INSPECTORS ACROSS VICTORIA OVER 21 PER INSPECTOR FOR THE YEAR NOTICES TO COMPLY SEIZED & SURRENDERED 2018 VS 2019 0 300 600 900 1,200 1,500 17% 94% 574 SUCCESS RATE OF PROSECUTIONS OVER 1.4 MILLION KILOMETRES DRIVEN BY INSPECTORS APPROXIMATELY 520 TIMES AROUND VICTORIA TOTAL COSTS AWARDED IN COURT 88 OUT OF THE 94 WERE SUCCESSFUL 20% INCREASE IN INDIVIDUAL OFFENCES AVERAGE ANIMALS SEIZED PER WEEK FROM 2018 184 CERT II GRADUATES HOURS OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS DELIVERED ACROSS THE YEAR 100 12% HOLIDAY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AVERAGING 27 STUDENTS FOR THE 41 PROGRAMS HELD 1,093 3,057 TOTAL INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS REACHED ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS 5,180 84% PASS RATE FOR CERT II 885 TOTAL ENGAGEMENTS THROUGH THE CARE PROGRAM AVERAGING 5 PER STUDENT (CREATING ANIMAL RESPECT & EMPATHY) STUDENTS REACHED THROUGH THE CARE PROGRAM 58% 248 SHORT COURSE PARTICIPANTS (SOME OF THE STUDENTS HAVE MULTIPLE TOUCH POINTS) 34% 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENTS 47% INCREASE IN SCHOOL STUDENTS REACHED FROM 2018 REPORTS RECEIVED/INVESTIGATED REPORTS OF POOR HYGIENE, GROOMING, & HUSBANDRY REPORTS RELATED TO PRIVATELY OWNED PETS AVERAGING 10 PER DAY OR 71 PER WEEK AVERAGE PER INSPECTOR FOR THE YEAR 431 CRUELTY REPORTS REVISITED BY AN INSPECTOR EQUATING TO AROUND 1 IN 6 1,914 THE OVER 11,000 REPORTS INVOLVED 6,745 14,200 10,601 23% 11% 29% 80% REPORTS OF INSUFFICIENT FOOD, SHELTER & WATER 6,672 9,270 36% 57% OVER HALF OF THE REPORTS EQUATING TO 3,706 REPORTS RELATED TO UNDERWEIGHT ANIMALS 3,274 21% $1,313,477 6,974 INDIVIDUAL DONORS EVENTS & COMMUNITY FUNDRAISERS CORPORATE PARTNERS OP SHOPS 157 GIFTS IN WILLS RECEIVED WITH A TOTAL 13,571 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS OUR 3 MAJOR EVENTS RAISED BY OP SHOPS ACROSS THE 16 LOCATIONS IN VICTORIA NEW APPEAL DONORS FROM CAMPAIGNS INCREASE IN CUPCAKE DAY PARTICIPANTS FUNDING A THIRD OF OUR WORK COMMUNITY FUNDRAISERS INCLUDES SCHOOLS, ORGANISATIONS, COMMUNITY GROUPS & EVENT FUNDRAISERS INCLUDES ONEbyONE, GUARDIAN ANGEL & GIVE TO GET THEM HOME TOTAL MONEY RAISED $618,950 AMOUNT RAISED ON WORLD ANIMAL DAY PEOPLE DONATED ON THE DAY INSPIRED BY 15 MATCHING DONORS 2,255 GIVE TO GET THEM HOME CORPORATE PARTNERS & BUSINESS SUPPORTERS 52% 20% 50 65% INCREASE IN MONTHLY DONORS FROM 2018 27% 6,961 GIFTS IN WILLS 44% EDUCATION INSPECTORATE CRUELTY STATISTICS FUNDRAISING
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GOAL 3 GOAL 5
20,6071,67610%
840
ANIMALS IN OUR CARE
AVERAGING AROUND 2,944 ANIMALSFOR EACH OF THE 7 ANIMAL CARE CENTRES
10,666 ANIMALSADOPTED
134,593
3,366 ANIMALSTHROUGH
FOSTER CAREAVERAGING AROUND 3
ANIMALS PER FOSTER CARER
28%
12%OTHER
34%DOGS
54%CATS
OVER
HALFOF THE ANIMALS
IN OUR CAREWERE CATS
ANIMALSWERE REHOMED
THROUGH RESCUEPARTNERS
CATS ADMITTED INTO OUR CARE
DOGS ADMITTED INTO OUR CARE
136AVERAGE DAYS PER
FOSTER CARER
DAYS ANIMALS SPENTIN FOSTER CARE
ADOPTED
RECLAIMED
OTHERTRANSFERRED TO RESCUEPARTNER OR IS STILL INOUR CARE
EUTHANISED
RECLAIMED
ADOPTED
OTHERTRANSFERRED TO RESCUEPARTNER OR IS STILL INOUR CARE
EUTHANISED
20.7%DOGS
3.7%RABBITS
2.8%GUINEA PIGS
1.2%LIVESTOCK1%
OTHER.3%HORSES
70.3%CATS
INCREASE IN CATADOPTIONS
12%
MORE CATS WEREADOPTED THIS YEAR
1 IN 3DOGS WERE
ADOPTED
DECREASE INEUTHANASIA
8XMORE LIKELY TOBE RECLAIMED
THAN CATS
INSPECTORS ACROSS VICTORIA
OVER 21 PER INSPECTOR FOR THE YEAR
NOTICESTO COMPLY
SEIZED & SURRENDERED 2018 VS 2019
0 300 600 900 1,200 1,500
17%
94%
574SUCCESSRATE OF
PROSECUTIONS
OVER 1.4 MILLIONKILOMETRES DRIVEN
BY INSPECTORS
APPROXIMATELY 520TIMES AROUND VICTORIA
TOTAL COSTS AWARDED IN COURT88 OUT OF
THE 94 WERESUCCESSFUL
20%INCREASE ININDIVIDUALOFFENCES
AVERAGE ANIMALSSEIZED PER WEEK
FROM 2018
184
CERT IIGRADUATES HOURS OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS
DELIVERED ACROSS THE YEAR
10012%
HOLIDAY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTSAVERAGING 27 STUDENTS
FOR THE 41 PROGRAMS HELD
1,093
3,057
TOTAL INDIVIDUALPARTICIPANTS
REACHED ACROSSALL PROGRAMS5,180
84%PASS RATE FOR CERT II
885 TOTAL ENGAGEMENTSTHROUGH THE CARE PROGRAM
AVERAGING 5 PER STUDENT
(CREATING ANIMAL RESPECT & EMPATHY)
STUDENTS REACHEDTHROUGH THE
CARE PROGRAM
58%
248SHORT COURSEPARTICIPANTS
(SOME OF THE STUDENTS HAVEMULTIPLE TOUCH POINTS)
34%
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000
TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTENGAGEMENTS
47%INCREASE IN
SCHOOL STUDENTSREACHEDFROM 2018
REPORTS RECEIVED/INVESTIGATED
REPORTS OFPOOR HYGIENE,
GROOMING,& HUSBANDRY
REPORTS RELATEDTO PRIVATELYOWNED PETSAVERAGING 10 PER DAY OR 71 PER WEEK
AVERAGE PERINSPECTOR
FOR THEYEAR
431CRUELTY REPORTS
REVISITED BYAN INSPECTOREQUATING TO
AROUND 1 IN 61,914
THE OVER 11,000 REPORTS INVOLVED
6,745 14,200 10,601
23% 11% 29%
80%
REPORTS OF INSUFFICIENTFOOD, SHELTER & WATER6,672
9,270
36%57%OVER HALF OFTHE REPORTS
EQUATING TO
3,706
REPORTS RELATEDTO UNDERWEIGHT
ANIMALS
3,274 21%
$1,313,477
6,974
INDIVIDUALDONORS
EVENTS &COMMUNITY
FUNDRAISERS
CORPORATEPARTNERS
OPSHOPS
157GIFTS IN WILLS
RECEIVED
WITH A TOTAL 13,571 PARTICIPANTSACROSS OUR 3 MAJOR EVENTS
RAISED BYOP SHOPS
ACROSS THE16 LOCATIONS
IN VICTORIA NEW APPEALDONORS FROM
CAMPAIGNS
INCREASE INCUPCAKE DAYPARTICIPANTS
FUNDING A THIRDOF OUR WORK
COMMUNITYFUNDRAISERS
INCLUDES SCHOOLS, ORGANISATIONS,COMMUNITY GROUPS & EVENT FUNDRAISERS
INCLUDES ONEbyONE, GUARDIAN ANGEL& GIVE TO GET THEM HOME
TOTAL MONEY RAISED $618,950AMOUNT RAISED ON WORLD ANIMAL DAY
PEOPLEDONATED
ON THE DAYINSPIRED BY 15
MATCHING DONORS
2,255
GIVE TO GET THEM HOME
CORPORATEPARTNERS
& BUSINESSSUPPORTERS 52%
20%
50
65%
INCREASE INMONTHLY DONORS
FROM 201827%
6,961GIFTS IN
WILLS
44%
EDUCATION INSPECTORATE
YEAR IN REVIEWANIMAL CARE STATISTICS
CRUELTY STATISTICS FUNDRAISING
Bakers and home cooks from around the state gathered for Cupcake Day, with 1,778participants holding their own events and raising over $249,000.
We enlisted a ‘Furry Army’ to help get animal welfare on the agenda of candidates andpolitical parties for the Victorian state election, advocating for animals to get #AFurGo
With a little bit of help from our social media team, Turbo the cat was adopted from ourBurwood Animal Care Centre after 332 days in our care, proving there is no time limit onhappy endings.
Over 50 council representatives attended the forum we hosted as part of our DomesticAnimal Management Planning (DAMP) initiative, focusing on how animal managementofficers can reunite lost pets directly with owners without first impounding them, withemphasis on the associated animal welfare benefits this delivers.
Our Peninsula Animal Care Centre hosted a sell-out horse adoption day, with attendeesmeeting our equine residents and learning about the extensive care and rehabilitation thatgoes into getting them adoption-ready.
After many years advocating for changes to greyhound muzzling regulations, we celebratedthe removal of compulsory muzzling for non-racing greyhounds and the positive welfareimpact for the breed.
We found forever homes for 532 animals in just three days as we joined our interstatecolleagues for a national ‘Clear the Shelter’ campaign.
We commenced our Enterprise Agreement negotiation and renewal, ensuring anagreement could be put in place that supported productivity, fairness and recognitionfor our workforce.
With over 1,500 cats and kittens in our care, we launched a ‘No Fee for Felines’ campaignto boost adoption rates and help as many animals as possible find their forever homes.
