Rspca Adopt Out 500 Since 7th December At Wacol

[Steve]

RSPCA Queensland's adoption rate has more than tripled since the animal welfare organisation relocated to it's new facility at Wacol.

RSPCA Qld CEO Mark Townend said about 35 animals were being taken to new homes each day - compared to an average adoption rate of eight a day at Fairfield.

"We are seeing hundreds more visitors to our new facility because it's a more pleasant environment to visit," he said.

"People used to go to the internet to look for new pets but there is a risk with doing that.

"We hope to put an end to bad internet sites and bad pet stores and encourage more people to come here."

Last week, the adoption figure hit 500 since the organisation relocated on December 7.

Julie Shaw, of Carole Park, was one of the many visitors who took home a new four-legged friend.

"I came here to check it out and decided, on a spare of the moment, to adopt a kitten," she said.

"The new facility is so welcoming. I lost more than an hour looking around."

Next month heralds the official opening of the new Animal Care Campus at Wacol with a ceremony held on February 26.

The organisation is still in need of about $6 million to complete the vet and education areas.

http://www.thesatellite.com.au/story/2012/01/16/rspca-move-sees-adoption-rate-grow/

[Guest lavendergirl]

Good news if it can be maintained and people were not just carried away "on the spare of the moment" as that lady was :)