10 Years of Keeping Best Friends Together

16 Jul 2025
A joyful collage celebrating 10 years of Pets Of The Homeless, filled with snapshots of volunteers, clients, and beloved pets. Each photo captures a year of compassion, showcasing a decade of dedication to keeping best friends together.

Can you believe it? Pets Of The Homeless is turning ten.

What began as an ambitious dream and suitcase of dog food on the streets of Melbourne, has grown into a life-changing movement helping thousands of people and their pets stay together during their toughest times.

Over the past decade, we've distributed 2.5 million meals, provided life-saving veterinary care, and offered safe shelter to beloved pets with nowhere else to go. It’s a milestone we’re incredibly proud of — and we couldn’t have done it without you.

The Pets Of The Homeless founder, Yvonne, wearing a grey Pets Of The Homeless t-shirt stands behind a table decorated with tinsel, preparing bags of pet food at a Christmas-themed stall. The table is set up under a green marquee, with clearly labelled 'Pet Food' signage and donation bins.

They say if you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, go together. I’m so grateful we’ve gone far — together.

From our dedicated volunteers and staff to our generous donors and loyal community, every step of this journey has been made possible because of your support.

Whether you packed pet food, fostered a pet in need, fundraised, or simply shared our mission, you’ve played a part in something truly meaningful.

This decade has been powered by compassion. And we’re just getting started. Here’s to the next ten years of impact, connection and keeping best friends together.

— Yvonne Hong
        Founder & CEO

Portrait of Yvonne Hong, the founder of Pets of the Homeless, wearing a black leather jacket and smiling while seated against a brick wall. Yvonne's dedication and leadership are central to the organisation's mission of supporting pets and their owners in need.

Shop our Limited Edition 10th Anniversary Apparel

Earlier this year, we invited our supporters to design a t-shirt that captured the spirit of our 10-year milestone.

The winning design is now available for a limited time only!

Every purchase helps provide pet food, veterinary care and shelter for people doing it tough with their pets.