i actually have never adopted a pet from here but have visited alot! all the pets are well taken care of and the staff seem to really care about all the animals. if looking for a pet i recommend coming here as you will be saving ones life which is priceless!

We recently adopted a one year old cat from the shelter, and are so happy with her!
As we adopted her as an adult (over 4 months) she only cost $85. This is amazing value, as not only are we saving her life (priceless to us!) but the cost included desexing, microchipping, council registration, first vaccination and worming.
For about 1 month we visited the shelter looking for a pet and each time we did the staff were friendly and seemed to genuinely care for the animals. It was also great to see the turnover of animals that were being sold and not being put down. It makes me happy to have made a responsible choice (because of the compulsory desexing) for an animal in need :D

Approximate cost: $65 - $250

I have lived in Ballarat all my life and my first child hood pet came from the Ballarat Rspca, the shelter has changed & improved immensely since that 1st visit when i was 5 or 6! now 26 yrs later i have purchased both a adult cat & adult dog within the last 8 month's( about 4 month's between purchases).
The cat is an Angel and such a joy i can't imagine how at 5yrs old she came to be dumped!
The dog a small 18 month old terrier is a real character & has many undesirable habits to be unlearnt! (he was clearly badly abused by previous owners, sadly).
He contracted Kennel cough whilst in the pound but only displayed symptoms after coming home, this is a common illness that is an ongoing problem in all pounds, i rang the Rspca asap & was promptly sent to a lovely vet in Creswick rd who treated him & gave him a coarse of treatment, this was all covered by the RSPCA. The only thing i had to pay for was a coarse of medicine for my other elderly little dog, not costly & as a preventitive measure only.
At all times & visits I have found all staff & volunteers to be very helpful & nice, i dont at all envy their jobs as i find it heartbreaking everytime i go.
I agree that to a degree it is a business, but it is a much needed service in our community, it is difficult as they have only limited resources to work with & i understand all regional Rspca in Victoria. are governed by & dealt funding by Melbourne head office. So they often do it tougher than the big city Shelters.
I treasure the Pets I have now & have had in the past, its what they deserve. I wish everyone felt the same way, then perhaps these places would not need to euthanase so many dogs & cats every year.

i oftern go there to visit the lonely dogs and cats. they are so cute and mostly friendly. the staff are really nice and seem to really care for them.

Approximate cost: $130