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RSPCA adoption transformed this beagle’s life after his mum was rescued from notorious puppy farm
Toowoomba woman Ali Davenport is proud to call herself a “foster failure” in the animal rescue world.
Key points:
- The RSPCA seized 244 dogs from a Wondai puppy farm in 2009, labelling it one of the biggest raids ever in Queensland
- Ali Davenport only intended to foster one of the rescued puppies temporarily, but ended up adopting him
- She is encouraging more people to consider fostering and adoption, while being cautious of dogs’ backgrounds if buying from a breeder
Eleven years after she and husband Ivan brought home a beagle puppy for a month or so, Marco is still there — sleeping on the bed and getting endless pats.
But their lives would look very different if not for an RSPCA raid that saved the dog from being born at one of Queensland’s…
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