The Animal Welfare League NSW Shelter is located at 1605 Elizabeth Drive, Kemps Creek (Western Sydney) and is open every day except Wednesday, from 10am until 3:30pm.
Adopting a pet from Animal Welfare League NSW
Our shelter serves as a temporary home for animals on their journey to a brighter future. Under the expert care of our animal attendants and welfare professionals, every animal receives the love, attention, and care they need while they wait to find a forever home.
If you’re looking to adopt, our shelter staff will take the time to get to know you, your lifestyle, preferences, and what you’re looking for in a companion, so we can help match you with the right animal.
All pets available for adoption through Animal Welfare League NSW come with a 14-day health guarantee. Our pets are desexed*, vaccinated, microchipped, flea treated and wormed.
*All animals are desexed with the exception of female guinea pigs.
Surrendering a pet to Animal Welfare League NSW
If you have an animal that you can no longer care for, you can contact us to discuss your options for rehoming your pet.
We do our very best to rehome all animals surrendered to us and our staff can provide more information about the surrender and rehoming process when you call to discuss an appointment. Please be aware that we often have surrender waitlists due to high demand.
If you live in regional NSW and need assistance with rehoming your pet, please contact the closest AWL NSW volunteer branch to you.
Found an animal?
Animal Welfare League NSW is unable to accept stray animals unless they are sick or injured. If you’ve found a stray pet, we understand you want to help. The best thing you can do is try to reunite them with their owner as quickly as possible. In most cases, lost pets are close to home, and a few simple steps can help get them back where they belong.
If you find a stray dog or cat it will need to be taken to your local council pound as a lost animal.
Upon reaching Council pound facilities, all dogs and cats are scanned for a microchip on arrival and if the animal owners’ details are current, they will be quickly reunited with their lost pet.
