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passionate about this for almost a year

“I think the main thing is I want people to know that help is available, because there wasn’t one place where people could find it all, so I’m hoping it will help people in tough situations.”

“I utilised services like VetPay that allows you to set up a payment plan for vet treatment. I lived below the poverty line for a few years and linked in with a lot of the services I have in-

“Thankfully, I got back on my feet and have started my career in the vet

“Now, I can help other people who are in my situation. It’s a very personal passion, it means a lot to me and I’m hoping it can help people.”

ACT Pet Crisis Support, Rainbow Paws and Pets in the Park are services that Revitahl has volunteered with, or found through her not-for-profit work, and has researched to include in

Revitahl says they’re all just fantastic: “Of course, everything that is medical on the website, I have passed through veterinarians I work with, and I’m looking forward to growing all the routine things and now I can’t believe I didn’t know them.”

Revitahl says PAWS Network goes through all the basics of pet ownership, including your obligations, and explaining health and behavioural information, “everything that I wish I had known when I started out”.

Revitahl has Dingo, a roughly sixyear-old mixed-breed rescue dog, and Becky, a cat.

“I want PAWS Network to grow, especially in things people need in order to avoid situations where they might need to surrender their animals,” Revitahl says.

“I want to help people to keep their pets and to give their pets the best life possible.” the main goal being to connect pet owners with assistance services. It’s my passion project.

And, PAWS Network aims to be easy to understand and be available to everyone, of every walk of life.

“It has been a really core value of creating this, a bit of having been there myself and a bit of seeing people needing help and me wanting to bring something to Canberra,” says Revitahl.

Everything to do with PAWs Network is paid straight from Revitahl’s pocket.

“I’m just really excited. I’ve been

“I came from a place where I didn’t have any pets when I was growing up and it was a learning curve when I got my cat and my dog. I was a first-time pet owner and I was going through

“There is no bias; I have got no sponsorship; I’ve got nothing that would urge me to push a certain narrative. It is just general information that is completely self-funded and self-driven.” pawsnetworkact.com