New Life For Animals Rehoming Centre Inc.

22/04/2025

200 days without a home.

Could you be Pan's new family? He is best suited as an only cat family, but could be rehomed with an older female cat.

He has not been exposed to dogs or children so we don't know how well he might react to a household that had either. Full link to petrescue listing is in the comments.

30/12/2024

We are currently CLOSED to all intakes.

14/12/2024

Welcome Bright Heart ❤️

As animal rescuers, we are no strangers to death. We unfortunately witness it often. But this year has been a whole other level as we have witnessed the death of animals and people who we hold very close to our hearts.

In the grief though, a little spark of healing has emerged in the form of a tiny rooster named Bright Heart.

Bright Heart was living his life at until his 4 am crows set off a rooster chain reaction. So he came to us just over a month ago so he can crow his heart out all he likes at 4am. Both Nicole and I have our suspicions on the reason why he was sent our ways.

He instantly settled in, forming a friendship with Turkey the house chicken. By friendship I mean he basically follows her around and forced her to like him. He even does a little dance to show her and share the blueberry that he ‘found’ (the blueberry I hand fed to him… 😑)

Bright Heart brings so much joy to everyone who meets him, including Santa. Santa was obsessed with him yesterday. He has such a big personality for such a tiny dude.

And he is healing my heart ❤️

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13/12/2024

Vale Peanut, the best advocate for her species that we have ever had the pleasure of knowing.

Peanut was a special needs pigeon who had a brain injury with an unknown origin. She was rescued and cared for by two amazing pigeon advocates. She was very loved and even live-streamed across the world for family to watch her on her balcony with a view over the city.

Eventually in May 2021, she came to us to try and make some pigeon friends.

Unfortunately, as can happen with animals with disabilities, she struggled to be social so she was more happy to ‘bird watch’ from a distance.

Over the last 3.5 years, she’s made us laugh a lot. She was happy enough to perch on your finger but she would also attack you for fun. Her flying abilities were very unique, often flapping her wings til she fluttered backwards and landing on an unsuspecting target such as a chicken or a cat.

Her passing yesterday was marked and her life meant something to many who met her.

She was an amazing advocate for pigeons, partly because she was a wonderful model for photoshoots, but also because people who wouldn’t normally connect with pigeons, could connect with her.

We will miss you Peanut 🥜

11/12/2024

❗️❗️IMPORTANT❗️❗️

Start preparing now for the incoming H5N1 strain of bird flu to protect your companion animals by microchipping them.

This strain will likely see many lost birds euthanised.

Please don’t try to surrender or release your birds but instead do your best to protect them.

Another Avian Inflenza Outbreak IS COMING Current advice is: We need to be ready for the arrival of highly pathogenic avian influenza. To date, Australia remains almost the only continent that is free from the strain of avian influenza that is causing global concern: HPAI H5 N1 You don't need to be....

06/08/2024

Please come along and support this if you can.

Come join us for a night of comedy featuring comedians from Sydney & Melbourne International Comedy Festivals. Your tickets will help us raise much needed funds for vet bills and our future goal of building a sanctuary.

The comedy night will be held at the beautiful Yarra Valley Lodge. Drinks will be available for purchase. You can also make a night of it by booking lodging and dinner at the Yarra Valley Lodge. They will be offering vegan options in dining at Lodge Bar. To make dinner and lodging bookings, visit Yarra Valley Lodge website.

Book your comedy show tickets at:

http://comedyforacause.net/KNL

Thank you for supporting Kiwi’s New Life Bird Rescue!!

23/07/2024

Grug 💕

Though she is very cute, breeding pigeons like this is very much not cute! Her feathers make her life more difficult because they grow over her eyes and her walking is an awkward. Add that to the fact that she has most likely been so in**ed because people want an aesthetic, that she is unable to fly well and struggles socially with other pigeons.

17/07/2024

A big THANK YOU to Happier Pets for this beautiful package of her printed photos, chocolates and a USB with some photos I’ve never seen before of my boy on the day he went to the beach with his buddy and Nicole 💕 I appreciate this so much.

15/07/2024

Turkey, a girl from the egg industry, has a couple of important questions for you to consider while she raids our shopping.

13/07/2024

Medusa has been at the vets for a second time in the past week. We are trying to manage her heart condition and check if there are any other underlying issues which may be reducing her appetite. Fingers crossed we can get her feeling better soon 🤞