Sydney Shelter

The cracks are well and truly beginning to show at the RSPCA’s Sydney shelter at Yagoona.

Sydney Shelter

For decades, the Sydney shelter has been a refuge for thousands of abandoned, injured and abused animals in and around New South Wales. The shelter, which can house over 800 animals, also acts as a filter facility, taking animals from our 11 shelters throughout the state, giving them a better chance of being rehomed.

The largest animal shelter in the Southern hemisphere, RSPCA Yagoona was once a state-of-the-art facility but now it's in a state of disrepair. From kennels to clinics, the whole site needs desperate attention. We have plans to build new kennels and catteries, a new animal hospital, an adoption facility, a humane education centre, a community garden and proper facilities for our dedicated staff.

For over 135 years, the RSPCA has been caring for the animals of New South Wales. We save local councils and the State Government millions of dollars each year by not only providing animals in need with care and shelter but by prosecuting animal offenders at our own cost. Our Inspectors are on the road every day responding to calls for help from the public and yet, we receive less than 2% government funding and our yearly operational costs amount to approximately $34 million.

To rebuild our Sydney shelter we need $15 million. We know we could do so much more with the right facility - all we need is the money to build it!

How you can help

Become a Political Animal

  • Ask newly elected political representatives if they will commit funding to help rebuild the RSPCA's Sydney shelter. 
    Write to your local MP

RSPCA Funding

The RSPCA is not government-funded. In New South Wales, the government contributes less than 2% to our operating costs. That means we have to raise $34 million every year from the community to keep our doors open, to keep our Inspectors on the road and to enable us to keep caring for animals in New South Wales.

What we'd really like is for the NSW Government to take care of the bricks and mortar so we can get on with the job of rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming animals in our state on behalf of the government and, of course, the community. In 2009/2010 we cared for 46,540 animals, reunited 5,947 animals with their familiy and rehomed 11,003 animals with new families.

Write to your local MP