Making a Difference in our Community for our Community!

One paw at a time!

Adoption is one of the most powerful choices you can make!

When you choose to adopt, you’re not just giving a deserving animal a loving home — you’re also helping to lower the euthanasia rate of healthy, rehomable pets in our community.

Would you like to make a donation?

It all begins with YOU!

Could you give just $1 a week?

(It’s tax-deductible, too.)

On its own, $1 a week might not feel like much — but when we come together as a community, those dollars make it possible to keep our doors open and continue saving lives.

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Meet Some Of Our Adoptable Dogs

  • SYRUP

    Syrup has spent most of her life waiting with HVAFARC, hoping someone will come along and see her for who she really is—a loving, playful girl with so much to give. She is good with dogs (with a slow intro) and kids over 5.

    DOB: 20/04/2023

  • STELLA

    Stell is our little pocket rocket queen. She is a bull terrier x frenchie and she doesnt let her deafness hinder her in any way! She is full of love and snuggles just waiting for her right family!

  • MAX

    Max, a resilient young adult dog who has come a long way since his difficult start to life. He is good with dogs (with a slow intro) & kids over 5.

    DOB: 10/03/2023

Meet Our Dogs

Meet Some Of Our Adoptable Cats

  • CHILLI

    A Sweet, Shy Girl Looking for Her Calm Place

    Chilli is a curious little lady with an independent streak and a heart that’s slowly learning to trust. Rescued from a local school, she’s had a rough start to life and is looking for her family to love.

    DOB: 03/10/2024 (APPROX)

  • MAVERICK

    This handsome young explorer was found near Lake Macquarie Airport, searching for a safe place to land. At almost 12 months old, Maverick is shy but sweet and he is ready to be your gentle co-pilot.

    DOB: 26/01/2025 (APPROX)

  • SJ

    SJ is a beautiful 3-year-old Domestic Short Hair whose world has been turned upside down through no fault of her own.

    DOB: 31/08/2022

Meet our Cats & Kittens

Check out whats new in our crazy world of rescue!…

Meet Gypsy on 15/01/26 we went to scan a stray cat and unexpectedly found ourselves rescuing a heavily pregnant mumma to be

Four days before Christmas, our world was turned upside down.
More than 15 cats and kittens were cruelly dumped and left to fend for themselves at our gate.

This video shows the long, exhausting, emotional process of trapping them one by one — scared, hungry, confused, but finally safe.

While others were counting down to Christmas Day, our team was counting traps, vet appointments, and empty food bowls. There were no holidays, no breaks — just a commitment to show up when they needed us most.

Every trap closing meant another life saved 💚
This is rescue.