As the leading animal welfare organisation in NSW, we understand the importance the bond between people and pets. We understand the mutually beneficial bond between people and animals, as well as the role people play in determining the quality of animals’ lives. That’s why our Community Outreach team deliver programs that act as drivers of community change by supporting and informing pet owners and providing underserved communities with core preventative veterinary services.
The bond between people and their animals makes for stronger, healthier communities but, for many Australians, financial hardships and other obstacles can get in the way. Hurdles like illness, poverty, and restricted access to veterinary care can make companion animals seem like a risky, expensive strain. Keeping animals in the homes they have is often the best outcome for all, which is why RSPCA NSW strives to keep people and pets together.
Through our programs, we support pet owners through times of hardship, trauma, and grief, ensuring our clients and their animal companions can safely remain together. By doing so, we’re keeping invaluable human and animal relationships intact, contributing to improved human wellbeing and positive animal welfare outcomes.
Maintaining the bond between people and animals makes for stronger, healthier communities but, for many Australians, financial hardships and other obstacles can make caring for a pet seem like a risky, expensive strain. Hurdles like poverty, illness, and restricted access to veterinary care can prevent pet owning individuals from responding to all their animals’ needs.
At RSPCA NSW, we love our golden oldies, which is why we’ve developed our wonderful Seniors for Seniors program! This heartwarming promotion provides Seniors Card holders with a 50% discount on adoption fees if they adopt a dog or cat aged over eight years old! In addition, the Seniors for Seniors program ensures that Seniors Card holders get a 10% discount on veterinary services at RSPCA NSW Veterinary Hospitals.
RSPCA NSW strives to protect and care for animals by empowering communities through education and support. We acknowledge the connection between human welfare, the health and wellbeing of our animals, and the impact of living creatures on each other and on our environment. This is why our support services strive towards holistic solutions that consider the needs of people and their pets.
Companion animals are integral parts of many families across NSW, but factors like a shortage of pet-friendly housing can result in an animal welfare emergency. Those experiencing challenging circumstances still want to care for their furry friends; that’s why RSPCA NSW is committed to protecting the human and animal bond.
Community engagement initiatives and services support disadvantaged communities to improve the welfare of animals, wellbeing of people, and the human-animal bond.
Our education efforts actively promote a culture that values animals, fosters human empathy, and understands the role of organisations like RSPCA NSW.
By providing targeted support for pet-owners experiencing crisis, trauma, and hardship, RSPCA NSW fosters improved human wellbeing and animal welfare outcomes.
Every shelter and adoption centre supports and facilitates animal adoptions, rehoming a range of adorable animals, including pocket pets, birds, and more! If you’re interested in meeting one of the animals currently available for adoption, locate your nearest RSPCA NSW facility or contact our staff or volunteers.
Please note that although we update our online lists of available animals every day, there is a chance that an animal you are interested in will have found a home prior to your arrival at our facilities.
If you’re planning on visiting the shelter to adopt, don’t forget to bring a photographic identity document complete with your name and current address. If you already have a dog at home, you may need bring them in for a meet and greet to ensure they’ll get along with your newest furry friend.
While our shelters and adoption centres can accommodate injured stray animals, you will need to refer to your local council pound if you find an uninjured stray.
Our Sydney Adoption Centre and Hunter Shelter have veterinary hospitals located onsite. However, we also have a clinic located in Broken Hill. You can also reach out to the teams at our shelters and adoption centres if you’re in need of advice, supplies, or guidance with your pet.
Though our prices vary, we aim to make our services as affordable as possible. If you hold a health care card or pensioner card, we may be able to provide you with discounted services to further assist with your animal companion. Please contact your nearest veterinary hospital for additional information.
Locations like our Central Coast Behaviour and Rehabilitation Centre (BARC) play a crucial role in supporting dogs with higher needs. Whether they’re suffering from anxiety or recovering from abuse, some dogs may find regular shelter care particularly challenging.
Dedicated behaviour centres allow us to create an ideal environment to set, support, and meet our animals’ rehabilitation goals. Complete with outdoor space and grass for enrichment, walks, and play, our centres greatly benefit our animals as they embark on their recovery journeys. We work with our animals to prepare them for life in a stable home, helping them build the confidence they need to thrive with a family of their own.
Any revenue made by our shelters, retail stores, and veterinary hospitals goes back to our organisation to be used to help animals in need. We mainly use funds to provide enrichment, nutrition, housing, and veterinary care for the animals who turn to our facilities for help.
We know that financial circumstances alone are not reflective a person’s capacity to love a companion animal, which is why we also allocate resources to keeping people and pets together. From community animal assistance to targeted crisis support programs, we strive to ensure that factors such as a lack of affordable veterinary care don’t get in the way of the human and animal bond.
We promise to uphold the highest ethical standards. Your personal information has never been, and never will be sold or traded to other charities. This is our promise to you.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we live and work. We recognise and respect the enduring relationship they have with their lands and waterways, and particularly acknowledge the vital role animals have played in Indigenous life, stories and culture for tens of thousands of years.
The RSPCA is an independent, community-based charity providing animal care and protection services across the country.
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