Our favourite Sunday morning of the year – 11,377 people and their pooches attended15 locations across the state to take part in our biggest event, Million Paws Walk.
As part of our commitment to supporting our people to do their great work, we upgradedour phone system across our sites to improve communications and facilitate a bettercustomer experience.
Our Inspectors were out in force visiting pet shops across the state to ensure compliancewith the new restrictions under the Domestic Animals Act, whereby dogs and cats can onlybe sold if they are sourced from shelters, pounds or registered foster carers.
GOAL
1
GOAL
5
GOAL
2
GOAL
3
GOAL
2
GOAL
3
GOAL
1
GOAL
3
GOAL
4
GOAL
3
GOAL
5
GOAL
4
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
NOVDEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
Focus effort toreduce animal cruelty
and neglect.Redu
ce th
e nu
mbe
r
of s
urre
nder
ed a
nd
hom
eles
s an
imal
s
in V
icto
ria.
Apply leading practice
to achieve the best welfare
outcome for every
animal in our care.
Support our
people to do th
eir
great work.
Manage costs
efficiently, and growreliable revenue
streams.
STRATEGICINITIATIVES
3 4
1
2
GOAL
GOAL
GOAL
GOAL
GOAL
5
New short courses were developed by our Education team to improve understanding of animal care and
welfare, with a 58% increase in uptake confirming community interest in the
new offering.
Our Glenelg Cat Welfare project combined education and vet care. This included a targeted schools
program teaching students about cat welfare while offering subsidised
desexing to the community to curb cat overpopulation in Glenelg Shire.
Our foster care network was expanded across the state, with a dedicated foster coordinator at all sites supporting the regional teamsto reduce the time animals spendin our direct care, improve health
and behavioural outcomes,increase rehoming and reduce
euthanasia rates.
3,602 Victorians joined our ‘Furry Army’ for the Victorian state election, as we met with representatives from all major parties to advocate for four animal welfare issues as prioritised by our supporters – with all major parties
committing to a policy whereby registered lost pets can be directly
reunited with their owners.
To celebrate World Animal Day,we ran a matched-giving appeal over 24 hours, with every dollar donated
on the day matched by a small group of major supporters – allowing
everyone’s gift to be quadrupled for the limited duration of the campaign.
4OCTOBER
As part of our investment in building the capability of our people, team
members completed 3,737 learning and development activities
throughout the year, including workshops on compassion fatigue,
animal handling and behaviour,first aid training and leadership
development.
An Intelligence Analyst role was created within our Inspectorate,
building our intelligence capability, helping refine prevention strategies and ensuring enforcement resources
are better targeted.
A new WHS Safety Management System was developed and
implemented across all sites to ensure the safety of our staff, volunteers,
visitors and animals, with over20 new procedures and supporting documents published. A significant
reduction in lost time injuries was also achieved in a short time frame.
Work was initiated on our Latrobe City Prevention Pilot, with findings
from surveys, focus groups and stakeholder consultation usedto develop a comprehensive
implementation plan to guideour work with the Latrobe Valley
community as we strive to improve animal welfare in a sustainable way.
3,366 animals enjoyed more than3.2 million hours of rehabilitation and
love in foster care, including 2,568 cats and kittens, 412 dogs and puppies, 3 goats, 129 rabbits,
Archie’s storyArchie arrived as a stray 11 years ago,and though he had a microchip, thedetails were outdated and the phonenumber was disconnected. Whilewaiting to be adopted he spent sometime in education, and has remainedin the team ever since – helping teachchildren and lapping up the attention.
Star’s story (our cover... star)Star came in through our Inspectoratein early 2017 with a pelvic fracture,lameness, dental disease andgastrointestinal damage. Afterextensive care and rehabilitation,Star was rehomed in June this yearafter 779 days with us, and is nowthriving with her new owner.
rspcavic.org
03 9224 2222
3 Burwood HighwayBurwood East VIC 3151
The Royal Society for the Preventionof Cruelty to Animals (Victoria)
ABN 56 749 449 191 | ACN 131 965 761
GOAL 5
20,6071,67610%
840
ANIMALS IN OUR CARE
AVERAGING AROUND 2,944 ANIMALSFOR EACH OF THE 7 ANIMAL CARE CENTRES
10,666ANIMALSADOPTED
134,593
3,366ANIMALS
THROUGHFOSTER CARE
AVERAGING AROUND 3ANIMALS PER FOSTER CARER
28%
12% OTHER
34% DOGS54%CATS
OVER
HALF OF THE ANIMALSIN OUR CAREWERE CATS
ANIMALSWERE REHOMED
THROUGH RESCUEPARTNERS
CATS ADMITTED INTO OUR CARE
DOGS ADMITTED INTO OUR CARE
136AVERAGE DAYS PER
FOSTER CARER
DAYS ANIMALS SPENTIN FOSTER CARE
ADOPTED
RECLAIMED
OTHERTRANSFERRED TO RESCUEPARTNER OR IS STILL INOUR CARE
EUTHANISED
RECLAIMED
ADOPTED
OTHERTRANSFERRED TO RESCUEPARTNER OR IS STILL INOUR CARE
EUTHANISED
20.7% DOGS
3.7% RABBITS
2.8% GUINEA PIGS
1.2% LIVESTOCK 1%OTHER.3% HORSES
70.3% CATS
INCREASE IN CATADOPTIONS
12%
MORE CATS WEREADOPTED THIS YEAR
1 IN 3 DOGS WEREADOPTED
DECREASE INEUTHANASIA
8X MORE LIKELY TOBE RECLAIMED
THAN CATS
INSPECTORS ACROSS VICTORIA
OVER 21 PER INSPECTOR FOR THE YEAR
NOTICESTO COMPLY
SEIZED & SURRENDERED 2018 VS 2019
03006009001,2001,500
17%
94%
574SUCCESSRATE OF
PROSECUTIONS
OVER 1.4 MILLION KILOMETRES DRIVENBY INSPECTORS
APPROXIMATELY 520TIMES AROUND VICTORIA
TOTAL COSTS AWARDED IN COURT88 OUT OF
THE 94 WERESUCCESSFUL20%
INCREASE ININDIVIDUALOFFENCES
AVERAGE ANIMALSSEIZED PER WEEK
FROM 2018
184
CERT IIGRADUATESHOURS OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS
DELIVERED ACROSS THE YEAR 10012%
HOLIDAY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTSAVERAGING 27 STUDENTS
FOR THE 41 PROGRAMS HELD
1,093
3,057
TOTAL INDIVIDUALPARTICIPANTS
REACHED ACROSSALL PROGRAMS 5,180
84%PASS RATE FOR CERT II
885 TOTAL ENGAGEMENTSTHROUGH THE CARE PROGRAM
AVERAGING 5 PER STUDENT
(CREATING ANIMAL RESPECT & EMPATHY)
STUDENTS REACHEDTHROUGH THE
CARE PROGRAM
58%
248 SHORT COURSEPARTICIPANTS
(SOME OF THE STUDENTS HAVEMULTIPLE TOUCH POINTS)
34%
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000
TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTENGAGEMENTS
47%INCREASE IN
SCHOOL STUDENTSREACHEDFROM 2018
REPORTS RECEIVED/INVESTIGATED
REPORTS OFPOOR HYGIENE,
GROOMING,& HUSBANDRY
REPORTS RELATEDTO PRIVATELYOWNED PETS AVERAGING 10 PER DAY OR 71 PER WEEK
AVERAGE PERINSPECTOR
FOR THEYEAR
431CRUELTY REPORTS
REVISITED BYAN INSPECTOREQUATING TO
AROUND 1 IN 6 1,914
THE OVER 11,000 REPORTS INVOLVED
6,745 14,200 10,601
23%11%29%
80%
REPORTS OF INSUFFICIENTFOOD, SHELTER & WATER 6,672
9,270
36% 57% OVER HALF OFTHE REPORTS
EQUATING TO
3,706
REPORTS RELATEDTO UNDERWEIGHT
ANIMALS
3,27421%
$1,313,477
6,974
INDIVIDUALDONORS
EVENTS &COMMUNITY
FUNDRAISERS
CORPORATEPARTNERS
OPSHOPS
157GIFTS IN WILLS
RECEIVED
WITH A TOTAL 13,571 PARTICIPANTSACROSS OUR 3 MAJOR EVENTS
RAISED BYOP SHOPS
ACROSS THE16 LOCATIONS
IN VICTORIANEW APPEALDONORS FROM
CAMPAIGNS
INCREASE INCUPCAKE DAYPARTICIPANTS
FUNDING A THIRDOF OUR WORK
COMMUNITYFUNDRAISERS
INCLUDES SCHOOLS, ORGANISATIONS,COMMUNITY GROUPS & EVENT FUNDRAISERS
INCLUDES ONEbyONE, GUARDIAN ANGEL& GIVE TO GET THEM HOME
TOTAL MONEY RAISED$618,950 AMOUNT RAISED ON WORLD ANIMAL DAY
PEOPLEDONATED
ON THE DAYINSPIRED BY 15
MATCHING DONORS
2,255
GIVE TO GET THEM HOME
CORPORATEPARTNERS
& BUSINESSSUPPORTERS52%
20%
50
65%
INCREASE INMONTHLY DONORS
FROM 2018 27%
6,961GIFTS IN
WILLS
44%
EDUCATION INSPECTORATE
YEAR IN REVIEW ANIMAL CARE STATISTICS
CRUELTYSTATISTICS FUNDRAISING
Bakers and home cooks from around the state gathered for Cupcake Day, with 1,778participants holding their own events and raising over $249,000.
We enlisted a ‘Furry Army’ to help get animal welfare on the agenda of candidates andpolitical parties for the Victorian state election, advocating for animals to get #AFurGo
With a little bit of help from our social media team, Turbo the cat was adopted from ourBurwood Animal Care Centre after 332 days in our care, proving there is no time limit onhappy endings.
Over 50 council representatives attended the forum we hosted as part of our DomesticAnimal Management Planning (DAMP) initiative, focusing on how animal managementofficers can reunite lost pets directly with owners without first impounding them, withemphasis on the associated animal welfare benefits this delivers.
Our Peninsula Animal Care Centre hosted a sell-out horse adoption day, with attendeesmeeting our equine residents and learning about the extensive care and rehabilitation thatgoes into getting them adoption-ready.
After many years advocating for changes to greyhound muzzling regulations, we celebratedthe removal of compulsory muzzling for non-racing greyhounds and the positive welfareimpact for the breed.
We found forever homes for 532 animals in just three days as we joined our interstatecolleagues for a national ‘Clear the Shelter’ campaign.
We commenced our Enterprise Agreement negotiation and renewal, ensuring anagreement could be put in place that supported productivity, fairness and recognitionfor our workforce.
