Pouches made for wildlife care
Our Tasmania craft volunteers made and supplied pouches for Craig, a Hobart wildlife rehabilitator caring for rescued possums and wallabies. Craig thanked ARC and the makers for the help.
Rachel also thanked the Tasmania craft volunteers and donors for pouches, bags and pods for wildlife carers. Mini was already enjoying a new pouch. Different items reach different carers, with the makers’ work becoming part of the daily care around an animal.
Trish’s share of Craig’s acknowledgement · Rachel’s pouch and wildlife-carer thank-you
Sewing and delivery meet in one place
Trish delivered wildlife pouches and liners to Tassie Wild Orphans at an Introduction to Mammals workshop. Bringing the supplies to a place where carers were already gathering helped connect the finished items with the people using them.
The carers explained the difference the items make: pouches give orphaned wildlife somewhere cosy to rest, while liners help rehabilitators keep up with washing. They thanked the people who sew, donate fabric, organise and deliver. Each is a practical part of getting an item from a maker to a carer.
Food helps a wildlife carer manage costs
We supplied dog food to Wild little lives tassie to help the carer manage costs while caring for wildlife. The donation fed the carer’s companion animals, including a dog named Crumb, alongside the wildlife work.
Supplies also reached Illoura Animal Sanctuary through Trish and our Hobart team. A sanctuary collection and food for a wildlife carer’s dogs are different kinds of help, each based on what the people caring for animals can use.
Wild little lives tassie’s food acknowledgement · Illoura Animal Sanctuary supplies
Food as part of community support
Trish has also helped Tasmanian Animal Rescue and Sanctuary and St Vincent de Paul Society Tasmania with donated supplies. The food for Vinnies was intended to be repacked into smaller amounts for clients, including people experiencing homelessness with pets and other pet owners needing help.
Working with a community organisation gave us a way to contribute pet food alongside support people were already seeking. It is another part of the hub’s history, alongside its work with rescue groups and wildlife carers.
Be part of the work
Donate to support the hub, offer food or supplies, or tell us what the animals in your care need. Please arrange a collection or delivery with our team before travelling.