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      Send an E-Card
      
      Emergency Appeals
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Learn
- - - Visit our knowledge hub
  - - Animal care
      Dogs and puppies
      
      Cats and kittens
      
      Rabbits
      
      Birds
      
      Reptiles and frogs
      
      Horses
      
      Guinea pigs
      
      Other pets
  - - Pet health
      Diet and exercise
      
      Issues requiring medical help
      
      Dental health
      
      Vaccinations
      
      Common health conditions explained
      
      Reproduction and desexing information
      
      Microchipping
      
      Seasonal changes and your pet
    - Knowledge Hub / FAQ
  - - Animal behaviour and needs
      Understanding your pet’s behaviour
      
      Happiness and wellbeing: enrichment for your pet
      
      Training your pet
      
      Training services
      
      Optimising your pet’s environment
      
      Surrendering your pet
      
      Children and pets
      
      Products to help with your pet’s mood
What We Do
- - - Education programs
      Schools & Tertiary programs
      
      Short Courses
      
      Certificate II in animal care
      
      School holiday programs
    - Training and behaviour
      Free pet behaviour helpline
      
      Good pet behaviour
      
      Puppy school
      
      Animal management training program
    - Community outreach
      Our approach
      
      Low-cost community programs
      
      SafePaws Program
      
      Culturally and linguistically diverse communities
      
      Assistance after a disaster
    - Surrender & rehome
      What are my options
  - - Lost and found
      What to do if your pet is lost
      
      Report a lost pet
      
      Search for lost pets
    - Inspectorate
      About Inspectorate
      
      Report cruelty
      
      Interactive Cruelty Data Map 2025
      
      Prosecutions
      
      Tip off
      
      Major Investigations
      
      Codes of practice
      
      Remembering Stuart Fairlie
      
      Inspectors
    - Emergency assistance
      Emergency planning
      
      First aid for pets
  - - Vet clinics
      Why choose our vet services
      
      Meet our vet team
      
      Vet Bookings
      
      Seasonal Allergies
    - Shop Online
    - RSPCA Op Shops
      Our Op Shops
      
      Volunteer
      
      Locations
  - - Advocacy
    - RSPCA Pet Insurance
About Us
- - - Our animal welfare advocacy goals
  - - Our 2030 strategy
    - Advocacy
    - Careers
      Employment
      
      Volunteering
      
      Diversity & inclusion
    - Our impact

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Other ways to support

Visit our knowledge hub

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Education programs

Training and behaviour

Community outreach

Surrender & rehome

Lost and found

Inspectorate

Emergency assistance

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RSPCA Op Shops

Our animal welfare advocacy goals

Careers

Calico domestic

Foster Today

Adopt Today

Our animal welfare advocacy goals

Corporate Partnership Opportunity

Donate now

Other ways to support

Visit our knowledge hub

Animal care

Pet health

Animal behaviour and needs

Education programs

Training and behaviour

Community outreach

Surrender & rehome

Lost and found

Inspectorate

Emergency assistance

Vet clinics

RSPCA Op Shops

Our animal welfare advocacy goals

Careers