With over 1,500 cats and kittens in our care, we launched a ‘No Fee for Felines’ campaignto boost adoption rates and help as many animals as possible find their forever homes.
Our favourite Sunday morning of the year – 11,377 people and their pooches attended15 locations across the state to take part in our biggest event, Million Paws Walk.
As part of our commitment to supporting our people to do their great work, we upgradedour phone system across our sites to improve communications and facilitate a bettercustomer experience.
Our Inspectors were out in force visiting pet shops across the state to ensure compliancewith the new restrictions under the Domestic Animals Act, whereby dogs and cats can onlybe sold if they are sourced from shelters, pounds or registered foster carers.
GOAL
1
GOAL
5
GOAL
2
GOAL
3
GOAL
2
GOAL
3
GOAL
1
GOAL
3
GOAL
4
GOAL
3
GOAL
5
GOAL
4
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
NOV DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
Focus effort toreduce animal cruelty
and neglect. Reduce the number
of surrendered and
homeless anim
als
in Victoria.Apply l
eading practice
to achieve
the best
welfare
outcome fo
r eve
ry
animal in
our care.
Support our
people to do their
great work.
Man
age
cost
sef
ficie
ntly,
and
gro
wre
liabl
e re
venu
est
ream
s.
STRATEGICINITIATIVES
34
1
2
GOAL
GOAL
GOAL
GOAL
GOAL
5
New short courses were developed by our Education team to improve understanding of animal care and
welfare, with a 58% increase in uptake confirming community interest in the
new offering.
Our Glenelg Cat Welfare project combined education and vet care. This included a targeted schools
program teaching students about cat welfare while offering subsidised
desexing to the community to curb cat overpopulation in Glenelg Shire.
Our foster care network was expanded across the state, with a dedicated foster coordinator at all sites supporting the regional teamsto reduce the time animals spendin our direct care, improve health
and behavioural outcomes,increase rehoming and reduce
euthanasia rates.
3,602 Victorians joined our ‘Furry Army’ for the Victorian state election, as we met with representatives from all major parties to advocate for four animal welfare issues as prioritised by our supporters – with all major parties
committing to a policy whereby registered lost pets can be directly
reunited with their owners.
To celebrate World Animal Day,we ran a matched-giving appeal over 24 hours, with every dollar donated
on the day matched by a small group of major supporters – allowing
everyone’s gift to be quadrupled for the limited duration of the campaign.
4 OCTOBER
As part of our investment in building the capability of our people, team
members completed 3,737 learning and development activities
throughout the year, including workshops on compassion fatigue,
animal handling and behaviour,first aid training and leadership
development.
An Intelligence Analyst role was created within our Inspectorate,
building our intelligence capability, helping refine prevention strategies and ensuring enforcement resources
are better targeted.
A new WHS Safety Management System was developed and
implemented across all sites to ensure the safety of our staff, volunteers,
visitors and animals, with over20 new procedures and supporting documents published. A significant
reduction in lost time injuries was also achieved in a short time frame.
Work was initiated on our Latrobe City Prevention Pilot, with findings
from surveys, focus groups and stakeholder consultation usedto develop a comprehensive
implementation plan to guideour work with the Latrobe Valley
community as we strive to improve animal welfare in a sustainable way.
3,366 animals enjoyed more than3.2 million hours of rehabilitation and
love in foster care, including 2,568 cats and kittens, 412 dogs and puppies, 3 goats, 129 rabbits,
Archie’s storyArchie arrived as a stray 11 years ago,and though he had a microchip, thedetails were outdated and the phonenumber was disconnected. Whilewaiting to be adopted he spent sometime in education, and has remainedin the team ever since – helping teachchildren and lapping up the attention.
Star’s story (our cover... star)Star came in through our Inspectoratein early 2017 with a pelvic fracture,lameness, dental disease andgastrointestinal damage. Afterextensive care and rehabilitation,Star was rehomed in June this yearafter 779 days with us, and is nowthriving with her new owner.
rspcavic.org
03 9224 2222
3 Burwood HighwayBurwood East VIC 3151
The Royal Society for the Preventionof Cruelty to Animals (Victoria)
ABN 56 749 449 191 | ACN 131 965 761
GOAL 3 GOAL 5
20,6071,67610%
840
ANIMALS IN OUR CARE
AVERAGING AROUND 2,944 ANIMALSFOR EACH OF THE 7 ANIMAL CARE CENTRES
10,666 ANIMALSADOPTED
134,593
3,366 ANIMALSTHROUGH
FOSTER CAREAVERAGING AROUND 3
ANIMALS PER FOSTER CARER
28%
12%OTHER
34%DOGS
54%CATS
OVER
HALFOF THE ANIMALS
IN OUR CAREWERE CATS
ANIMALSWERE REHOMED
THROUGH RESCUEPARTNERS
CATS ADMITTED INTO OUR CARE
DOGS ADMITTED INTO OUR CARE
136 AVERAGE DAYS PER
FOSTER CARER
DAYS ANIMALS SPENTIN FOSTER CARE
ADOPTED
RECLAIMED
OTHER TRANSFERRED TO RESCUEPARTNER OR IS STILL IN OUR CARE
EUTHANISED
RECLAIMED
ADOPTED
OTHER TRANSFERRED TO RESCUEPARTNER OR IS STILL IN OUR CARE
EUTHANISED
20.7%DOGS
3.7%RABBITS
2.8%GUINEA PIGS
1.2%LIVESTOCK1%
OTHER.3%HORSES
70.3%CATS
INCREASE IN CATADOPTIONS
12%
MORE CATS WEREADOPTED THIS YEAR
1 IN 3DOGS WERE
ADOPTED
DECREASE INEUTHANASIA
8XMORE LIKELY TOBE RECLAIMED
THAN CATS
INSPECTORS ACROSS VICTORIA
OVER 21 PER INSPECTOR FOR THE YEAR
NOTICESTO COMPLY
SEIZED & SURRENDERED 2018 VS 2019
0 300 600 900 1,200 1,500
17%
94%
574SUCCESSRATE OF
PROSECUTIONS
OVER 1.4 MILLIONKILOMETRES DRIVEN
BY INSPECTORS
APPROXIMATELY 520TIMES AROUND VICTORIA
TOTAL COSTS AWARDED IN COURT88 OUT OF
THE 94 WERESUCCESSFUL
20%INCREASE ININDIVIDUALOFFENCES
AVERAGE ANIMALSSEIZED PER WEEK
FROM 2018
184
CERT IIGRADUATES HOURS OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS
DELIVERED ACROSS THE YEAR
10012%
HOLIDAY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTSAVERAGING 27 STUDENTS
FOR THE 41 PROGRAMS HELD
1,093
3,057
TOTAL INDIVIDUALPARTICIPANTS
REACHED ACROSSALL PROGRAMS5,180
84%PASS RATE FOR CERT II
885 TOTAL ENGAGEMENTSTHROUGH THE CARE PROGRAM
AVERAGING 5 PER STUDENT
(CREATING ANIMAL RESPECT & EMPATHY)
STUDENTS REACHEDTHROUGH THE
CARE PROGRAM
58%
248SHORT COURSEPARTICIPANTS
(SOME OF THE STUDENTS HAVEMULTIPLE TOUCH POINTS)
34%
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000
TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTENGAGEMENTS
47%INCREASE IN
SCHOOL STUDENTSREACHEDFROM 2018
REPORTS RECEIVED/INVESTIGATED
REPORTS OFPOOR HYGIENE,
GROOMING,& HUSBANDRY
REPORTS RELATEDTO PRIVATELYOWNED PETSAVERAGING 10 PER DAY OR 71 PER WEEK
AVERAGE PERINSPECTOR
FOR THEYEAR
431CRUELTY REPORTS
REVISITED BYAN INSPECTOREQUATING TO
AROUND 1 IN 61,914
THE OVER 11,000 REPORTS INVOLVED
6,745 14,200 10,601
23% 11% 29%
80%
REPORTS OF INSUFFICIENTFOOD, SHELTER & WATER6,672
9,270
36%57%OVER HALF OFTHE REPORTS
EQUATING TO
3,706
REPORTS RELATEDTO UNDERWEIGHT
ANIMALS
3,274 21%
$1,313,477
6,974
INDIVIDUALDONORS
EVENTS &COMMUNITY
FUNDRAISERS
CORPORATEPARTNERS
OPSHOPS
157GIFTS IN WILLS
RECEIVED
WITH A TOTAL 13,571 PARTICIPANTSACROSS OUR 3 MAJOR EVENTS
RAISED BYOP SHOPS
ACROSS THE16 LOCATIONS
IN VICTORIA NEW APPEALDONORS FROM
CAMPAIGNS
INCREASE INCUPCAKE DAYPARTICIPANTS
FUNDING A THIRDOF OUR WORK
COMMUNITYFUNDRAISERS
INCLUDES SCHOOLS, ORGANISATIONS,COMMUNITY GROUPS & EVENT FUNDRAISERS
INCLUDES ONEbyONE, GUARDIAN ANGEL& GIVE TO GET THEM HOME
TOTAL MONEY RAISED $618,950AMOUNT RAISED ON WORLD ANIMAL DAY
PEOPLEDONATED
ON THE DAYINSPIRED BY 15
MATCHING DONORS
2,255
GIVE TO GET THEM HOME
CORPORATEPARTNERS
& BUSINESSSUPPORTERS 52%
20%
50
65%
INCREASE INMONTHLY DONORS
FROM 201827%
6,961GIFTS IN
WILLS
44%
EDUCATIONINSPECTORATE
YEAR IN REVIEW ANIMAL CARE STATISTICS
CRUELTY STATISTICS FUNDRAISING
Bakers and home cooks from around the state gathered for Cupcake Day, with 1,778participants holding their own events and raising over $249,000.
We enlisted a ‘Furry Army’ to help get animal welfare on the agenda of candidates andpolitical parties for the Victorian state election, advocating for animals to get #AFurGo
With a little bit of help from our social media team, Turbo the cat was adopted from ourBurwood Animal Care Centre after 332 days in our care, proving there is no time limit onhappy endings.
Over 50 council representatives attended the forum we hosted as part of our DomesticAnimal Management Planning (DAMP) initiative, focusing on how animal managementofficers can reunite lost pets directly with owners without first impounding them, withemphasis on the associated animal welfare benefits this delivers.
Our Peninsula Animal Care Centre hosted a sell-out horse adoption day, with attendeesmeeting our equine residents and learning about the extensive care and rehabilitation thatgoes into getting them adoption-ready.
After many years advocating for changes to greyhound muzzling regulations, we celebratedthe removal of compulsory muzzling for non-racing greyhounds and the positive welfareimpact for the breed.
