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05/08/2026

TELL US YOUR DOGS NICKNAMES BELOW 👇🏼

01/08/2026

$𝟮,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧!

🥁 Drumroll, please… 🥁

Could it be YOU?! 🤩💰

🎉 Huge Congrats to PAULINE S – this week’s lucky winner of our $2,000 Weekly Draw!

Every entry supports us and we really appreciate it – and next week, YOU could be celebrating! 🎟️✨

💸 Don’t miss out!

31/07/2026

⚠️ Since H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in QLD, some vets/shelters/rescues have stopped taking in birds & general wildlife.

While some people may be frustrated by this, it’s a necessary step to safeguard their patients & clinics, allowing them to stay open for your animals & help control the H5N1 spread, which is important for all animals (us included).

❓ What does this mean ❓
Check with the vet/shelter/rescue BEFORE taking in:
🦜 ANY bird – pet or wild
🦘 ANY wildlife
🐈‍⬛ a cat with flu symptoms
🐩 a dog with neurological/balance symptoms
🐾 any animal if you’ve had suspected bird flu near your property

Don’t take animals to a vet/shelter/rescue building until they’ve said they will accept it.. ☑ follow their instructions.

Be kind to them! They work with animals because they love them & the decision to turn away animals in need breaks their hearts & weighs heavy on their souls 💔
These decisions aren’t being made lightly… they give the best chance of survival for their patients & business.

Remember, H5N1 infects mammals 🐈‍⬛🐕🐩‍🐮🐴🦇🦭🐖🫏🐏🐑🐐🐇🐁🐀🦙🚶‍♂️, not just birds 🐓

Let’s do our part to keep our pets, stock, & wildlife as safe as possible.

25/07/2026

Breathe….it's National Tree Day! 🌳

Trees do the heavy lifting every day. They are the lungs of the Earth, although they work the opposite way to our lungs. While we inhale oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide, trees absorb carbon dioxide to grow and release the clean oxygen we need to survive.

Aside from keeping our air clean, they provide shade and homes for our precious wildlife.

A great example of a tree’s longevity (if we don’t destroy it prematurely) is this photo. This is what 30 years in the making looks like. One of our volunteers planted this eucalyptus tree all those years ago to support the local koala population. Judging by the amount of s**t beneath this tree—and the others nearby—they’re definitely doing their job.

The National Tree Day program has seen Australian communities plant almost 28 million trees since 1996. These trees have been made possible through fundraising and community campaigns at a local level.

If you want to leave your mark on the environment, be a legend and get involved by clicking the link below! 🌱

https://nationaltreeday.org.au/get-involved/community

Get Involved As A Community - National Tree Day

📷 The Rescue Collective

25/07/2026

H5N1 bird flu is finally here 😢

It's highly contagious & spreads via mucous, fluids, p**p. Reporting is mandatory & it’ll start in coastal & wetland areas. We've had 1 case where the bird got sick here (the others have been migratory birds already sick when they got here).
❓ It’s been different in every country & our wildlife is unique, so we don’t know how it’ll progress here.

What it looks like:
🦆 Birds: snot bubbles/dripping, coughing, sneezing, laboured/mouth breathing, lethargic, fluffed & not moving much, can’t fly, swim/walk in circles, lots of head shaking (to flick away snot), head held at weird angles, side-to-side head swaying, nodding, swollen face, white skin around eyes/ceres, tremors, paralysis, unsteady walking.
🐈‍⬛‍ Cats: Respiratory symptoms: wheezing, laboured breathing, snot bubbles/dribbles, weeping eyes. Looks like cat flu. High infection rates overseas.
🐩 Dogs & other mammals: Neurological symptoms. Bad coordination, tremors, seizures, head held at strange angles, nodding, swaying, circling.
🙅‍♀️ Humans: flu symptoms. Fever, fatigue, sore throat, cough, headaches, body aches.

If you see any bird or mammal with these symptoms, generally behaving abnormally, 2+ sick/dead in the same place, mass deaths:
🛑 AVOID: DON’T GO NEAR IT, KEEP PETS AWAY! Even if you think you know what’s wrong with it or it looks like a baby. If it’s on the ground & doesn’t look normal, stay away.
📸 RECORD: Exact location, symptoms. Take photos/video.
📲 REPORT: Call the Emergency Animal Disease (EAD) Hotline 1800 675 888. They’ll send someone to rescue it.

‼️️ High-risk species: waterfowl, masked lapwings/plovers, curlews, sea birds, raptors, hunters/scavengers like cats, dogs, foxes, rats, mice, seals, sea lions, quolls, brushtail possums, Tasmanian devils.

25/07/2026

$𝟮,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧!

🥁 Drumroll, please… 🥁

Could it be YOU?! 🤩💰

🎉 Huge Congrats to MICHELE K – this week’s lucky winner of our $2,000 Weekly Draw!

Every entry supports us and we really appreciate it – and next week, YOU could be celebrating! 🎟️✨

💸 Don’t miss out!

24/07/2026

Gotta have a talent for something, right?

22/07/2026

🚨🎟️ OI! YES, YOU! 🎟️🚨

Still thinking about entering our raffle? Your procrastination has officially run out of time! 😂

If you've been saying, "I'll do it later," consider this your friendly nudge... later is now!

🕗 Entries close: 23 July @ 8:00 PM AEST
🎟Get your ticket at playforpurpose.com.au/the-rescue-collective

After that, the only thing you'll be winning is the title of "Person Who Meant to Enter." 🏆🤣

The lucky winner will be drawn on 25 July, so make sure your name's in the hat (figuratively... we're not using an actual hat... probably 😉).

Good luck to everyone who's already entered, and thanks for all your amazing support! 🍀

Now stop scrolling and get your entry in before Future You starts saying, "I should've entered..." 😅

22/07/2026

Now this is what schools should be doing!

LOVE LOVE LOVE

What a bloody amazing incentive. Thank you Iona College for living alongside our wildlife.

Let’s hope other schools, colleges and the like learn from this excellent example.

(Cough cough Ormiston College 🧐🤨)

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Brisbane, QLD
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http://www.therescuecollective.org.au/, http://www.club-draws.com/charity/rescuecollective

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