Companion Animal Care recipients announced

The ACT Government has awarded $200,000 in funding through the Companion Animal Care Grants Program. This funding will support community groups to improve animal welfare across Canberra.

Most of the groups receiving funding through the program rely on volunteers and community support. They rescue, rehome, advocate and care for companion animals such as cats and dogs.

Groups to receive funding include:

• ACT Pet Crisis Support

• ACT Rescue and Foster

• Canberra Pet Rescue

• Canberra Street Cat Alliance

• Completely Rescued

• Labrador Rescue

• Pets and Positive Ageing

• Pets in the Park

• The Rabbit Sanctuary.

These groups will use the grants for a wide variety of activities including to support:

• volunteer-run vet clinics to help pet owners with a Healthcare Card to care for their pets

• services for older pet owners to help them keep their pets as their health declines

• homeless people with companion animals by providing access to medications to treat the chronic health conditions of their pets

• purchasing food and litter for foster carers to assist with rehoming cats in need

• training for rescue dogs to increase the chances of rehoming them

• desexing of rescue dogs to reduce the number of unplanned and unwanted litters

• upgrading animal care facilities including a cattery and small animal enclosure

• the rescue and rehoming of domestic rabbits.

Companion animals help many people in Canberra with their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.

With the cost of living crisis, there has been an increase in abandoned and surrendered animals. This has led to more demand for the important work of these support groups.

This funding will provide support for and recognise the efforts of volunteer groups that care for Canberra’s companion animals.

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