Adopt, walk, speak up

Rescue and welfare

Shelter adoptions, community walks and the everyday choices that keep animals out of pounds.

Crowd of dogs and walkers gathered in a park for a community fundraising event

Million Paws Walk and the quieter work of fighting animal cruelty in Australia

The RSPCA's big Sunday still matters, but cruelty is reported on a Tuesday, and puppy farms do not close because we bought a T-shirt. Here is the walk, the inspectorate, and the year-round jobs.

Tom Brennan · 7 May 2026

Volunteer sitting on the floor of a shelter kennel offering a hand to a cautious medium-sized dog

Rescue and welfare

Adopting a rescue pet in Australia: shelters, fosters and the slow yes

Rescue is not a cheaper puppy with a sad backstory. It is a match across pounds, RSPCA branches and independents, plus the real costs that start after you sign.

Natasha Hale · 13 February 2026