation is seeking more people to open their homes and yards and become pet foster carers.
Pet foster carer Louise Harcombe opened up her yard to homeless dogs 12 months ago and is encouraging other people to volunteer to take in animals while they wait to be adopted.
Mrs Harcombe currently has two foster dogs, in addition to her own two pet dogs one of which started as a foster when he arrived as a puppy before her family adopted him.
She said it wasn't hard to put out an extra bowl of food in the morning or grabbing an extra lead when taking the dogs for a walk.
Mrs Harcombe said she decided to help animals after making a New Year's resolution.
"It's very rewarding and it makes you feel good and it doesn't take much effort at all," she said.
"You meet the families and they are so lovely and you know they are going to a good home, it's the icing on the cake really."
She said her younger dog particularly benefited from having the other dogs around because he was still young and loves to play.
"It's pretty chaotic in the yard at the moment because they love to play."
However, she said people should be patient with the dogs, which are often scared when they first arrive and can take time to adjust.
"They are in a new house, they are going to bark, they are a bit scared," Mrs Harcombe said.
"Nine times out of 10 they are scared because they have been abused.
"The latest one I had was running around Glenroi, he was absolutely terrified of me.
"These animals have gone through a rough trot."
Mrs Harcombe said Central West Animal Rescue helped whenever she needed advice, and helped with veterinary care.
"They try to match the dog and carer, they are always in contact," she said.
The non-profit organisation which currently has $16,000 worth of vet bills and $3000 in other bills is also seeking donations in addition to more foster carers.
You meet the families and they are so lovely and you know they are going to a good home, it's the icing on the cake really.
- Louise Harcombe
The rescue group's administration assistant Kim Shaw said the organisation covers Orange, Bathurst, Dubbo, Parkes and Blayney and has 35 foster carers and 62 animals in care with more coming in the next few weeks.
"We try to make our range as wide as possible," Mrs Shaw said.
"Unless there's a medical reason, we keep them all until they find their forever home."
She said the animals have been surrendered, rescued or come from various pounds across NSW, where they have reached their time limit.
Mrs Shaw said large dogs took the longest to rehome.
- READ ALSO : 'Rent-a-pool' tool launches in Australia
The rescue group assesses homes and yards and matches foster animals and carers according to need and suitability.
Central West Animal Rescue founder Jasmine Smart said even if people can't volunteer financial donations from individuals or business sponsors were always welcome and she donates 20 per cent of profits from her business Love Loki Unique Pet Accessories into the organisation so the group can continue saving and rehoming animals..
For more information phone 0474 950 272, email cwanimalrescue@outlook.com, visit https://centralwestanimalrescue.com.au/ or the group's Facebook page.