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Kingaroy shelter manager Sally Charles and Stef Gavioli with the shelter’s very own pet pup “Jodie”; staff and volunteers were very pleased with the success of the weekend promotion

June 29, 2014

Staff at the Kingaroy RSPCA are over the moon about their weekend “Get a Pet” promotion.

RSPCA shelters across Queensland are overflowing with unwanted animals at present, and the RSPCA decided to hold a state-wide promotion in an effort to free up much-needed shelter space.

With less than a week to prepare, Kingaroy RSPCA staff put together a fun weekend that included a jumping castle, face painting, a bake stall, lucky dips for children, $5 hydrobaths, a barbecue and “behind the scenes” guided tours of the shelter.

But the biggest attraction were the deeply discounted adoption fees that offered savings of up to 75 per cent below normal rates.

The result? Over the weekend the shelter found new homes for eight dogs, 12 cats and a rooster – an outcome that shelter manager Sally Charles said was “absolutely wonderful”.

The first nine adoptions (three dogs and six cats) happened by lunch-time on Saturday.

Another two adoptions took place on Saturday afternoon, and a further 10 on Sunday.

This financial year the shelter has adopted out more than 500 animals, but the RSPCA still has hundreds of animals in need of new families.

Anyone looking for a new pet can view Kingaroy shelter animals currently available for adoption on the RSPCA’s website.

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RSPCA volunteer Karrolle Wilton, from Nanango, was manning the lucky dip stall

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Kirsty Minter and Kelsie Wendt offered tasty treats at the baked goods stall
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Kirsty Minter, Kingaroy, introduces “Jess” to her new owner Neil Van Ek, who travelled from Maidenwell to find a younger dog who’d be a companion for his much loved, 10-year-old family pet

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