We found forever homes for 532 animals in just three days as we joined our interstatecolleagues for a national ‘Clear the Shelter’ campaign.
We commenced our Enterprise Agreement negotiation and renewal, ensuring anagreement could be put in place that supported productivity, fairness and recognitionfor our workforce.
With over 1,500 cats and kittens in our care, we launched a ‘No Fee for Felines’ campaignto boost adoption rates and help as many animals as possible find their forever homes.
Our favourite Sunday morning of the year – 11,377 people and their pooches attended15 locations across the state to take part in our biggest event, Million Paws Walk.
As part of our commitment to supporting our people to do their great work, we upgradedour phone system across our sites to improve communications and facilitate a bettercustomer experience.
Our Inspectors were out in force visiting pet shops across the state to ensure compliancewith the new restrictions under the Domestic Animals Act, whereby dogs and cats can onlybe sold if they are sourced from shelters, pounds or registered foster carers.
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New short courses were developed by our Education team to improve understanding of animal care and
welfare, with a 58% increase in uptake confirming community interest in the
new offering.
Our Glenelg Cat Welfare project combined education and vet care. This included a targeted schools
program teaching students about cat welfare while offering subsidised
desexing to the community to curb cat overpopulation in Glenelg Shire.
Our foster care network was expanded across the state, with a dedicated foster coordinator at all sites supporting the regional teamsto reduce the time animals spendin our direct care, improve health
and behavioural outcomes,increase rehoming and reduce
euthanasia rates.
3,602 Victorians joined our ‘Furry Army’ for the Victorian state election, as we met with representatives from all major parties to advocate for four animal welfare issues as prioritised by our supporters – with all major parties
committing to a policy whereby registered lost pets can be directly
reunited with their owners.
To celebrate World Animal Day,we ran a matched-giving appeal over 24 hours, with every dollar donated
on the day matched by a small group of major supporters – allowing
everyone’s gift to be quadrupled for the limited duration of the campaign.
4OCTOBER
As part of our investment in building the capability of our people, team
members completed 3,737 learning and development activities
throughout the year, including workshops on compassion fatigue,
animal handling and behaviour,first aid training and leadership
development.
An Intelligence Analyst role was created within our Inspectorate,
building our intelligence capability, helping refine prevention strategies and ensuring enforcement resources
are better targeted.
A new WHS Safety Management System was developed and
implemented across all sites to ensure the safety of our staff, volunteers,
visitors and animals, with over20 new procedures and supporting documents published. A significant
reduction in lost time injuries was also achieved in a short time frame.
Work was initiated on our Latrobe City Prevention Pilot, with findings
from surveys, focus groups and stakeholder consultation usedto develop a comprehensive
implementation plan to guideour work with the Latrobe Valley
community as we strive to improve animal welfare in a sustainable way.
3,366 animals enjoyed more than3.2 million hours of rehabilitation and
love in foster care, including 2,568 cats and kittens, 412 dogs and puppies, 3 goats, 129 rabbits,
Archie’s storyArchie arrived as a stray 11 years ago,and though he had a microchip, thedetails were outdated and the phonenumber was disconnected. Whilewaiting to be adopted he spent sometime in education, and has remainedin the team ever since – helping teachchildren and lapping up the attention.
Star’s story (our cover... star)Star came in through our Inspectoratein early 2017 with a pelvic fracture,lameness, dental disease andgastrointestinal damage. Afterextensive care and rehabilitation,Star was rehomed in June this yearafter 779 days with us, and is nowthriving with her new owner.
rspcavic.org
03 9224 2222
3 Burwood HighwayBurwood East VIC 3151
The Royal Society for the Preventionof Cruelty to Animals (Victoria)
ABN 56 749 449 191 | ACN 131 965 761
GOAL 3 GOAL 5
20,6071,67610%
840
ANIMALS IN OUR CARE
AVERAGING AROUND 2,944 ANIMALSFOR EACH OF THE 7 ANIMAL CARE CENTRES
10,666 ANIMALSADOPTED
134,593
3,366 ANIMALSTHROUGH
FOSTER CAREAVERAGING AROUND 3
ANIMALS PER FOSTER CARER
28%
12%OTHER
34%DOGS
54%CATS
OVER
HALFOF THE ANIMALS
IN OUR CAREWERE CATS
ANIMALSWERE REHOMED
THROUGH RESCUEPARTNERS
CATS ADMITTED INTO OUR CARE
DOGS ADMITTED INTO OUR CARE
136AVERAGE DAYS PER
FOSTER CARER
DAYS ANIMALS SPENTIN FOSTER CARE
ADOPTED
RECLAIMED
OTHERTRANSFERRED TO RESCUEPARTNER OR IS STILL INOUR CARE
EUTHANISED
RECLAIMED
ADOPTED
OTHERTRANSFERRED TO RESCUEPARTNER OR IS STILL INOUR CARE
EUTHANISED
20.7%DOGS
3.7%RABBITS
2.8%GUINEA PIGS
1.2%LIVESTOCK1%
OTHER.3%HORSES
70.3%CATS
INCREASE IN CATADOPTIONS
12%
MORE CATS WEREADOPTED THIS YEAR
1 IN 3DOGS WERE
ADOPTED
DECREASE INEUTHANASIA
8XMORE LIKELY TOBE RECLAIMED
THAN CATS
INSPECTORS ACROSS VICTORIA
OVER 21 PER INSPECTOR FOR THE YEAR
NOTICESTO COMPLY
SEIZED & SURRENDERED 2018 VS 2019
0 300 600 900 1,200 1,500
17%
94%
574SUCCESSRATE OF
PROSECUTIONS
OVER 1.4 MILLIONKILOMETRES DRIVEN
BY INSPECTORS
APPROXIMATELY 520TIMES AROUND VICTORIA
TOTAL COSTS AWARDED IN COURT88 OUT OF
THE 94 WERESUCCESSFUL
20%INCREASE ININDIVIDUALOFFENCES
AVERAGE ANIMALSSEIZED PER WEEK
FROM 2018
184
CERT IIGRADUATES HOURS OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS
DELIVERED ACROSS THE YEAR
10012%
HOLIDAY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTSAVERAGING 27 STUDENTS
FOR THE 41 PROGRAMS HELD
1,093
3,057
TOTAL INDIVIDUALPARTICIPANTS
REACHED ACROSSALL PROGRAMS5,180
84%PASS RATE FOR CERT II
885 TOTAL ENGAGEMENTSTHROUGH THE CARE PROGRAM
AVERAGING 5 PER STUDENT
(CREATING ANIMAL RESPECT & EMPATHY)
STUDENTS REACHEDTHROUGH THE
CARE PROGRAM
58%
248SHORT COURSEPARTICIPANTS
(SOME OF THE STUDENTS HAVEMULTIPLE TOUCH POINTS)
34%
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000
TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTENGAGEMENTS
47%INCREASE IN
SCHOOL STUDENTSREACHEDFROM 2018
REPORTS RECEIVED/INVESTIGATED
REPORTS OFPOOR HYGIENE,
GROOMING,& HUSBANDRY
REPORTS RELATEDTO PRIVATELYOWNED PETSAVERAGING 10 PER DAY OR 71 PER WEEK
AVERAGE PERINSPECTOR
FOR THEYEAR
431CRUELTY REPORTS
REVISITED BYAN INSPECTOREQUATING TO
AROUND 1 IN 61,914
THE OVER 11,000 REPORTS INVOLVED
6,745 14,200 10,601
23% 11% 29%
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REPORTS OF INSUFFICIENTFOOD, SHELTER & WATER6,672
9,270
36%57%OVER HALF OFTHE REPORTS
EQUATING TO
3,706
REPORTS RELATEDTO UNDERWEIGHT
ANIMALS
3,274 21%
$1,313,477
6,974
INDIVIDUALDONORS
EVENTS &COMMUNITY
FUNDRAISERS
CORPORATEPARTNERS
OPSHOPS
157GIFTS IN WILLS
RECEIVED
WITH A TOTAL 13,571 PARTICIPANTSACROSS OUR 3 MAJOR EVENTS
RAISED BYOP SHOPS
ACROSS THE16 LOCATIONS
IN VICTORIA NEW APPEALDONORS FROM
CAMPAIGNS
INCREASE INCUPCAKE DAYPARTICIPANTS
FUNDING A THIRDOF OUR WORK
COMMUNITYFUNDRAISERS
INCLUDES SCHOOLS, ORGANISATIONS,COMMUNITY GROUPS & EVENT FUNDRAISERS
INCLUDES ONEbyONE, GUARDIAN ANGEL& GIVE TO GET THEM HOME
TOTAL MONEY RAISED $618,950AMOUNT RAISED ON WORLD ANIMAL DAY
PEOPLEDONATED
ON THE DAYINSPIRED BY 15
MATCHING DONORS
2,255
GIVE TO GET THEM HOME
CORPORATEPARTNERS
& BUSINESSSUPPORTERS 52%
20%
50
65%
INCREASE INMONTHLY DONORS
FROM 201827%
6,961GIFTS IN
WILLS
44%
EDUCATIONINSPECTORATE
YEAR IN REVIEWANIMAL CARE STATISTICS
CRUELTY STATISTICS FUNDRAISING
Bakers and home cooks from around the state gathered for Cupcake Day, with 1,778 participants holding their own events and raising over $249,000.
We enlisted a ‘Furry Army’ to help get animal welfare on the agenda of candidates and political parties for the Victorian state election, advocating for animals to get #AFurGo
With a little bit of help from our social media team, Turbo the cat was adopted from our Burwood Animal Care Centre after 332 days in our care, proving there is no time limit on happy endings.
Over 50 council representatives attended the forum we hosted as part of our Domestic Animal Management Planning (DAMP) initiative, focusing on how animal management offi cers can reunite lost pets directly with owners without fi rst impounding them, with emphasis on the associated animal welfare benefi ts this delivers.
Our Peninsula Animal Care Centre hosted a sell-out horse adoption day, with attendees meeting our equine residents and learning about the extensive care and rehabilitation that goes into getting them adoption-ready.
After many years advocating for changes to greyhound muzzling regulations, we celebrated the removal of compulsory muzzling for non-racing greyhounds and the positive welfare impact for the breed.
We found forever homes for 532 animals in just three days as we joined our interstate colleagues for a national ‘Clear the Shelter’ campaign.
We commenced our Enterprise Agreement negotiation and renewal, ensuring anagreement could be put in place that supported productivity, fairness and recognitionfor our workforce.
With over 1,500 cats and kittens in our care, we launched a ‘No Fee for Felines’ campaignto boost adoption rates and help as many animals as possible fi nd their forever homes.
Our favourite Sunday morning of the year – 11,377 people and their pooches attended15 locations across the state to take part in our biggest event, Million Paws Walk.
