OUR NEW HOME

Each year thousands of animals, mostly dogs and cats who have been lost, abandoned or neglected are brought to Sydney Dogs & Cats Home for help. Evidence clearly shows that every year in Sydney, thousands of dogs and cats are left on their own to face our city’s streets. By the time these poor animals reach us, they need lots of veterinary care, a safe environment and of course, kindness. At Sydney Dogs & Cats Home, we provide all of this and so much more. We also know how happy pets often make happy people. Sydney Dogs & Cats Home support vulnerable pets and people – through our delivery of successful mental health-focused community programs. It’s common to see one of our dogs at a school, aged care home or with defence personnel helping create a lifeline between them and people who benefit from animal companionship and interaction. For over 75 years we have been Sydney’s pound; helping and rehoming thousands of animals. Despite many improvements in veterinary science and increased awareness of animal welfare and pet ownership, urgent help for Sydney’s pound is needed. Sydney Dogs & Cats Home has a plan to invest in our animal welfare team, veterinary services and community outreach programs. We also must move. Our current site at Carlton which was leased, cramped and largely unaltered for decades has been sold. Critically, the site has been approved for redevelopment by the owner. Plans for our move to a new $15 million home at Kurnell, with land already secured under a 50-year lease from the NSW Government, are well advanced. Now we are asking Sydneysiders to help the city’s oldest, biggest and only charity pound move to a new home.