I rescued a little girl from Moree NSW. She had been badly abused. I had previously adopted from AWL and RSPCA, but had never needed help with a dog that I had rescued. This little girl was only 18 months old when I picked her up from Moree. She was probably overwhelmed, but was just terrific on our 6 hour trip home. She settled in and met my cat and as time went by she was toilet trained, great on a lead and when off leash she would come to me immediately. She just loved being free, and I loved watching her having fun, chasing rabbits, running in the grass, leaping like a gazelle and swimming in the pond. She was in doggy heaven. Unfortunately, she just did not like me, her new mum. She slept on my bed, but during the day I would never see her, she would stay as far away from me as possible. Obviously, having had rescue babies before, I know it takes time to settle and get comfortable with your new surroundings. After about 6 months, nothing really had changed and I contacted AWL in Sydney, Gold Coast, Ipswich and Brisbane, I could not get any help from anyone. They told me that they did not have any animal behaviouralist. I tried for months to get help for this little girl and AWL’s solution was “put her down”. Dogs from Moree are damaged. I researched, I contacted everyone I could think of until I ended up contacting “Friends of the pound” at Tweed Heads. They took this little girl into their care and eventually she was adopted into a family with another dog, which is what I always thought she needed, but because I am on a pension and already had a cat, I could not afford another pet. I was totally devastated by AWL’s total lack of care for this little girl. Their representative in Moree would not return my calls. The drama went on until this little girl was 3years old. I’m just so pleased that I was able to find a group who could help me find the right home for her and not just put her down. Very sad and totally disappointed in AWL’s handling of this matter.