Every year we take in many hundreds of dogs: those that have been badly abused and neglected; those that have been loved but can no longer be cared for; and those that are simply unwanted.
The Dogs’ Refuge Home was opened in October 1935. It is one of the oldest animal welfare organisations in Australia. More than 80 years on, the Home is still saving more than 1,000 dogs in need every year. It has become an integral part of the Western Australian community.
Our fundamental belief is that dogs are entitled to the same love and respect that they unconditionally give us.
The Dogs’ Refuge Home not only takes in dogs from all over metropolitan Perth, but we work with local governments and other rescue groups to bring in unwanted dogs from around the State to give them a second chance at a happy life.
Whenever you, or someone you know, is ready to welcome a canine companion into your life – please consider a rescue dog as your first option
All Dogs Deserve a Second Chance
We have a Pro-Life Policy enshrined in our Constitution. We do not euthanise healthy animals because we believe that all dogs deserve a second chance. We take a ‘no time limit’ approach and will provide the best care and support to our dogs in kennel or foster care until a loving home can be found.
Sadly, and only on the advice of a veterinarian, will a dog in our care will be humanely put to sleep. This is less than one per cent of our annual dog intake.
Your Support Helps Us Do Our Work
Without the generous support of the community and donations from dog loving people and businesses, we would not be able to provide the vital care needed to look after all the dogs that pass through our gates.
Please consider helping us to rescue and re-home these beautiful dogs by making a donation. You can also support our work by adopting, fostering or volunteering.
Benefactors
Benefactors from 1994 – 2014
- 1994 Frances Annie Sewell
- 1995 Flora Gladys Rubina Albert-Samuel
- 1996 Shirley Chambers
- 1996 Edith May Hill
- 1997 Olga Bennett1997 Dorothy Beryl Finlay
- 1997 Mrs Lefroy
- 1997 Betty Eleanor Osborne
- 1997 Doris A Perry
- 1997 Decima Mary Jane Strachan
- 1997 Grace Eileen Sara Carlton
- 1999 Aira Tellervo Binning
- 1999 Dorothy Florence Levitzke
- 1999 Muriel Blanche May Marsand
- 2000 Helen Humphries McKenzie
- 2000 Leicester Adki8n Bowley
- 2000 Beatrice Ann Ashford
- 2000 Nadejda Lvovna Bardens
- 2000 Beatrice Annie Key
- 2000 Evdokija Stelpe (also known as Dusia Stelpe)
- 2001 Margaret Christine Harrison
- 2001 Joan Brown
- 2001 Cecil Albino Cornacchia
- 2001 Margaret Smith Fitzgerald
- 2002 Lorna Edith Halse
- 2002 Mary Lena Robinson
- 2002 Mary Emma Collins
- 2002 Constance Elizabeth Wylie
- 2003 Aimee Edith Angel
- 2003 Audrey Aileen Reynolds
- 2003 Annie Isabell Betteridge
- 2004 Florence Alexandra Hood
- 2004 Laurel Freda Howard
- 2004 Margaret Catherine Huxford
- 2004 Athena Kate Chipper
- 2004 Arthur Forrest Taylor
- 2004 Joseph Stanley Wolyniak
- 2005 Dulce Margaret Van Zuilecom
- 2005 Letitia Rosemund Holland
- 2005 Gwendolene Cornelia Williams
- 2005 Yvonne Patricia Williams
- 2007 Valerie (Val) Irene Cave
- 2007 Jacqueline Mary Butler
- 2007 Howard Gilbert Ashman
- 2007 Florence Caroline Slater
- 2008 Elizabeth Leslie Budge
- 2008 Ronald Jones
- 2008 Maude Irene Alcock
- 2008 Barbara Gennison Beard
- 2008 Elsie May Jennings
- 2008 Dorothy Maude Robinson
