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The state and territory member Societies provide services to animals in need through their shelters and inspectorates. In the national office, RSPCA Australia works to influence animal welfare policy, practice and legislation across the country
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RSPCA Australia 13 Jul 2023
Fate of millions of hens in limbo after inconclusive ag ministers…
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RSPCA Australia 12 Jul 2023
Listen to the facts, not the fearmongering, on battery cage phase out
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RSPCA Australia 18 Aug 2022
RSPCA celebrates historic battery cage phase out
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RSPCA Australia 23 Jun 2021
RSPCA backs independent panel recommendation to end battery cages
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RSPCA Australia 30 Oct 2019
RSPCA calls for leadership as further delays to finalising national…
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RSPCA Australia 22 Dec 2017
ABC 7.30 reveals the foxes in the henhouse
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RSPCA Australia 30 Nov 2017
RSPCA Australia Chair says animal welfare missing from ‘Animal…
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RSPCA Australia 26 Nov 2017
RSPCA slams “embarrassing” draft national animal welfare standards
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RSPCA Australia 26 Nov 2017
Breakthrough research finds 84% of Australians want to end the…
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RSPCA Australia 17 Nov 2017
Better standards needed to prevent cruelty to chickens in egg…
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RSPCA Australia 27 Mar 2017
RSPCA welcomes Victorian Government decision to review poultry…
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RSPCA Australia 15 Feb 2017
RSPCA welcomes scrutiny of poultry welfare standards process
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Please note that RSPCA Australia is the national office of the RSPCA and does not have an animal operations function. For queries about adoptions, shelter operations or animal cruelty complaints or investigations, please contact the relevant state or territory RSPCA on the details below.

NSW

[email protected]

02 9782 4483

0488 905 353

Vic

0425 787 243

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ACT

[email protected]

(02) 6287 8131

SA

0411 646 076

08 8205 8052

WA

0437 069 853

08 9209 9313

QLD

[email protected]

0400 814 221

Tas

03 6709 8100

Darwin

08 8984 3795

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