‘Here take it! I left the Christmas Barbie to get rid of this dog. It was eating people’s sausages and being a real nuisance! So it’s your problem now…Merry Christmas.’ No one should be spoken to like this let alone treated like this but at Christmas, our staff must deal with people like this. Please help us care for the 3000 extra animals that find themselves at our shelters over the festive season by becoming a Guardian Angel. Donate online or call our donation line on 1300 777 221.

After a recent spate of animal cruelty cases including a dog being set alight, another dog being hung from a tree and a number of chickens being slaughtered, the RSPCA is calling on supporters to help us, help them. By making a donation to the RSPCA you are keeping our Inspectors on the road protecting animals and in the court rooms prosecuting animal cruelty offenders. please donate now so we can help even more animals in crisis.

For over 135 years, RSPCA New South Wales has been doing society’s dirty work, work the government doesn’t want to do. Although we are one of only two animal welfare organisations named in The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act as a government recognised provider of services, the government contributes less than 2% to our annual operating costs and after 30 years of continuous operation, the state's largest shelter at Yagoona is in desperate need of repair. That’s why we need your signature to help us rebuild Yagoona Shelter. Sign the Petition.

All Petbarn stores in NSW, QLD, ACT and the NT will be selling ornaments to adorn their in-store Christmas trees and all funds raised will go to the RSPCA.  Customers can purchase $2, $5 or $10 ornaments. Please help make a shelter animal's Christmas a little happier by supporting this generous initiative. Check out the flyer.

Santa is visiting Café Bones to raise much-needed funds with all after cost profits being donated to the RSPCA’s Safe Beds for Pets program. Why not pop in and get photo with Santa and help this great cause from as little as $25. Santa will be at Café Bones on Saturday November 29^th 9-11am, Sunday November 30^th 4-6pm, Saturday December 6^th 9-11am and Sunday December 7^th 4-6pm. For more information please contact Café Bones on 02 9402 9272 or www.cafebones.com.au.

The RSPCA NSW in conjunction with the RSPCA ACT, RSPCA QLD and RSPCA TAS has launched a powerful ad campaign designed to show the general public the other side of the RSPCA. The key message of this campaign is that the RSPCA not only helps animals, it helps humans through numerous people-based community programs that go neglected by the general public and unfunded by governments and corporate sponsorship. These programs include pet protection programs to assist victims of domestic violence, humane education programs and Inspectorate based assistance programs. To see more about the campaign, go to therspcaneedsyou.com.au.

 

RSPCA NSW has recently announced its first ever lottery. We have a shiny new Toyota Yaris up for grabs as well as many other great prizes. This lottery is being conducted over the phone. This raffle is drawn on October 30th 2008. For all lotteries enquires call  1300 306 794 . You can also join our Ongoing Pet Supporters Club which automatically enters you into all four of the raffles that we will be running per year. 

We're launching a new kids club and magazine called Animania. Filled with pet care advice, puzzles, celebrity articles, a mini poster, dog tricks, breed features and quirky animal facts - it is just one of the many reasons you should join our All Creatures Club for junior members and Stop Animal Cruelty Club for youth members.

 

The RSPCA’s Choose Wisely initiative asks businesses to commit to using cage-free eggs at a Gold, Silver or Bronze level based on whether they use them in all or some of their products. Check out the Choose Wisely website for more information or to sign up as a participating business.

Check out the happy snaps of the 2008 Million Paws Walk and Paws for Celebration Ball in our photo gallery.

The Great Wine Paw Fundraiser has been organised for our supporters to enjoy some of Australia's finest boutique wines and is brought to you by our friends at The Canberra National Wine Society. The Supporters' Dozen has been heavily discounted by 35% per case. The RSPCA benefits by receiving Donation Dollars from each case! The National Wine Society are also offering free online pet checks assessed by a qualified vet nurse - so you can browse and complete a health check for your pet at the same time. For all enquires, please call 1300 797 798.

Save lives everytime you go shopping! Introducing Visa cards that help save the lives of homeless animals. By shopping with your Bendigo Bank RSPCA Visa card, you'll be helping to fund the RSPCA's national Adopt-A-Pet program. Apply online.

If you are a fan of facebook, check out our RSPCA NSW page and sign up as a fan.

RSPCA NSW would like to thank The Cupcake Room for donating hundreds of handmade edible works of art celebrating all that is great about cupcakes. They featured at our ball and also were sent out to the media leading up to the event. Also check our all the amazing cakes made by Cupcake Cooks around Australia at the offical Cupcake Day for the RSPCA site.