DoggieRescue.com, also known as Monika's Rescues, is a charitable organisation founded by Monika Biernacki in Sydney, Australia that saves abandoned dogs about to be euthanized in animal shelters, provides medical attention and seeks to re-home them with new families. The organisation has a "no kill" policy, which means that rescued dogs spend the rest of their life with an adoptive family or in the shelter.
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| Formation | 2001 |
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| Founder | Monika Biernacki |
| Type | Registered charity |
| ABN 49098918471 | |
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Region | Australia |
| Services | Dog rescue and re-homing |
| Leader | Monika Biernacki |
Main organ | DoggieRescue magazine |
| Website | www |
By August 2014, DoggieRescue.com had arranged the adoption of 11,000 otherwise unwanted dogs.[1]
History edit
Monika Biernacki (born 2 January 1956) was interested in helping sick and homeless dogs from an early age. She had considered training as a veterinarian but she "couldn't handle putting animals down, or vivisection". She instead qualified and practiced as a geologist. After a local vet said he had to euthanize two healthy but unwanted dogs, she agreed to take the dogs and find them new homes. As her re-homing operation grew, Biernacki enlisted the support of volunteers and moved to larger premises, previously at Duffys Forest and Homebush, before settling at Ingleside. The organisation was registered as a charity in 1991.[2]
Biernacki was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service to animal welfare" in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Kay, Bryn (28 August 2014). "11,000th dog re-homed through Monika's Doggie Rescue". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ Dow, Steve (14 February 2010). "New leash of life". smh.com.au. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "Ms Monika Biernacki". It's An Honour. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
Further reading edit
- Fidler, Richard (5 July 2007). "Conversations with Richard Fidler: Monika Biernacki". abc.net.au. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