As part of our commitment to supporting our people to do their great work, we upgraded our phone system across our sites to improve communications and facilitate a better customer experience.
Our Inspectors were out in force visiting pet shops across the state to ensure compliancewith the new restrictions under the Domestic Animals Act, whereby dogs and cats can only be sold if they are sourced from shelters, pounds or registered foster carers.
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MAR
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Focus effort toreduce animal cruelty
and neglect.Redu
ce th
e nu
mbe
r
of s
urre
nder
ed a
nd
hom
eles
s an
imal
s
in V
icto
ria.
Apply leading practice
to achieve the best welfare
outcome for every
animal in our care.
Support our
people to do th
eir
great work.
Manage costs
efficiently, and growreliable revenue
streams.
STRATEGICINITIATIVES
3 4
1
2
GOAL
GOAL
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GOAL
5
New short courses were developed by our Education team to improve understanding of animal care and
welfare, with a 58% increase in uptake confirming community interest in the
new offering.
Our Glenelg Cat Welfare project combined education and vet care. This included a targeted schools
program teaching students about cat welfare while offering subsidised
desexing to the community to curb cat overpopulation in Glenelg Shire.
Our foster care network was expanded across the state, with a dedicated foster coordinator at all sites supporting the regional teamsto reduce the time animals spendin our direct care, improve health
and behavioural outcomes,increase rehoming and reduce
euthanasia rates.
3,602 Victorians joined our ‘Furry Army’ for the Victorian state election, as we met with representatives from all major parties to advocate for four animal welfare issues as prioritised by our supporters – with all major parties
committing to a policy whereby registered lost pets can be directly
reunited with their owners.
To celebrate World Animal Day,we ran a matched-giving appeal over 24 hours, with every dollar donated
on the day matched by a small group of major supporters – allowing
everyone’s gift to be quadrupled for the limited duration of the campaign.
4OCTOBER
As part of our investment in building the capability of our people, team
members completed 3,737 learning and development activities
throughout the year, including workshops on compassion fatigue,
animal handling and behaviour,first aid training and leadership
development.
An Intelligence Analyst role was created within our Inspectorate,
building our intelligence capability, helping refine prevention strategies and ensuring enforcement resources
are better targeted.
A new WHS Safety Management System was developed and
implemented across all sites to ensure the safety of our staff, volunteers,
visitors and animals, with over20 new procedures and supporting documents published. A significant
reduction in lost time injuries was also achieved in a short time frame.
Work was initiated on our Latrobe City Prevention Pilot, with findings
from surveys, focus groups and stakeholder consultation usedto develop a comprehensive
implementation plan to guideour work with the Latrobe Valley
community as we strive to improve animal welfare in a sustainable way.
3,366 animals enjoyed more than3.2 million hours of rehabilitation and
love in foster care, including 2,568 cats and kittens, 412 dogs and puppies, 3 goats, 129 rabbits,
Archie’s storyArchie arrived as a stray 11 years ago, and though he had a microchip, the details were outdated and the phone number was disconnected. While waiting to be adopted he spent some time in education, and has remained in the team ever since – helping teach children and lapping up the attention.
Star’s story (our cover... star)Star came in through our Inspectorate in early 2017 with a pelvic fracture, lameness, dental disease and gastrointestinal damage. After extensive care and rehabilitation,Star was rehomed in June this year after 779 days with us, and is now thriving with her new owner.
rspcavic.org
03 9224 2222
3 Burwood HighwayBurwood East VIC 3151
The Royal Society for the Preventionof Cruelty to Animals (Victoria)
ABN 56 749 449 191 | ACN 131 965 761
158
192EMPLOYEES ACROSS VICTORIA
STAFFMEMBERSWHO ALSO
VOLUNTEER
CORPORATE VOLUNTEERSDONATED ON AVERAGE OVER HALFA WORK DAY EACH OF THEIR TIME
VOLUNTEERSVS
STAFFFOSTER CARERSSHARED THEIR
HOMES
LEARNING &DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIESCOMPLETED
480
3,7379920
100
200
300
400
500
EMPLOYMENT TYPES
VOLUNTEERS ACROSS VICTORIA
160,1923,081AVERAGE HOURS
PER WEEK
HOURS CONTRIBUTED BY VOLUNTEERS
33%
82%18%
4.5HOURS PERVOLUNTEER
9 9 2
32%
28%
40%
OUR PEOPLE
NATIONAL & CORPORATE PARTNERSWe are extremely grateful for the generosity of our national and corporate partners, their staff, customers and the wider business community. Their continued support helps us provide our vital animal welfare services across Victoria.
Hill’s Pet Nutrition has supported RSPCA Victoria for over 21 years by supplying and delivering food for animals in our Animal Care Centres, as well as sponsoring the annual RSPCA Million Paws Walkand Cupcake Day.
RSPCA Victoria would also like to thank the following companies and organisations for their generous support:
Allianz, AMP, ANZ Banking Group, ASA, Australia Post, Axon, Bamganie Pet Cremation Services, Bayer, Bell & Bone, Bendigo Bank, Bio-E Australia, The Career Academy, Catmate, DBM Consulting, Eric Insurance, Frasers Property Group, Good Guys, Greenstone Financial Services, Henley & Co, Hush Puppies, Jetpets, King Wood Mallesons, KONG, Lohmann & Rauscher, Mansfi elds Propagation Nursery, Miele, Mun Global, National Australia Bank, Oh Crap Dog Poop Bags, Pelletmate,Petbarn, The Petbarn Foundation, Peter Alexander, Ritchies IGA, Specsavers, State Trustees, Sportsgirl (The Sussan Group), Telstra, Weatherbeeta.
Bernie Delaney
BA, GradDip Mgt, FAICD
Chair, RSPCA Victoria
Chair, People and RemunerationCommittee, RSPCA Victoria
Board’s nominated representativeto the RSPCA Australia Board
Bronwyn Hughes
BA, GradDip Lib, GAICD
Director and Deputy Chair,RSPCA Victoria
Chair, Animal Welfare PolicyCommittee, RSPCA Victoria
Board’s representative on the AnimalWelfare Foundation of Australia Board
Dr Carole Webb AM
BVSc (Hons), MANZCVS(Feline Medicine)
Director, RSPCA Victoria
Darren Nabbs(retired 19 June 2019)
BBus (Mgmt), AssocDip Eng (Civil),GAICD, MPM
Director, RSPCA Victoria
Chair, Audit, Risk and FinanceCommittee, RSPCA Victoria
We fi nished our 148th year in a strong position, witha clear focus on the future and achieving our vision of ending cruelty to all animals.
I am pleased to report that our fi nancial position remains sound. A year of generous community support and Gifts in Wills, along with prudent management, enables us to upgrade infrastructure and invest in exciting animal careand education initiatives. We’ve also been able to establish an investment fund to help sustain our work.
The Board and I are grateful for the generosity of our donors. An upgrade to facilities at our Pearcedale site was made possible by a generous donor and there are many more whose regular contributions add up to big things.We thank you all, along with the wonderful corporate partners, trusts and foundations that supported us this year.
I would also like to acknowledge the importantcontributions and partnerships of the Victorian stateand local governments and the very real difference they make to improving animal welfare.
The ultimate success for an organisation like ours is to have no work left to do. Changes we are seeing around legislative reform, increased compliance, and increased community
awareness around animal welfare show we are well andtruly on the right track but there is still a long way to go.As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2021, we are keenly aware that animal cruelty continues to occur andour work remains unfi nished.
For that reason, RSPCA Victoria values the contributionof everyone who works with us – from our nearly 500 staff, our volunteer Board – and our more than 2,000 volunteers. We farewell and sincerely thank two long-serving directors in Darren Nabbs and Margot Smith and, with their departure, we warmly welcome two new directors, Jacinta Carboon and Neelesh Mehta.
Thank you to everybody who contributed to a very productive and successful year. We look forward to continuing our work with you.
Bernie DelaneyChair and Non-Executive DirectorRSPCA Victoria Board
This was a year of real achievement, as we made signifi cant strides toward our vision of ending cruelty to all animals.
With enhanced powers under the Domestic Animals Act,we investigated and prosecuted more cases of animal cruelty than ever before – including a 57-dog puppy farmin Dunolly and a complicated web of illegal online selling. With the state-wide expansion of our foster care network, we also increased our capacity to care for the most vulnerable animals. Our ‘Furry Army’ election campaign saw major parties commit to important new animal welfare initiatives to protect those vulnerable animals. I was particularly delighted to welcome legislation that removed requirements for non-racing greyhounds to be muzzled.
Our Glenelg Cat Welfare project saw us visit Portland for a week and desex 139 cats! Our Education team complemented this, forming relationships with localschools and teaching the kids to ‘think cats’. This targeted approach to prevention is something we’ll be doing moreof in the future.
The year also marked the fi rst anniversary of the passing of Dr Hugh Wirth AM. In February, we held a beautiful memorial and named our Burwood East building in his honour. His legacy lives on.
We had a pleasingly strong fi nancial year – testament toa lot of hard work, community support and some particularly generous Gifts in Wills. This has helped us invest in transformational initiatives like our Epping Cat Desexing Program, which is helping to reduce the number of homeless and unwanted cats in the local governmentareas of Darebin, Moreland and Whittlesea.
The steps we took this year to support our people todo their great work – including investing more than ever before in training and development and increasing ourfocus on building a strong safety culture across all oursites – is something I’m really proud of.
Everything relies on the help of our wonderful staff, volunteers and supporters, so thank you to everybody for your contribution as we look forward to another very successful year.
Dr Liz WalkerChief Executive Offi cerRSPCA Victoria
THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS CEO MESSAGE
CHAIR MESSAGE OUR GOALS
BOARD MEMBERS FINANCIAL SUMMARYSTATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS & OTHERCOMPREHENSIVE INCOMEfor the year ended 30 June 2019
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONat 30 June 2019
EXPENDITURE
This financial summary provides an overview of RSPCA Victoria’s financial affairs.Our full financial information, including our statutory audited financial statements,is available at rspcavic.org/2019AnnualReport
* The government grant to cover our work for both 18/19 and 19/20 was receivedin this financial year.
OUR PEOPLE
TRUSTS, FOUNDATIONS, GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPSWe greatly appreciate the significant support provided through trusts in perpetuity, philanthropic foundations, grantsand scholarships. This generous support enables us to continue to work with and support our communities to takeimportant steps toward ending animal cruelty.