- 2009 Irene May Linton
- 2009 Peter Clews
- 2009 Max Fehr
- 2009 Keith Gosling
- 2009 Raymond Kevin Stephens
- 2010 Joy Butler
- 2010 Laurel Budge
- 2010 Agnes Margaret Jones Trust
- 2011 George Everix
- 2011 Patricia Ann Styles
- 2011 Jennifer Rosalind Kaye
- 2011 Douglas John McMillan
- 2011 Irene Burns
- 2011 Dorothy Lynette Cottman
- 2011 Margaret Mary Cowper
- 2011 Penelope Veronica Bird
- 2012 Marion Baker
- 2012 Sylivia Anna Fordymacki
- 2013 Claire Segal
- 2014 Gail Patricia Vicary
- 2014 Jean Evelyn Simon
- 2014 Beverly Joan Cook
- 2014 Marie Lilian McDonough
- No year Trevor Georg Everett
2015-2016 Financial Year
- Helen Campbell
- Constantin Cascanis
- Lesley Cheney
- Mildred Boyer-Guzzetta
- Frederick Hale
- Christopher Hall
- Gene Levers
- Diane Lund
- Lesley Mackey
- Gladys Miller
- Sandie Roberts
- Judith Shaw
2016 – 2017 Financial Year
- Bevan Newton Blackburn
- Heidrun (Heidi) Erika Chall
- Evelyn Gollop
- Sonia Guinan
- Noelyn Ann Halewood
- Thurza James
- Frederick Ernest King
- Rosemary Watson
- Jennifer Mary Wright
2017 – 2018 Financial Year
- Kevin & Edna Appleton
- Ash Brown
- Hazel Cameron
- Theda Gilbride
- Ilma Hepworth
- Jacqueline Guhl
- Cyril Maitland
- Janet Wauchope
- Helen Williams
- Lilian Young
2018 – 2019 Financial Year
- Ian Baird
- David Burns
- J Cambridge
- Jacqueline Guhl
- Joyce Henderson
- Marianne Manntz
- Georgina Patterson
- Murray Robertson
- Leanne Shaw
- Kenneth Smith
2019 – 2020 Financial Year
- Emily Bickford
- Carmel Biggs
- John Brindley
- Daphne D’Alton
- June Greenslade
- Christine Peake
- Carolyn Rose
- James Rout
- Doris Sanders
- Deborah Smith
- Lesley Slater
- Owen Ware
- Rosemary Packwood
2020 – 2021 Financial Year
- Emily Bickford
- Carmel Biggs
- John Brindley
- June Greenslade
- Daphne D’Alton
- Christine Peake
- James Rout
- Carolyn Rose
- Doris Sanders
- Deborah Smith
- Lesley Slater
- Owen Ware
- Rosemary Parkwood
- Neville Gazey
2021 – 2022 Financial Year
- Anthony Carrier
- Julian McCarthy
- Dianne Burnell
- Theda Gilbride
- Julia Gibson
- Marianne mCross
- Gerda Stockman
- Yvonne Zacharoff
- Evelyn Jones
- John Brindley
- Ronald Jones
- Isabel Millar
- Lynette Mead
2022 – 2023 Financial Year
- Ronald Edward Marks
- Pamela Grace Heterick
- Neil Wilfred Gardiner
- Peter John Bishop
- Brian Pollard
- Susan True
- Susan Elain
- Gillian & Tony Milne
2023 – 2024 Financial Year
- Michaela Collingwood
- Ian Peter Bishop
- Erica Joan Ofzupan
- Anna Joyce Brockway
- Viola Gallagher
- Nicholas Verevis
- Josephine Marie Richardson
- Lucia Terzo
- Michael E Joyce
- Neil Gardiner
- Margaret Woolcock
- Frank Parkinson
- Carol Miller
- Barbara Elizabeth Crowsley
- Neil Gardiner
- Louise Capper
- Colleen Malpeli
- Barbara Roper
- John Bryan Ball
- Mary Thompkins
2024 – 2025 Financial Year
- Michael E Joyce
- Val Waldron
- Derek Thomas Angel
- Patricia Yvonne Conn
- Estate of Cummings
- Mary Thompkins
- Johanna Elisabeth Susanna Tjepkema
- Barbara Elizabeth Crowsely
- Patricia Yvonne Conn
- William Barnes Muston
- Robert James Gibson
- Miriam Waldock
- James Thomas Turnbull
- Marian Dorothea Willey
- Carole Webb
- Maureen Gordon
- Richard Lambert
- Frances Helen Larkin
Sponsors
At Dogs’ Refuge Home, we rely on the wonderful support from our sponsors to survive. We are incredibly grateful to them and consider ourselves extremely fortunate to have the support of the following organisations.
