OUR STORY
Lea Ash and Doug Henderson accidentally started "Dunroamin" in late 2014 when they rescued Penny the cat, an escapee from Wagga Pound who moved to Walwa and promptly produced five kittens. Penny leads a parade of several Thousands of homeless cats and dogs of all ages, shapes and sizes from across the country who have since been happily homed.
We Rescue from various pounds across New South Wales and others seeking to re-home pets.
They are fortunate to have the help and full support of Holbrook Vet Centre , whose staff give every animal its best chance for a better life. Holbrook Vets look after dogs and cats from all over NSW and Northern Victoria, consistently going above and beyond for every animal, creating miracles and special moments even in the darkest of times.
We're also lucky enough to have the support of Petbarn Albury, Pets Domain Wodonga and Petstock Albury, where they help facilitate adoptions of our cats and kittens in store and provide top quality advice and supplies for our adopters.
Some of the animals now live locally, others have travelled to new homes as far as Melbourne, Geelong, Townsville and Perth.
Some of the animals have travelled just as far to get to Dunroamin e.g. from Sydney and Queensland.
The Dunroamin Facebook page features Rusty, resident rescue legend. Lea and Doug were in Tasmania when they became aware of a dog in desperate need in Walgett Pound. After being rescued by a local Ranger, a malnourished Rusty was living with two crushed hind legs and a coat covered in ticks and fuel. The ranger could see that in spite of his injuries, Rusty was a happy fella and deserved a chance at a better life. Rusty lived at Dunroamin for another three years pretending he didn't like the cats but we caught him snuggling with them occasionally, often on his trampoline bed in front of the fire, pain free, living the dream.... And inspiring the saving, rehabilitation and re -homing of less fortunate animals that are unnecessarily euthanized.
Today, Dunroamin Animal Rescue has an amazing network of volunteer "Whisker Warriors" and "Paw Patrollers" who foster our furry friends, of all ages and states, from all over the country. Now in its 5th year, The Dunroamin DESEXING PROGRAM has provided free and heavily subsidised spaying for HUNDREDS of dogs and cats, preventing the cycle that only ends in more homeless animals. The proof is in the pudding, with local vets and pounds seeing an obvious decrease in numbers and a better educated community on the importance of desexing and responsible pet ownership.