RSPCA WA doesn’t need the money, but we do!

RSPCA WA has been subsidising the cost of enforcing the Animal Welfare Act 2002 for many years.   

In the last financial year, when including purchasing key equipment such as vehicles, the cost for enforcing the Act reached over $5m, meaning RSPCA WA contributed around $3.7m against the State Government’s contribution of $1.3m.   

During the last financial year, over 10,000 calls for help went unanswered and our inspectors operated alone in the field. Addressing both of these issues means the cost of enforcing the Act is expected to swell to over $9m per year, and we welcome the Labor State Government’s commitment to contribute $7m toward that cost.