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The Animal Services team at RSPCA WA has five main departments: Shelter, Veterinary, Foster & Volunteer, Behaviour and Adoptions and has three key objectives. Their aim is to:
More than 70% of animals end up at the RSPCA in WA as a result of an intervention from the RSPCA inspectorate (inspector services), with a majority of them having some form of welfare concern. The remaining animals are surrendered by either their owners, council pounds or are found as strays.
The RSPCA faces a unique challenge not experienced by other animal shelters. They have the added responsibility of seizing animals and prosecuting owners who do not provide the appropriate care and living conditions for their animals. This also means the RSPCA are unable to rehome any such seized animals whilst legal proceedings are occurring against accused owners. As a result, the RSPCA often have considerably fewer animals available for adoption at any one time in comparison with other shelters but on the other hand, have many long term animals in their care. Unfortunately, many of these animals have significant medical and behavioural concerns.
Once animals can be offered for adoption, they are all provided with a veterinary health check, behavioural assessment as well as being microchipped, desexed and vaccinated. Many animals also require behaviour modification plans and some may even require surgical or medical procedures to correct long term problems.
The RSPCA shelter is run entirely by donations, with only a small amount of government funding to cover a portion of the services provided by the inspectorate division. The team at the RSPCA are 100% dedicated to placing as many animals as possible into new homes and trying to improve the lives of every animal that comes into their care.
The RSPCA facilities are based at 108 Malaga Drive, Malaga. To learn more about the RSPCA please visit RSPCA WA.
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