Alice & Edmund Ingouville-Williams Memorial*
Allan Shaw Charitable Trust^^
The Animal Welfare Foundation of Australia (AWFA)~
Arthur Edwin & Anne Edith Barry Trust*
Australia Post Workforce Community Grants
Beryl May Hallett Donation*
Estate of Betty Spinks^^
Betty Ward Foundation
Bowles Charitable Foundation**
Bruce McDonald Charitable Trust
C & T Park Endowment
Carter Family Foundation
Donald Dennett James Walters Trust*
Dorothy May Baring Account^^
The Drury Trust^
Elisabeth Erna Dolgov Donation*
Elizabeth Mary William Trust^^
Faye Lorraine Fraser Memorial*
Florence A M Anderson Charitable Trust^^
Francis Samuel Abrahams Charitable Trust***
Frederick Hills Cat Trust
The Frederick Inman Trust^
Greenberg Charitable Foundation
H G K Bequest 2^^
Handelsman Charitable Trust
Harry and Yvonne Wales Memorial*
Harry Schofield Trust*
Helen Carson Endowment^
Helen Fookes Trust^^
J & L Armstrong Charitable Endowment^^
J A Sheppard Charitable Trust
The J Elliston Endowment^
JB Were Charitable Endowment Fund
Estate of J M Patterson
Jean & Gerrard Harper Bequest*
Jean Mary Greenlees*
Jill Chapman Fund^^^
The John and Margaret Schneider Charitable Trust^
John Frank Aiken*
John Hibbet Trust Fund^^
The John Murphy Charitable Trust^
Joseph Norman Mason*
Joyce Adelaide Healey Charitable Trust^^
Joyce Hood Charitable Trust^^
Judith De Garrood Donation*
Katharine St Clair Nanson Charitable Trust^^
The Katrina May Russell Foundation^
Keila Hinde Charitable Trust^^
Kenneth And Waverley Harris Trust*
Kevin Stewart Cowell Trust***
Leslie and Hedi Basch Charitable Trust^
Leslie and Helen Crawford Fund^^
Leslie Ray Stemmer Trust
Leslie William Meagher Donation*
Loftus-Hills Fund^^^
The Lola Poynton Memorial Fund^
Marjorie Hayes & Olivia Cock Memorial*
Marshall Fund^^^
Mary Evelyn Bowley Charitable Trust^^
The Mary Gray Trust^
MS Justice Legal
Estate of Mildred Dorothy Shaw^^^
Oswald Hearne Trust^
Patricia McIntyre Foundation
Paul & Ruth Permezel Fund^^^
Russell Foundation
Robert Colin Leviston Gift*
Sarah Josephine Logue Memorial Fund*
Shirley Margaret Duffin Memorial for Animal Welfare*
The Sir Wilfred & C H (Roger) Brookes Charitable Foundation^
Wotherspoon Estate Professional Development Scholarship
* A Sub-Fund of the State Trustees Australia Foundation (S.T.A.F.), managed by State Trustees Ltd
** Managed by Australian Unity Trustees Ltd
*** Managed by State Trustees Ltd
^ Managed by Perpetual Philanthropic Services
^^Managed by Equity Trustees
^^^ Managed by Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation
~ We are extremely grateful for the visionary support and generosity provided by The Animal Welfare Foundation of Australia (AWFA), which has continued to fund the RSPCA Victoria Education Centre. The AWFA vision is education and learning to change the attitude of the whole Australian population to one of compassion for all animals.
The Glenelg Shire Cat Welfare Initiative is supported by the Victorian Government Animal Welfare Grants program; Elizabeth Mary William Trust (managed by Equity Trustees); Dr Miles Nicholls & Dr Barbara Cargill; and the RSPCA Victoria Champion Circle.
The 2018-19 fi nancial year was the second year in RSPCA Victoria’s fi ve-year strategic plan.
As well as identifying a boldvision for the organisation – ending cruelty to all animals – our fi ve-year strategic plan articulates a clear purpose – with the community, achieve outstanding animal welfare through education, advocacy, animal care and protection – and fi ve goals for the organisation.
1 Focus effort to reduce animalcruelty and neglect.
• Growth in revenue supports usto invest in animal welfare andending cruelty.
• Costs are managed effi cientlyand effectively.
GIFTS IN WILLSWe are very grateful to receive generous gifts from the following wonderful supporters who thoughtfullyincluded a gift in their Will to support animal welfare in our community.
MAJOR GIFTSWe greatly appreciate our major giving family for their visionary and inspirational generosity. This significantsupport continues to help us take great steps toward ending cruelty to all animals.
We thank the followingvisionary supporters fortheir extraordinary gifts.
J & L BatesM & P FloodThe Late M JohnsonM Nicholls & B CargillC R PoyserS & L SedgmanS Sullivan
We thank the followingsupporters for theinspirational gifts.
R AndréE BurgessA CampbellE Caramonolis JnrS ChongP & L ChristiansenG DahlsenB DelaneyJ EllixA Firkin & H MyallS Grant
D HooleyA HughesB HughesJ KerrB KellyL B & L KubisA LangleyG MacphersonY MeeC MuhlethalerM MurphyB NeubeckerK OoiLady P Potter AC CMRIK Reid
M Ross AMG RoussetyR SkinnerJ SmithC SoonthornvittV StevensonR & E StradwickN VinkM WallaceC WebbR WebbD WilliamsonM Wonson
A AppletonJ N AshfordN M AyresN E BarnesL J BaxterJ F G BeagleyM R BentleyA F BingK B BlairN L BlizzardD B BlundellM H R BogueM J BostonL G BowesA BownasT M BradburyT A H BradyA D BrayJ H BroderickR E BroughtonJ M BrownJ E BruceI F BryanA J M BryantH E BryantF W BrzezinskiH J Burgess
M E CairnduffJ L CameronF P CampbellE K CarrelJ A CarterT A CashA M ChaferH W ClementL W CoadP W CollingsI J CookV P CottonH M CroftP CrottyB T DalyM M DodgsonG E DonaldsonI DunsmuirR W S ElkinL N ElmerC A ElstonH FaragE B FarmerS S FitzpatrickH M GarrettyM GirouxR J Gurnett
M J HamptonM HardingM J HousdenG J HughesJ A HughesE S JonesG JonesP M KavanaughM H L KeaneD M KellyG E KelynackV KingJ KordovicF La IaconaJ I LarkinE R LawtonW M LearyD E LeithR M LeonardG M LeslieH LeuschnerK G LiddleB LimC P LunnP M MackennalK M MartinA Matheson
C H MaynardE I McDonaldH J McDougallB T McGuireN C McIntoshD H McKenzieD M McMahonA B MeagherS MedinacelliM E MeisenhelterM E MelickD T MellersJ B MilburnN MillsJ M MitchellR H MitchellA R MorrisR D MorrisG M NevinsonP M O`BrienP A OliphantC R OwensB E PaarmanM ParkinsonM J PaulS A PayneJ L Penwill
S S PiggottR PotterM M PowellK T PowersW F QuillJ G RalphD G RaymentF J ReidM S RenoufH S A RobertsJ I RobinsonL W RogersN G SaatyM SaintD ScheffskyM R SedgmanH I ShortB E SimpkinsJ L SkeffingtonJ C SkuseL P SloanS J SmallD M SmithJ S SmithS M SpiveyR L StanleyA Staszak
G StephensM & P StewartP F StewartC L SuttonG A C SvobodaM J SwanM M TaubertB J TreadwellJ A TurnerE K VanderhoevenE D H VeitchT A J VogtC G VomackaM A WakefieldW I WalkerA WeberJ M D WellsC C WhiteM WhiteH WilhelmD L WilsonM J Wright
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSAwarded by the Board of Directors, Honorary Life Membership is the highest recognition given by RSPCA Victoria.Honorary Life Membership awards are our opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the significant supportprovided by our volunteers and supporters for their impact on the lives of animals in need, and improved communitybehaviour toward animals.
B DartJ DeamerD Elsum AMS GibbsI GillP GivenM GrantN GrayA G HallB HalseK HazelG HodgesM HollandB E HughesR C HunterV JacksonR JannengaN JappB KellyJ KillianK KingS LawsonE R LawtonR LillH LukeU Manning
C MatthewsH McCrackenB MeehanM J MeehanM MercurioJ MikaS I Miller AO LVO QPML MorrisJ NadortB NeubeckerK O’BrienG OogjesC L J PenmanP PensonA PollardC R PoyserS QuartermainB ReidH RonzioJ SalmonL SedgmanS SedgmanM SheedyM SimpsonE SmeatonD Smith
Mr F SmithJ T SmithE StradwickR StradwickV P StuddertS SullivanR ThomasM WallaceJ WallbridgeC A WebbR WebbB Wellington AMS WesterbergL WilliamsB WoodJ WoodS Zetter
The Board of Directors, staff and volunteers atRSPCA Victoria were saddened by the passingof the following Honorary Life Member andMajor Donor, who helped us achieve greatsteps toward ending cruelty to all animals thatwould otherwise not have been possible.
Vale M Johnson
2019 2018
$’000 $’000
Income
Fees for service – animals 10,332 10,284
Gifts in Wills income 23,435 12,192
Fundraising 10,037 9,260
Retail sales 1,844 1,505
Interest 154 12
Government grants 4,600 2,000
Education and rental income 743 740
Dividends and franking credits 16 15
Gain on disposal of non-current assets 257 1,130
Gain on disposal of previouslygifted asset
– 1,438
Gain on the movement in the fairvalue of investments held
74 –
Other revenue – 200
Total income 51,492 38,776
Expenditure
Animal welfare related expenses (24,545) (23,850)
Education, advocacy andcommunication
(1,840) (1,973)
Fundraising and Gifts in Wills expenses (4,948) (4,492)
Retail expenses including cost of sales (1,280) (967)
Animal welfare related support services (7,476) (6,325)
RSPCA Australia levy (593) (581)
Taxes and insurance (42) (44)
Loss on the movement in the fair valueof investments held
– (10)
Finance costs (119) (171)
Total expenditure (40,843) (38,413)
Net surplus 10,649 363
Other comprehensive income – –
Total comprehensive incomefor the year
10,649 363
2019 2018
$’000 $’000
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 12,411 3,331
Trade and other receivables 703 716
Inventories 539 523
Other assets 461 424
Total current assets 14,114 4,994
Non-current assets
Other financial assets 2,383 –
Property, plant and equipment 43,926 44,080
Total non-current assets 46,309 44,080
Total assets 60,423 49,074
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 3,001 2,401
Borrowings 823 1,412
Provisions 2,662 2,526
Total current liabilities 6,486 6,339
Non-current liabilities
Other payables 165 169
Borrowings 1,114 599
Provisions 284 242
Total non-current liabilities 1,563 1,010
Total liabilities 8,049 7,349
Net assets 52,374 41,725
Equity
Accumulated funds 52,374 41,725
Total equity 52,374 41,725
INCOME21%SOCIAL ENTERPRISE• Adoption fees• Veterinary services• Education programs• Council pound and shelter contracts• Grooming services• Retail
10%BUSINESS SUPPORT• Finance• Legal and compliance• Administration
14%FUNDRAISING
76%OF ALL EXPENDITURE
GOES TO CARINGFOR ANIMALS
158
192EMPLOYEES ACROSS VICTORIA
STAFFMEMBERSWHO ALSO
VOLUNTEER
CORPORATE VOLUNTEERSDONATED ON AVERAGE OVER HALFA WORK DAY EACH OF THEIR TIME
VOLUNTEERSVS
STAFFFOSTER CARERSSHARED THEIR
HOMES
LEARNING &DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIESCOMPLETED
480
3,7379920
100
200
300
400
500
EMPLOYMENT TYPES
VOLUNTEERS ACROSS VICTORIA
160,1923,081AVERAGE HOURS
PER WEEK
HOURS CONTRIBUTED BY VOLUNTEERS
33%
82%18%
4.5HOURS PERVOLUNTEER
9 9 2
32%
28%
40%
OUR PEOPLE
NATIONAL & CORPORATE PARTNERSWe are extremely grateful for the generosity of our national and corporate partners, their staff, customers and thewider business community. Their continued support helps us provide our vital animal welfare services across Victoria.
