In the 2024 financial year, over 16,400 cats were rehomed by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) in Australia. Overall, the number of animals rehomed by the RSPCA in Australia has declined since 2018, despite the reported increase in adoptions during the coronavirus pandemic.
Total number of animals rehomed by the RSPCA in Australia from financial year 2018 to 2024
(in 1,000s)
*Other pets includes horses, small animals, livestock, and wildlife.
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30 of the stated year; for example, financial year 2021 starts on July 1, 2020 and ends on June 30, 2021.Â
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Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Australia). (December 19, 2024). Total number of animals rehomed by the RSPCA in Australia from financial year 2018 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301921/total-number-animals-rehomed-rspca-australia/
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Australia). "Total number of animals rehomed by the RSPCA in Australia from financial year 2018 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301921/total-number-animals-rehomed-rspca-australia/
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Australia). (2024). Total number of animals rehomed by the RSPCA in Australia from financial year 2018 to 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301921/total-number-animals-rehomed-rspca-australia/
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Australia). "Total Number of Animals Rehomed by The Rspca in Australia from Financial Year 2018 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301921/total-number-animals-rehomed-rspca-australia/
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Australia), Total number of animals rehomed by the RSPCA in Australia from financial year 2018 to 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301921/total-number-animals-rehomed-rspca-australia/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Total number of animals rehomed by the RSPCA in Australia from financial year 2018 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Australia), December 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301921/total-number-animals-rehomed-rspca-australia/
