A dollar matching appeal is set to find homes for more than 100 animals, such as Martha, a beautiful nine-year-old dog who has been in the care of RSPCA Noosa for 130 days.
On Thursday 3 October, all donations to the RSPCA will be doubled as part of the charity’s annual Give to Get them Home Appeal.
Annual statistics from RSPCA Queensland have highlighted a continuing year-on-year trend of increasing animal surrenders with a 15 per cent decrease in adoption applications during the 2023/24 period.
Last financial year, 4928 animals were surrendered to RSPCA Queensland.
Martha, who is a bull terrier cross shar pei, was surrendered as her owner could no longer care for her.
The RSPCA team said she’s very cuddly and in her senior years is looking for a new owner who can dote upon her.
She has great manners and knows how to sit and shake, and loves her treats. She’d love to be someone’s one and only canine companion at home.
To ensure thousands of animals like Martha can continue receiving critical treatment and care at the RSPCA, the charity is urging community members to participate in this major fundraising initiative across Australia.
“With inflation continuing to impact households this year, we’ve seen pet owners considering if they can continue to care for their pets and choosing to surrender based on housing or affordability issues,” says Dr Anne Chester, chief veterinary officer at RSPCA Queensland.
Dr Chester encourages Queenslanders to get involved in this 24-hour appeal, emphasising the urgent need for support as the RSPCA is also impacted by rising costs this past financial year to run their vital services.
“Simple things like medication, electricity, and rescue vehicle costs rising means we need to raise more funds to continue to care for animals that need our help,” Dr Chester said.
“We rely on the generosity of our community to provide the essential care and lifesaving treatment these animals require — every contribution, no matter the size, matters.”
On average, it can cost the RSPCA around $600 for each dog that enters their care to desex, vaccinate, microchip, and vet check them before adoption. Additionally, it costs the charity approximately $30 per day to care for each animal until they are rehomed.
The positive impact of donations:
– $50 can help cover vaccination costs for a dog or cat to protect them from disease.
– $200 can help care for an animal for a week while they wait for their new family.
– $300 can help desex a dog to prepare them for adoption.
– $600 can provide emergency vet care and medication to an animal in need.
– $1000 can rescue and rehabilitate a neglected or abused animal.
Queenslanders contributing to RSPCA on 3 October can instantly double their donation and double their impact thanks to the generous pledges from major sponsors, Royal Canin, Bravecto and Peter Alexander, corporate partners TIMG, Clare May Real Estate, H Design, and some major donors like Rodney Banks – Clearspan.
In 2023, more than 2100 Queenslanders contributed to the appeal. This year RSPCA Queensland aims to raise $700,000 to rehome 1116 pets.
Visit rspcagivingday.com/qld