Hill’s Pet Nutrition has supported RSPCA Victoriafor over 21 years by supplying and delivering foodfor animals in our Animal Care Centres, as well assponsoring the annual RSPCA Million Paws Walkand Cupcake Day.
RSPCA Victoria would also like to thank the following companies and organisations for their generous support:
Allianz, AMP, ANZ Banking Group, ASA, Australia Post, Axon, Bamganie Pet Cremation Services, Bayer, Bell & Bone, BendigoBank, Bio-E Australia, The Career Academy, Catmate, DBM Consulting, Eric Insurance, Frasers Property Group, Good Guys,Greenstone Financial Services, Henley & Co, Hush Puppies, Jetpets, King Wood Mallesons, KONG, Lohmann & Rauscher,Mansfields Propagation Nursery, Miele, Mun Global, National Australia Bank, Oh Crap Dog Poop Bags, Pelletmate,Petbarn, The Petbarn Foundation, Peter Alexander, Ritchies IGA, Specsavers, State Trustees, Sportsgirl (The Sussan Group),Telstra, Weatherbeeta.
Bernie Delaney
BA, GradDip Mgt, FAICD
Chair, RSPCA Victoria
Chair, People and RemunerationCommittee, RSPCA Victoria
Board’s nominated representativeto the RSPCA Australia Board
Bronwyn Hughes
BA, GradDip Lib, GAICD
Director and Deputy Chair,RSPCA Victoria
Chair, Animal Welfare PolicyCommittee, RSPCA Victoria
Board’s representative on the AnimalWelfare Foundation of Australia Board
Dr Carole Webb AM
BVSc (Hons), MANZCVS(Feline Medicine)
Director, RSPCA Victoria
Darren Nabbs(retired 19 June 2019)
BBus (Mgmt), AssocDip Eng (Civil),GAICD, MPM
Director, RSPCA Victoria
Chair, Audit, Risk and FinanceCommittee, RSPCA Victoria
We finished our 148th year in a strong position, witha clear focus on the future and achieving our vision ofending cruelty to all animals.
I am pleased to report that our financial position remainssound. A year of generous community support and Giftsin Wills, along with prudent management, enables us toupgrade infrastructure and invest in exciting animal careand education initiatives. We’ve also been able to establishan investment fund to help sustain our work.
The Board and I are grateful for the generosity of ourdonors. An upgrade to facilities at our Pearcedale site wasmade possible by a generous donor and there are manymore whose regular contributions add up to big things.We thank you all, along with the wonderful corporatepartners, trusts and foundations that supported us this year.
I would also like to acknowledge the importantcontributions and partnerships of the Victorian stateand local governments and the very real difference theymake to improving animal welfare.
The ultimate success for an organisation like ours is to haveno work left to do. Changes we are seeing around legislativereform, increased compliance, and increased community
awareness around animal welfare show we are well andtruly on the right track but there is still a long way to go.As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2021, we arekeenly aware that animal cruelty continues to occur andour work remains unfinished.
For that reason, RSPCA Victoria values the contributionof everyone who works with us – from our nearly 500 staff,our volunteer Board – and our more than 2,000 volunteers.We farewell and sincerely thank two long-serving directors inDarren Nabbs and Margot Smith and, with their departure,we warmly welcome two new directors, Jacinta Carboonand Neelesh Mehta.
Thank you to everybody who contributed to a veryproductive and successful year. We look forward tocontinuing our work with you.
Bernie DelaneyChair and Non-Executive DirectorRSPCA Victoria Board
This was a year of real achievement, as we made significantstrides toward our vision of ending cruelty to all animals.
With enhanced powers under the Domestic Animals Act,we investigated and prosecuted more cases of animalcruelty than ever before – including a 57-dog puppy farmin Dunolly and a complicated web of illegal online selling.With the state-wide expansion of our foster care network,we also increased our capacity to care for the mostvulnerable animals. Our ‘Furry Army’ election campaignsaw major parties commit to important new animal welfareinitiatives to protect those vulnerable animals. I wasparticularly delighted to welcome legislation that removedrequirements for non-racing greyhounds to be muzzled.
Our Glenelg Cat Welfare project saw us visit Portlandfor a week and desex 139 cats! Our Education teamcomplemented this, forming relationships with localschools and teaching the kids to ‘think cats’. This targetedapproach to prevention is something we’ll be doing moreof in the future.
The year also marked the first anniversary of the passingof Dr Hugh Wirth AM. In February, we held a beautifulmemorial and named our Burwood East building in hishonour. His legacy lives on.
We had a pleasingly strong financial year – testament toa lot of hard work, community support and some particularlygenerous Gifts in Wills. This has helped us invest intransformational initiatives like our Epping Cat DesexingProgram, which is helping to reduce the number ofhomeless and unwanted cats in the local governmentareas of Darebin, Moreland and Whittlesea.
The steps we took this year to support our people todo their great work – including investing more than everbefore in training and development and increasing ourfocus on building a strong safety culture across all oursites – is something I’m really proud of.
Everything relies on the help of our wonderful staff,volunteers and supporters, so thank you to everybodyfor your contribution as we look forward to another verysuccessful year.
Dr Liz WalkerChief Executive OfficerRSPCA Victoria
THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS CEO MESSAGE
CHAIR MESSAGE OUR GOALS
BOARD MEMBERS FINANCIAL SUMMARYSTATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS & OTHERCOMPREHENSIVE INCOMEfor the year ended 30 June 2019
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONat 30 June 2019
EXPENDITURE
This financial summary provides an overview of RSPCA Victoria’s financial affairs.Our full financial information, including our statutory audited financial statements,is available at rspcavic.org/2019AnnualReport
* The government grant to cover our work for both 18/19 and 19/20 was receivedin this financial year.
OUR PEOPLE
TRUSTS, FOUNDATIONS, GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPSWe greatly appreciate the signifi cant support provided through trusts in perpetuity, philanthropic foundations, grants and scholarships. This generous support enables us to continue to work with and support our communities to take important steps toward ending animal cruelty.
Alice & Edmund Ingouville-Williams Memorial*
Allan Shaw Charitable Trust^^
The Animal Welfare Foundation of Australia (AWFA)~
Arthur Edwin & Anne Edith Barry Trust*
Australia Post Workforce Community Grants
Beryl May Hallett Donation*
Estate of Betty Spinks^^
Betty Ward Foundation
Bowles Charitable Foundation**
Bruce McDonald Charitable Trust
C & T Park Endowment
Carter Family Foundation
Donald Dennett James Walters Trust*
Dorothy May Baring Account^^
The Drury Trust^
Elisabeth Erna Dolgov Donation*
Elizabeth Mary William Trust^^
Faye Lorraine Fraser Memorial*
Florence A M Anderson Charitable Trust^^
Francis Samuel Abrahams Charitable Trust***
Frederick Hills Cat Trust
The Frederick Inman Trust^
Greenberg Charitable Foundation
H G K Bequest 2^^
Handelsman Charitable Trust
Harry and Yvonne Wales Memorial*
Harry Schofi eld Trust*
Helen Carson Endowment^
Helen Fookes Trust^^
J & L Armstrong Charitable Endowment^^
J A Sheppard Charitable Trust
The J Elliston Endowment^
JB Were Charitable Endowment Fund
Estate of J M Patterson
Jean & Gerrard Harper Bequest*
Jean Mary Greenlees*
Jill Chapman Fund^^^
The John and Margaret Schneider Charitable Trust^
John Frank Aiken*
John Hibbet Trust Fund^^
The John Murphy Charitable Trust^
Joseph Norman Mason*
Joyce Adelaide Healey Charitable Trust^^
Joyce Hood Charitable Trust^^
Judith De Garrood Donation*
Katharine St Clair Nanson Charitable Trust^^
The Katrina May Russell Foundation^
Keila Hinde Charitable Trust^^
Kenneth And Waverley Harris Trust*
Kevin Stewart Cowell Trust***
Leslie and Hedi Basch Charitable Trust^
Leslie and Helen Crawford Fund^^
Leslie Ray Stemmer Trust
Leslie William Meagher Donation*
Loftus-Hills Fund^^^
The Lola Poynton Memorial Fund^
Marjorie Hayes & Olivia Cock Memorial*
Marshall Fund^^^
Mary Evelyn Bowley Charitable Trust^^
The Mary Gray Trust^
MS Justice Legal
Estate of Mildred Dorothy Shaw^^^
Oswald Hearne Trust^
Patricia McIntyre Foundation
Paul & Ruth Permezel Fund^^^
Russell Foundation
Robert Colin Leviston Gift*
Sarah Josephine Logue Memorial Fund*
Shirley Margaret Duffi n Memorial for Animal Welfare*
The Sir Wilfred & C H (Roger) Brookes Charitable Foundation^
Wotherspoon Estate Professional Development Scholarship
* A Sub-Fund of the State Trustees Australia Foundation (S.T.A.F.), managed by State Trustees Ltd
** Managed by Australian Unity Trustees Ltd
*** Managed by State Trustees Ltd
^ Managed by Perpetual Philanthropic Services
^^Managed by Equity Trustees
^^^ Managed by Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation
~ We are extremely grateful for the visionary support and generosity provided by The Animal Welfare Foundation of Australia (AWFA), which has continued to fund the RSPCA Victoria Education Centre. The AWFA vision is education and learning to change the attitude of the whole Australian population to one of compassion for all animals.
