Image: RSPCA NSW, Facebook
by GRACE JOHNSON
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is urgently seeking Guardian Angels to help provide safety and care for the 17,026 animals spending the festive season in shelters across the country.
Guardian Angels make donations towards the care of an animal.
On the Guardian Angels’ website are various pre-set options to donate, including donating $56, which would pay for a week of antibiotics for a homeless dog, or $21 to help pay for litter trays and toys for kittens, for example.
“To be a Guardian Angel is to give the gift of hope and kindness to the thousands of animals in our care who have finding their forever family on the top of their wish list,” said Phoebe Brasher, RSPCA NSW Senior Manager of Fundraising.
“Christmas is one of the busiest times of the year for RSPCA shelters, with thousands of dogs, cats, pocket pets, birds, and livestock in our care waiting for a better future.”
Over 200,000 stray and surrendered dogs are admitted to shelters and municipal facilities in Australia each year, and approximately 20% are euthanised.
Some animals get dumped because of the cost-of-living crisis, in which case there are organisations and services to help out owners and pets in need, as listed on FOURPAWS website:
- Pet Rescue Crisis Care Support – https://www.petrescue.com.au/crisis-care-support
- Pets in the Park – https://www.petsinthepark.org.au/home/
- Pets of the Homeless – https://petsofthehomeless.org.au/
- Project Hope – https://southerncrossvet.com.au/project-hope/
- RSPCA NSW – https://www.rspcansw.org.au/what-we-do/working-in-communities/community-homelessness-program/
- Safe Pets Safe Families – https://safepetssafefamilies.org.au/
