Adelaide Pets Alive! Blog

Be careful about jumping onto the hysterical bandwagon of cat containment during the Bird Flu (H5N1) outbreak.

In 2023, sickening drone footage exposing trainers kicking, striking, and dragging dogs forced the South Australian Government to launch the Independent Ashton Inquiry.

A new article published in July 2026 titled ‘Bella and Charlie Are Not the Problem—It’s Us: The Real Causes of Wildlife Rescue in NSW’ explores why our native animal population is under threat.

At Adelaide Pets Alive! we see and experience how difficult it is for many people to surrender the pet that they love. Their undeniable grief is so profound that you feel a sense of sorrow.

If you are providing feedback on Breeder Reforms, here is some additional information.

There are many organisations and people who state that pets should not be given as gifts over the Christmas period, even though this opinion is unfounded. Denying potential adopters the right to obtain a dog or a cat as a gift impedes the overarching goal of life saving. Adelaide Pets Alive! support giving pets as gifts over the Christmas period.

We embrace free pet adoptions so that homeless pets like Sophie can find a forever home.

Garfield is content, purring and looking at his mum. His home is warm and loving. He is an only child of a couple that adores him. This...

At Adelaide Pets Alive! we believe that foster care is the gold standard of lifesaving. Foster carers are our VIP's and without their...

Breed labelling dogs is inaccurate and can negatively influence an adoption and behaviour expectations.