Pete asks Dogs’ Home alumna, Jessie, ‘where are you now?’
It’s Special CorresPAWndent Pete here with one of my long-awaited Where Are They Now? interviews. Today, I’m talking to Jessie.
Skip to contentDogs’ Homes of Tasmania has been here for dogs for more than 70 years. We re-unite lost dogs with their families, find new homes for unwanted dogs, and provide care and medical treatment to all dogs in need. Our vision is that every dog in Tasmania has a safe and caring home.
We are committed to the care and rehoming of all stray, abandoned, lost, and unwanted dogs, while offering them a brighter future through welfare advocacy, community education, and support.
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Each photograph tells a unique story of love, resilience, and second chances. With each page you turn, you can’t help but imagine the lives these dogs now lead, the happiness they bring to their families, and the love they receive in return.
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It’s Special CorresPAWndent Pete here with one of my long-awaited Where Are They Now? interviews. Today, I’m talking to Jessie.
Every day in a shelter is too long, and it’s heartbreaking to see our Hounds waiting for a home. Recently, one Hound spent 460 days with us, missing out on the comfort of a loving home. Despite Tasmanians’ generous response to other dogs in need, our Hounds remain overlooked. Imagine a Hound, like Murray, howling from the depths of despair, his cries echoing a profound longing for a family. These dogs aren’t just waiting; they’re suffering in silence.
Greyhound racing industry reforms passed in the state’s Legislative Council last week ensure “business as usual for the industry … with the word ‘integrity’ tacked on”, a leading Greyhound welfare advocate says.
While Racing Minister Jane Howlett hailed the reforms as “critically important”, Let Greyhounds Run Free advocate Fran Chambers said the organisation was “far from happy with the proposed legislation”.
Leonie, one of the Dogs’ Homes most generous supporters, wrote to us in loving memory of Sher, a “foster fail”. “Precious Sher,” she writes. “We fostered you three years ago, fell in love with you and adopted you six days later. We loved every moment we had together, and crammed so much fun into your life with us.”
Here’s a tale that could inspire its own Hollywood movie theme tune and mega hit. It’s about the eyes of the Tiger. Stripey Tiger is a four-year-old Mastiff x who needed several rounds of surgery for cherry eye — a prolapse of the third eyelid gland — when he came into our care, and then spent time in foster care recovering. Some people are put off by giant breeds, but Tiger’s special people had experience of large breed dogs and had plenty of room in their hearts for this big boy.
Tasmanians have added their voices to the call for urgent law reform to end puppy farming in the state, after the high-profile seizure of more than 250 dogs from a property in the state’s north. An e-petition presented to Parliament by the RSPCA, which was supported by the Dogs’ Homes of Tasmania, gathered 6566 signatures in three weeks. “This was an appalling chapter in animal welfare for our state and we cannot ever let this happen again,” principal petitioner and RSPCA Tasmania CEO Andrea Dawkins said.
Safe and caring homes for every dog.
Every year we care for around 3000 dogs in need.
We promote responsible dog ownership through advocacy and education.
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At Dogs’ Homes of Tasmania we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country of
lutruwita/Tasmania and their enduring connections to land, sea and community. We pay respect to their
Elders past and present for they hold the memories, knowledge, culture and hopes of Aboriginal
Tasmanians.
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Dogs’ Homes of Tasmania have been here for dogs for over 70 years. We re-unite lost dogs with their families and find new homes for unwanted dogs. We are committed to zero euthanasia of healthy, temperamentally sound dogs.
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