Sydney

Sydney Animal

Sydney’s animal community spans everyday pet care, practical training, specialist husbandry and serious welfare support. A puppy can begin structured learning at a local club or preschool, while experienced handlers can explore scent work, agility, rally and trialling. Aquarium keepers have dedicated freshwater-to-reef suppliers, and backyard poultry enthusiasts can find feed, brooders, housing and incubators. Around the city and its wider catchment, horse and livestock owners can also access farm-based veterinary care and specialist emergency support.

These listings bring together useful places to learn, shop, train, adopt and seek professional help. Each has a different focus, from routine dog activities and boarding to wildlife rescue, small-animal supplies and advanced veterinary services.

🐾 Veterinary care and urgent support

University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Sydney

Based in Camperdown, the University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Sydney provides 24/7 emergency and critical care for dogs and cats. The Sydney hospital also runs new-puppy care and a five-week Puppy Preschool for dogs aged eight to sixteen weeks, giving new owners a practical starting point for early care and social learning.

Camperdown, Sydney. ☎ (02) 9531 3437 — Sydney emergency.

VECA Campbelltown

VECA Campbelltown is a 24/7 emergency veterinary hospital with walk-in emergency care for pets. The hospital also accepts booked general-practice appointments for dogs and cats, with surgery, medicine, diagnostic imaging, cardiology, ophthalmology and a blood bank among its services. This makes it relevant for both urgent presentations and more involved clinical care.

Campbelltown, Sydney.

Veterinary Specialists of Sydney

Veterinary Specialists of Sydney in Miranda combines specialist services with a 24-hour emergency hospital. Its capabilities include advanced diagnostic imaging, surgery, internal medicine, cardiology, ophthalmology, anaesthesia and pain management, dermatology, orthopaedics, interventional radiology and endoscopy. A blood bank is also listed, supporting the hospital’s specialist and emergency role.

106 Parraweena Road, Miranda NSW 2228.

University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Camden

The Camden teaching hospital provides equine veterinary services covering advanced care, diagnostics and treatment. Dedicated ambulatory teams deliver a 24/7 on-call emergency service for equine and livestock patients on farm. The separate contact numbers make it possible to direct equine and livestock enquiries to the appropriate service.

410 Werombi Road, Brownlow Hill NSW 2570. ☎ (02) 4655 0777 — equine veterinary enquiries; 0412 462 588 — Camden emergency equine service; 0422 006 759 — Camden emergency livestock service.

🐕 Dog training, boarding and day care

PETS Training & Boarding

PETS Training & Boarding operates a purpose-built facility at Berkshire Park for puppy preschool, obedience and behavioural training, dog and cat boarding, dog grooming, doggy day care and pet transport. Its structured programs include an eight-day obedience course and a 15-day advanced obedience and behavioural program, giving owners several ways to work on skills or arrange care.

95 Sixth Road, Berkshire Park NSW 2765. ☎ 1300 889 263; (02) 4572 7888.

Sydney Dog Training Centre

Sydney Dog Training Centre in Leppington offers obedience training, puppy school, home lessons and boarding. Training can take place in-house or on location and is described as tailored to dogs of different ages, breeds and sizes. Boarding is available for both dogs and cats, so the centre combines training with a practical care option.

6 Philip Rd, Leppington NSW 2179. ☎ (02) 9606 2004; (02) 9606 2005.

Dog Royalty

Dog Royalty provides dog day care with home pick-up in pet taxis, alongside boarding and grooming. Dogs are assessed for temperament and behaviour, and they must meet the stated health and vaccination requirements before attending day care. The service is centred on arranged care and transport rather than a drop-in model.

Sydney, NSW 2223. ☎ (02) 9584 0961.

Brush Farm Dog Training Club

This volunteer-run club holds Sunday-afternoon group classes at Brush Farm Park in Eastwood. Puppy classes are available for puppies up to five months old with a second vaccination, followed by beginner obedience for dogs aged five months and older. Advanced classes add tricks and trialling skills for handlers who want to continue developing their training.

Cnr Marsden Rd & Lawson St, Eastwood NSW.

