Clinical Studies Centre

Pets for Life Adoption Program

UQ’s Pets-for-Life adoption program gives unwanted pets a second chance in life while at the same time helping Clinical Studies students learn about handling skills, animal behaviour and preparing for procedures.

Adopting a Pet-for-Life is very rewarding as one of our new families recently said after adopting ‘Mishka’ the cat,

“The program is about changing lives, not only of those animals whose destiny has been to save others, but about improving the quality of your own household, bringing into your home the kind of emotional and physical happiness that only a beloved pet can offer”

Our Pets-for-Life adoption program will match the needs of the pet with the right family. So if you are interested in meeting one of our pets please call 5460 1868, leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible.

We are based at UQ’s Gatton campus and open Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm.

Adoption Fees: $350.00 for dogs and $250.00 for cats. All fees go back into caring for our Pets-For-Life animals.

All dogs and cats are;

health checked,
de-sexed,
vaccinated,
microchipped,
wormed
flea treated

All our Pets-for-Life adoption animals are kindly supported and fed by Advance Pet Food.

The Clinical Studies Centre is helping to contribute to solving the unwanted and abandoned pet issue through education and each time a dog or cat is adopted we save another life.

Adoption List

Anchor

Quiet and gentle with occasional bursts of blissfully crazy-cat activity, Anchor requires an understanding home where things are fairly settled and calm. She would probably prefer to be an only cat as really enjoys to be the sole focus of your attention. Anchor loves to curl up on your lap but her favourite thing ever is to rub herself on your boots or shoes!

Anchor has a thickened bladder wall and idiopathic cystitis. When stressed, she urinates outside the litter tray. This doesn't occur when her life is settled. She occasionally requires anti-inflammatory or antibiotic treatment and should remain on Urinary Diet

Caramel $250

Fancy some Caramel to keep you warm during the cold winter months, well this is what you can have if you adopt this lovely young lady. Caramel is a lovely girl who can be a bit reserved with other cats when they first meet. She is a sweet feline who loves cuddles.

Queenie

She's an absolute Queen, expecting to be treated royally, to have the best spot on your couch and to rule from her throne, with no hesitation in letting other dogs know she's in charge. Elegantly Grey both by breed and facial colouring, she deceives with her appearance as is reserved initially but once settled in, will show her true self and you will be amazed at her speed and youthful, sparkly, cheeky personality.

Quincy

KelpieX Quincy really enjoys people and spends time in the office curled up under the desk, showing she can switch off and relax. She is sweet, affectionate and the tiniest bit needy, putting her paws up gently onto your lap for a cuddle. At the same time, Quincy's our "go to" girl for dogs needing buddies as she makes friends easily. She has much potential to be an agility competitor as can both jump and climb, but has settled well and not thought about fences since she got some friends to play with in the yard. Quincy needs a home with an active canine companion buddy and a secure enclosure.

Shermy

Our gentle 40kg giant, Shermy is an easy-going, relaxed and calm tank. He’s a dog who will settle into a Greyhound-friendly home offering a warm indoor bed for night time and with people willing to take him on cruisey walks. Shermy does enjoy zooming a couple of times a day, so is not an apartment hound.

Woodstock

Woodstock is a fun loving lap dog. He has learnt to walk nicely on a lead and loves to play chase with his favourite fluffy toy.

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