Australia

Australia's animal welfare sector ranges from the national RSPCA network and long-established city shelters to independent foster-based rescues and volunteer wildlife carers looking after kangaroos, koalas, possums and birds. Many shelters also hold council contracts to take in lost and stray pets, reuniting animals with their owners and rehoming those that are not claimed. Genuine Australian charities are listed on the public Charity Register kept by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), where you can look up an organisation by name or ABN, and those with deductible gift recipient (DGR) status can issue tax-deductible receipts. Each Australian organisation on Real Rescues has been checked against its official website and the ACNC register.