How A Rescue Pet Inspired A Business

How a rescue pet inspired a business idea

– Bettina Harlos Looking for comfort during a phase of depression I adopted my very first cat Kitty. I was 50 years old at the time and had actually been afraid of dogs and suspicious of cats all my life. That changed on that very day. I realised that loving animals connects humans and makes them feel good. I also observed that animal lovers tend to surround themselves with animal themed items: ceramics, jewellery, clothes and more. Stuck in a career dead end suddenly a business idea was born: Animales online – a shop "run" by animals for animal lovers. Depicted in our branding is the Management Team – Prettytatz the cat: CEO, Paolo the dog: Customer Care, Kooks the Kookaburra: Communications and Paolo the sheep: Kids stuff. All our animal themed products are sourced from SMEs with strong ethical and sustainable values. They support fair working conditions, re-purpose recycled materials and support charitable causes with parts of their net profits. All of them share our excellent customer service philosophy. Working with like minded business partners from around the world allows us to bring unique and high-quality products to Australia. Currently we stock beautiful dog breed jewellery from Dazzling Paws Jewelry, Wisconsin, designed by my friend Myra Westphal and hand manufactured from recycled Sterling Silver. Another exclusive brand is Californian based Chala Handbags, supplying us with high quality vegan bags and accessories. Our Mila ceramics are designed in Nuremberg, Germany and hand-painted in a small family run business in Thailand and one of our Australian suppliers is Queensland based family run company Bocchetta Plush Toys with their wonderful plush animals.

Purchase online or meet us at markets and events around Australia ‘Because we love our animals!’

https://animales.com.au/

Junior Handler Reminder

A reminder to all Junior Handlers and Parents that to compete in the Junior Handler State Final in October 2022, the Junior Handler must be a Junior Member. Membership is free to become a Junior Member – simply download the Membership form (link below) and return to Dogs Queensland. https://emarketing-au.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws. com/59095/9cX6XluHDI5ENZLqUjrN0Jjxdzlbge5YM5PH56zu458/2664645.pdf