Contact
Why contact RSPCA?
RSPCA is Canberra's leading animal welfare agency. We handle more than 70,000 phone calls and 100,000 visitors to our facility annually. Please read this information carefully, our priority is to assist homeless or injured animals and animals in distress.
Most of our services are provided free of charge, however charges apply to surrender an animal or reclaim a lost animal. These fees are necessary to allow us to keep these services running - imagine that one day you may need the RSPCA - so please respect our staff and volunteers and the fees that apply. Our main interest is caring for lost, abandoned and injured animals.
We rely on the community to help us keep these services running. Support your local RSPCA by clicking here to donate now, or make a donation when you next visit. Your donation will go a long way to ensuring we can continue to provide these services, just think, one day you may need RSPCA.
Use the link below to contact RSPCA ACT:
Physical Location
12 Kirkpatrick Street Weston (off Cotter Road)
Building A - Injured wildlife drop off point
Building B - Veterinary clinic
Building C - General enquiries, pet supply shop, adoptions, lost and found enquiries
Drop off kennels - We provide after hours access to drop off kennels for people finding a stray animal. If you wish to surrender an animal, please do this during our opening hours and contact us first. RSPCA has limited capacity and to ensure your wish to surrender an animal is fully understood we would like to talk to you first.
Postal Address
PO Box 3082, Weston Creek, ACT 2611
Opening Hours
RSPCA ACT has many departments and points of contact, please refer to the details below to check on availability. RSPCA ACT is open most public holidays.
Viewing of animals available for adoption
Monday - Friday 10.00am - 4.00pm
Weekends 10.00am - 4.00pm
Please note on Wednesday viewing of animals commences at 11.00am
Retail shop, general enquiries, lost and found, surrendering of animals
Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Weekends 9.00am - 4.00pm
Please note we are closed Wednesday morning until 11.00am
If you wish to surrender an animal please call first.
Administration
Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pmPlease note administration is closed Wednesday morning until 11.00am
Veterinary clinic
Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.00pmWildlife
Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.30pm
Weekends 9.00am - 4.00pm
Telephone Contacts
Business hours
- General enquiries: 1300 4 RSPCA (777 22)
- Animal cruelty inspectors: 6287 8111
- Injured wildlife: 6287 8113
- Thinking of surrendering your pet: 6287 8133
- Retail shop: 1300 4 RSPCA (777 22)
- Lost and found enquiries: 1300 4 RSPCA (777 22)
- Youth education: 0428 267 624
- Dog and puppy training classes: 1300 4 RSPCA (777 22)
- Donations: 6287 8102
- Events and sponsorships: 6287 8110
- Bequests and legacies: 6287 8112
- Complaints and privacy concerns: 6287 8102
After hours
- Injured Wildlife: 0413 495 031
- Animal Cruelty Inspectors: 0408 421 255
- If the matter is urgent and you cannot contact an RSPCA Inspector, please contact ACT Policing on 131 444
- Canberra Connect also offers after hours assistance with free roaming animals and wildlife, please call on 132 281
Website
www.rspca-act.org.auOther Helpful Numbers
- Call Domestic Animal Services on 6207 2424 (after hours 132 281) for roaming domestic animals. RSPCA is not able to pick up uninjured, free roaming domestic animals.
- RSPCA is not able to physically assist with freeing possums from roof spaces. We can offer advice and provide (for a small fee) a possum box. See our section on possums.
- Call ACTEW for animals caught in drains on 131 093.
- For wild animals in distress in NSW (surrounding ACT) please call Wildcare on
6299 1966. - For wild animals in distress in other parts of NSW please call WIRES 1800 641 188.
For free roaming uninjured animals in Queanbeyan please call Queanbeyan City Pound on 6298 0269. - Also see our links and resources section.
