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Give Our Strays A Chance (GOSAC) is an organisation founded in 2013 by a Western Australian 10-year-old boy Dean Morris, for the purpose of raising awareness of animal rescue and raising donations for animal shelters and pounds.
Getting Australian and international businesses on board together with local communities and the media, GOSAC has saved many stray animals and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations.Geraldine Alphonse
"Dean is giving strays a chance"
''Gosnells Examiner'', November 7, 2019 Over holiday seasons, GOSAC assists the homeless feed and care for their pets During bush fire seasons, including the
A regular GOSAC fundraising event at shopping centres such as Forest Lakes Shopping Centre and Halls Head Central in Western Australia, where the community comes together to raise awareness and donations for the strays.,
"Thornlie: Teen’s animal charity gives strays an award winning chance"
''Comment News'', October 5, 2018 statewide success story. The community's support grew and with it Dean's ability to save more animals from euthanasia and drastically improve the conditions stray animals were kept at the animal shelters. Within 7 years GOSAC raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and item donations while saving many stray animals' lives. Following the success of GOSAC, schools around the world are drawing inspiration from the young boy's success, teaching students that even kids can make a difference. In recognition of Dean's GOSAC work and his substantial contribution to animal welfare in Western Australia, he was appointed as an RSPCA WA Youth Ambassador. Subsequently, Dean has also won the first RSPCA WA Youth State Award for 2018,. Dean was a finalist for Channel 7 Young Achiever Award for Community Service and Volunteering as well as Leadership. He was also named a finalist for WA Youth Award. In September 2020, Dean won Matt Keogh's Burt Award for his contribution to Animal Welfare as well as his work in the local and wider communityGeraldine Alphonse
"A True Animal Hero"
''The Examiner'', September 24th, 2020 Dean received the Australia Day Young Citizen of the Year Award for 2021 and became an Australia Day ambassador, encouraging communities to come together to "Reflect, Respect and Celebrate" the Australian spirit and diversity.
Getting Australian and international businesses on board together with local communities and the media, GOSAC has saved many stray animals and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations.Geraldine Alphonse"Dean is giving strays a chance"
''Gosnells Examiner'', November 7, 2019 Over holiday seasons, GOSAC assists the homeless feed and care for their pets During bush fire seasons, including the
2021 Wooroloo Bushfire
The 2021 Wooroloo bushfire was a fast moving bushfire that started on 1 February in Wooroloo, north-east of the Perth central business district, in the Shire of Mundaring, Western Australia. By 2 February, the bushfire emergency had spread to ...
in Western Australia, GOSAC collected and delivered surgical and medical supplies to wildlife animal rescues. GOSAC also provided over 2 tonnes of wildlife food for the animals returning to the fire grounds.
Through COVID-19, GOSAC has partnered with ARC (Animal Rescue Cooperative) and Petbarn Foundation to work on the Act Of Kindness project, helping struggling Australian families feed their pets.
As local borders closed within Western Australia, GOSAC delivered donations to remote animal rescues who were stranded without supplies. It was named "Operation Narrogin".
Founding
In 2013 Dean Morris rescued his dog "Hooch" from a countrypound
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. Wanting to donate all his savings, Dean made his way to the pound where he encountered the confronting reality of stray animals.
Every year over 250,000 cats and dogs are euthanised in Australia, Dean was determined to do something about it.
As part of his school project at the Gifted and Talented program, Dean created GOSAC - Give Our Strays A Chance.
Events
GOSAC Day
A regular GOSAC fundraising event at shopping centres such as Forest Lakes Shopping Centre and Halls Head Central in Western Australia, where the community comes together to raise awareness and donations for the strays.,
Kelmscott Show and De Stress Day
GOSAC has been participating in the University of Western Australia's bi-annual De Stress day, where university students have the chance to adopt the strays, donate or volunteer to foster cats and dogs. The West Australian Kelmscott Show invited GOSAC to take part in their 2017 and 2018 events. All strays were adopted and hundreds of dollars were donated on the day.''Saving The World''
In 2021 Morris published a non-fiction book about his experiences and the importance of animal rescue efforts, titled ''Saving The World - One Stray At A Time''.Success
What started as a school project quickly snowballed into an award-winning,James Liveris"Thornlie: Teen’s animal charity gives strays an award winning chance"
''Comment News'', October 5, 2018 statewide success story. The community's support grew and with it Dean's ability to save more animals from euthanasia and drastically improve the conditions stray animals were kept at the animal shelters. Within 7 years GOSAC raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and item donations while saving many stray animals' lives. Following the success of GOSAC, schools around the world are drawing inspiration from the young boy's success, teaching students that even kids can make a difference. In recognition of Dean's GOSAC work and his substantial contribution to animal welfare in Western Australia, he was appointed as an RSPCA WA Youth Ambassador. Subsequently, Dean has also won the first RSPCA WA Youth State Award for 2018,. Dean was a finalist for Channel 7 Young Achiever Award for Community Service and Volunteering as well as Leadership. He was also named a finalist for WA Youth Award. In September 2020, Dean won Matt Keogh's Burt Award for his contribution to Animal Welfare as well as his work in the local and wider communityGeraldine Alphonse
"A True Animal Hero"
''The Examiner'', September 24th, 2020 Dean received the Australia Day Young Citizen of the Year Award for 2021 and became an Australia Day ambassador, encouraging communities to come together to "Reflect, Respect and Celebrate" the Australian spirit and diversity.
See also
*Animal welfare and rights in Australia
This article is about the treatment of and laws concerning non-human animals in Australia. Australia has moderate animal protections by international standards.
National legislation
There is little national animal welfare legislation in Aust ...
* List of animal welfare organizations
Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctu ...
References
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