Northern Suburbs Dog Training Club

Northern Suburbs Dog Training Club runs Saturday classes at St Ives, progressing from introductory puppy and new-member sessions to advanced skills. The programme includes trialling, agility, dance, tricks, rally, retrieving and scent work. Puppies must be at least 14 weeks old and meet the club’s vaccination conditions, so the relevant entry requirements sit with the class pathway.

Jim Powell Pavilion, 454a Mona Vale Road, St Ives NSW 2075.

🛍️ Birds, aquariums and smaller pets

Birdsville Pet Shop

Birdsville Pet Shop in Alexandria specialises in bird supplies and also stocks food, equipment and accessories for fish, reptiles and small animals. The shop lists live aquarium fish, birds, rodents and other small animals, and offers bird and small-animal boarding plus wing and nail clipping. It is a useful stop for keepers with several specialist interests.

684 Botany Rd, Alexandria NSW. ☎ (02) 9669 1766 — shop enquiries.

Aquaristic Online

Aquaristic Online has a physical shop in Rosebery and offers store pick-up alongside online ordering. Its range focuses on freshwater-to-reef aquarium supplies, making the business relevant to aquarium keepers working across different styles of aquatic setup. The Rosebery location provides a local retail point for browsing or collecting ordered supplies.

657 Botany Rd, Rosebery NSW 2018. ☎ (02) 8399 1314 — shop enquiries.

Campbelltown Pet & Aquarium Centre

Campbelltown Pet & Aquarium Centre lists aquariums and aquarium equipment, reptile terrariums and accessories, and small-animal cages and hutches. Its product mix suits people setting up or maintaining aquatic, reptile and smaller-pet environments, with distinct equipment ranges rather than a general pet-only focus.

7/266 Queen Street, Campbelltown NSW 2560.

🐓 Poultry, stockfeed and animal supplies

Laymour Poultry Farm

Laymour Poultry Farm at Vineyard is a produce and feed store with live poultry, poultry feed, bird seed, pet and stockfeed, and hay. Backyard keepers can also find incubators, brooders, cages, feeders, drinkers, nesting boxes and egg cartons. The range supports practical poultry husbandry as well as broader small-scale animal keeping.

472 Windsor Road, Vineyard NSW 2765. ☎ 0407 766 691 — store enquiries.

Bringelly Pet & Stockfeed Supplies

Bringelly Pet & Stockfeed Supplies in Kemps Creek carries pet foods and accessories alongside stockfeed for cattle and calves, goats and alpacas, horses, poultry, sheep and pigs. Its listed feed range includes hay and chaff, while fencing and garden products extend the practical supplies available to animal and property keepers.

395 Devonshire Rd, Kemps Creek NSW 2178. ☎ 0429 206 372 — sales enquiries.

🤝 Adoption, rescue and wildlife care

RSPCA NSW Sydney Adoption Centre

The RSPCA NSW Sydney Adoption Centre in Yagoona provides shelter, veterinary care and adoption services for dogs, cats, birds and rabbits. It also supports foster care and volunteering, with an on-site pet-supplies shop and veterinary hospital. The centre accepts injured strays but not uninjured stray animals, so that distinction is important when seeking assistance.

201 Rookwood Rd, Yagoona NSW 2199. ☎ (02) 9770 7555 — Sydney Adoption Centre; (02) 9770 7577 — adoption enquiries.

WIRES

WIRES provides wildlife rescue assistance across Greater Sydney and New South Wales through a dedicated Wildlife Rescue Office operating 24 hours a day, every day. Its service directs reports of sick, injured or orphaned wildlife to the rescue line or online rescue report. Sydney-area branches include Inner West, East, Cumberland, Macarthur, Northern Beaches, North Shore, North West and South.

Greater Sydney and NSW. ☎ 1300 094 737 — 24-hour wildlife rescue assistance.

Whether you are shaping a young dog’s manners, building an aquarium, caring for poultry or managing horses and livestock, Sydney’s animal community offers practical ways to keep learning. Clubs, retailers, clinics and welfare organisations each bring a different kind of support, from shared activities to specialist or urgent care.

Local animal businesses, clubs, educators and welfare groups are warmly invited to add or update their listing, helping more Sydney-area people discover the services, skills and animal connections available in their community.

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