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Rat Care Advice Service
The AusRFS advice lines provide information and advice
about rat care and welfare. This service is available to
members & the general public alike.
Rat Care
Advice Contacts:
Wendy Carbery - Phone: 0401 741 162
Glenys Marriott - Phone: 9570 4052
Rebecca Topliss - Phone: 9440 9419
Registered
Ratteries
The AusRFS
maintains a register of ethical, responsible rat
breeders who have passed the society’s comprehensive
registration process. This process includes testing of
rat knowledge, monitoring of rat keeping practices and
inspections of premises. For a list of the current
registered ratteries click
here.
Boarding Service
The AusRFS can arrange to care for rats when their
owners go on holidays etc. Boarders are fostered by
experienced AusRFS members in their own homes. Owners
are required to complete a Boarding Agreement and
a
small
fee is charged.
Rescue Service
The AusRFS operates a Rescue Service
which takes in and rehomes abandoned and surrendered pet
rats.
As well as the rats that come directly to the AusRFS,
most animal shelters in Melbourne, including the RSPCA,
also
pass on surrendered rats to us. To date the AusRFS
Rescue Service has taken in approximately 5,000 rats.
Our Rescue Service is totally funded by donations and
fundraising.
Rat Rescue
Contact:
Julie McInnes - Phone: 0414 864 278
If the matter is urgent and contact
can’t be made with Julie, please phone one of the
Rat Care Advice Service Lines.
Website
The AusRFS website provides detailed information about
the AusRFS including a full calendar of events.
There is also lots of information about keeping rats as
pets as well as an online shop selling rat related
items. The AusRFS also hosts an on-line forum via our
website, where rat lovers all over Australia and beyond
can chat and share information. Enter via the website.
Merchandise
The AusRFS sells rat related merchandise at all displays
and shows and also via the website. Items include
general pet supplies for rats such as food, treats,
bowls, toys, hide boxes etc. There are items for rat
lovers as well
such as cards, bookmarks, jewellery, etc. Most of these
items are made by members at our working bees.
Rat hammocks are one of our most popular items, and the
wonderful AusRFS sewing team make many
hundreds of beautiful, cosy hammocks.
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