RSPCA Cairns

If you’ve found a lost pet, please contact your local Council.

You can also take the animal to your nearest vet to scan for a microchip. This will help them get reunited with their owner.

If you’ve found a sick, injured or orphaned animal, you can bring them directly to the RSPCA for care, or your closest vet. You can call for assistance over the phone via our hotline 1300 ANIMAL.

Please read our tips below on what to do when your pet goes missing, or if you find a lost animal.

What to do if you find an animal

Yes! You can view all of our RSPCA animals available to adopt at your nearest RSPCA Animal Care Centre. We also have cats available to adopt at some of our RSPCA Op Shops and at PetBarn stores.

Search our website for animals available to adopt and where they are located.

RSPCA pets available to adopt

Our adoptions process is appointment based at our Animal Care Centres. You are welcome to view our animals available to adopt at our RSPCA locations and we try our best to accommodate walk-in adoptions pending suitability and availability of staff.

You can browse all animals available to adopt at the RSPCA on our website and also apply to adopt directly online.

RSPCA pets available to adopt

Thanks for wanting to become a volunteer at the RSPCA! You can view all of our Volunteer Positions below and apply directly online.

Learn more about volunteering and apply

We understand that circumstances change which may mean that you need to give up your pet. We ask that you fill out our surrender form so that we can gain as much information as possible about your situation and your pet. Our RSPCA team can then prioritise a surrender appointment based on your needs and our shelter resources and capacity. We try our best to priortise emergency surrender applications.

More information about surrendering your pet

Yes! You can purchase pet supplies directly from our RSPCA World for Pets store at our Wacol locaton, in our online store, and we also have select pet products available for purchase at each of our Animal Care Centres

RSPCA World for Pets

Some of our locations have dog hydrobaths onsite. Check your nearest RSPCA location to find out more.

View our hydrobath locations

If you’ve found a sick or injured native animal, where safe to do so, you can bring them directly into our RSPCA Wildlife Hospital at Wacol, our Eumundi Rehabilitation Centre, or your nearest vet. For advice on what to do and who to call when you find injured wildlife, read more below.

What to do if you find injured wildlife

Thank you for thinking of our animals! If you have blankets, bedding, toys, treats and other items that you no longer need, you can drop them directly to your nearest RSPCA location for our animals in care.

We also have RSPCA Op Shops across Queensland that can accept pre-loved, good quality items for resale in our stores with profits from sales directly supporting the RSPCA.

RSPCA locations

Yes we have boarding facilities available for your pet at our Bundaberg, Cairns and Toowoomba locations.

Learn more about pet boarding