The Glenelg Shire Cat Welfare Initiative is supported by the Victorian Government Animal Welfare Grants program; Elizabeth Mary William Trust (managed by Equity Trustees); Dr Miles Nicholls & Dr Barbara Cargill; and the RSPCA Victoria Champion Circle.
The 2018-19 financial year was thesecond year in RSPCA Victoria’s five-year strategic plan.
As well as identifying a boldvision for the organisation – endingcruelty to all animals – our five-yearstrategic plan articulates a clearpurpose – with the community,achieve outstanding animal welfarethrough education, advocacy, animalcare and protection – and five goalsfor the organisation.
1 Focus effort to reduce animalcruelty and neglect.
• Growth in revenue supports usto invest in animal welfare andending cruelty.
• Costs are managed efficientlyand effectively.
GIFTS IN WILLSWe are very grateful to receive generous gifts from the following wonderful supporters who thoughtfullyincluded a gift in their Will to support animal welfare in our community.
MAJOR GIFTSWe greatly appreciate our major giving family for their visionary and inspirational generosity. This signifi cantsupport continues to help us take great steps toward ending cruelty to all animals.
We thank the followingvisionary supporters fortheir extraordinary gifts.
J & L BatesM & P FloodThe Late M JohnsonM Nicholls & B CargillC R PoyserS & L SedgmanS Sullivan
We thank the following supporters for theinspirational gifts.
R AndréE BurgessA CampbellE Caramonolis JnrS ChongP & L ChristiansenG DahlsenB DelaneyJ EllixA Firkin & H Myall S Grant
D HooleyA HughesB HughesJ KerrB KellyL B & L KubisA LangleyG MacphersonY MeeC MuhlethalerM MurphyB NeubeckerK OoiLady P Potter AC CMRIK Reid
M Ross AMG RoussetyR SkinnerJ SmithC SoonthornvittV StevensonR & E StradwickN VinkM WallaceC WebbR WebbD WilliamsonM Wonson
A AppletonJ N AshfordN M AyresN E BarnesL J BaxterJ F G BeagleyM R BentleyA F BingK B BlairN L BlizzardD B BlundellM H R BogueM J BostonL G BowesA BownasT M BradburyT A H BradyA D BrayJ H BroderickR E BroughtonJ M BrownJ E BruceI F BryanA J M BryantH E BryantF W BrzezinskiH J Burgess
M E CairnduffJ L CameronF P CampbellE K CarrelJ A CarterT A CashA M ChaferH W ClementL W CoadP W CollingsI J CookV P CottonH M CroftP CrottyB T DalyM M DodgsonG E DonaldsonI DunsmuirR W S ElkinL N ElmerC A ElstonH FaragE B FarmerS S FitzpatrickH M GarrettyM GirouxR J Gurnett
M J HamptonM Harding M J HousdenG J HughesJ A HughesE S JonesG JonesP M KavanaughM H L KeaneD M KellyG E KelynackV KingJ KordovicF La IaconaJ I LarkinE R LawtonW M LearyD E LeithR M LeonardG M LeslieH LeuschnerK G LiddleB LimC P LunnP M MackennalK M MartinA Matheson
C H MaynardE I McDonaldH J McDougallB T McGuireN C McIntoshD H McKenzieD M McMahonA B MeagherS MedinacelliM E MeisenhelterM E MelickD T MellersJ B MilburnN MillsJ M MitchellR H MitchellA R MorrisR D MorrisG M NevinsonP M O`BrienP A OliphantC R OwensB E PaarmanM ParkinsonM J PaulS A PayneJ L Penwill
S S PiggottR PotterM M PowellK T PowersW F QuillJ G Ralph D G RaymentF J ReidM S RenoufH S A RobertsJ I RobinsonL W RogersN G SaatyM SaintD ScheffskyM R SedgmanH I ShortB E SimpkinsJ L Skeffi ngtonJ C SkuseL P SloanS J SmallD M SmithJ S SmithS M SpiveyR L StanleyA Staszak
G StephensM & P StewartP F StewartC L SuttonG A C SvobodaM J SwanM M TaubertB J TreadwellJ A TurnerE K VanderhoevenE D H VeitchT A J VogtC G VomackaM A Wakefi eldW I WalkerA WeberJ M D WellsC C WhiteM WhiteH WilhelmD L WilsonM J Wright
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSAwarded by the Board of Directors, Honorary Life Membership is the highest recognition given by RSPCA Victoria. Honorary Life Membership awards are our opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the signifi cant support provided by our volunteers and supporters for their impact on the lives of animals in need, and improved community behaviour toward animals.
B DartJ DeamerD Elsum AMS GibbsI GillP GivenM GrantN GrayA G HallB HalseK HazelG HodgesM HollandB E HughesR C HunterV JacksonR JannengaN JappB KellyJ KillianK KingS LawsonE R LawtonR LillH LukeU Manning
C MatthewsH McCrackenB MeehanM J MeehanM MercurioJ MikaS I Miller AO LVO QPML MorrisJ NadortB NeubeckerK O’BrienG OogjesC L J PenmanP PensonA PollardC R PoyserS QuartermainB ReidH RonzioJ SalmonL SedgmanS SedgmanM SheedyM SimpsonE SmeatonD Smith
Mr F SmithJ T SmithE StradwickR StradwickV P StuddertS SullivanR ThomasM Wallace J WallbridgeC A Webb R WebbB Wellington AMS WesterbergL WilliamsB WoodJ WoodS Zetter
The Board of Directors, staff and volunteers at RSPCA Victoria were saddened by the passing of the following Honorary Life Member and Major Donor, who helped us achieve great steps toward ending cruelty to all animals that would otherwise not have been possible.
Vale M Johnson
2019 2018
$’000 $’000
Income
Fees for service – animals 10,332 10,284
Gifts in Wills income 23,435 12,192
Fundraising 10,037 9,260
Retail sales 1,844 1,505
Interest 154 12
Government grants 4,600 2,000
Education and rental income 743 740
Dividends and franking credits 16 15
Gain on disposal of non-current assets 257 1,130
Gain on disposal of previouslygifted asset
– 1,438
Gain on the movement in the fairvalue of investments held
74 –
Other revenue – 200
Total income 51,492 38,776
Expenditure
Animal welfare related expenses (24,545) (23,850)
Education, advocacy andcommunication
(1,840) (1,973)
Fundraising and Gifts in Wills expenses (4,948) (4,492)
Retail expenses including cost of sales (1,280) (967)
Animal welfare related support services (7,476) (6,325)
RSPCA Australia levy (593) (581)
Taxes and insurance (42) (44)
Loss on the movement in the fair valueof investments held
– (10)
Finance costs (119) (171)
Total expenditure (40,843) (38,413)
Net surplus 10,649 363
Other comprehensive income – –
Total comprehensive incomefor the year
10,649 363
2019 2018
$’000 $’000
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 12,411 3,331
Trade and other receivables 703 716
Inventories 539 523
Other assets 461 424
Total current assets 14,114 4,994
Non-current assets
Other financial assets 2,383 –
Property, plant and equipment 43,926 44,080
Total non-current assets 46,309 44,080
Total assets 60,423 49,074
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 3,001 2,401
Borrowings 823 1,412
Provisions 2,662 2,526
Total current liabilities 6,486 6,339
Non-current liabilities
Other payables 165 169
Borrowings 1,114 599
Provisions 284 242
Total non-current liabilities 1,563 1,010
Total liabilities 8,049 7,349
Net assets 52,374 41,725
Equity
Accumulated funds 52,374 41,725
Total equity 52,374 41,725
INCOME21%SOCIAL ENTERPRISE• Adoption fees• Veterinary services• Education programs• Council pound and shelter contracts• Grooming services• Retail
10%BUSINESS SUPPORT• Finance• Legal and compliance• Administration
14%FUNDRAISING
76%OF ALL EXPENDITURE
GOES TO CARINGFOR ANIMALS
158
192EMPLOYEES ACROSS VICTORIA
STAFFMEMBERSWHO ALSO
VOLUNTEER
CORPORATE VOLUNTEERSDONATED ON AVERAGE OVER HALFA WORK DAY EACH OF THEIR TIME
VOLUNTEERSVS
STAFFFOSTER CARERSSHARED THEIR
HOMES
LEARNING &DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIESCOMPLETED
480
3,7379920
100
200
300
400
500
EMPLOYMENT TYPES
VOLUNTEERS ACROSS VICTORIA
160,1923,081AVERAGE HOURS
PER WEEK
HOURS CONTRIBUTED BY VOLUNTEERS
33%
82%18%
4.5 HOURS PERVOLUNTEER
9 9 2
32%
28%
40%
OUR PEOPLE
NATIONAL & CORPORATE PARTNERSWe are extremely grateful for the generosity of our national and corporate partners, their staff, customers and thewider business community. Their continued support helps us provide our vital animal welfare services across Victoria.
Hill’s Pet Nutrition has supported RSPCA Victoriafor over 21 years by supplying and delivering foodfor animals in our Animal Care Centres, as well assponsoring the annual RSPCA Million Paws Walkand Cupcake Day.
RSPCA Victoria would also like to thank the following companies and organisations for their generous support:
Allianz, AMP, ANZ Banking Group, ASA, Australia Post, Axon, Bamganie Pet Cremation Services, Bayer, Bell & Bone, BendigoBank, Bio-E Australia, The Career Academy, Catmate, DBM Consulting, Eric Insurance, Frasers Property Group, Good Guys,Greenstone Financial Services, Henley & Co, Hush Puppies, Jetpets, King Wood Mallesons, KONG, Lohmann & Rauscher,Mansfields Propagation Nursery, Miele, Mun Global, National Australia Bank, Oh Crap Dog Poop Bags, Pelletmate,Petbarn, The Petbarn Foundation, Peter Alexander, Ritchies IGA, Specsavers, State Trustees, Sportsgirl (The Sussan Group),Telstra, Weatherbeeta.
Bernie Delaney
BA, GradDip Mgt, FAICD
Chair, RSPCA Victoria
Chair, People and Remuneration Committee, RSPCA Victoria
Board’s nominated representativeto the RSPCA Australia Board
Bronwyn Hughes
BA, GradDip Lib, GAICD
Director and Deputy Chair,RSPCA Victoria
Chair, Animal Welfare Policy Committee, RSPCA Victoria
Board’s representative on the Animal Welfare Foundation of Australia Board
Dr Carole Webb AM
BVSc (Hons), MANZCVS(Feline Medicine)
Director, RSPCA Victoria
Darren Nabbs(retired 19 June 2019)
BBus (Mgmt), AssocDip Eng (Civil), GAICD, MPM
Director, RSPCA Victoria
Chair, Audit, Risk and Finance Committee, RSPCA Victoria
We finished our 148th year in a strong position, witha clear focus on the future and achieving our vision ofending cruelty to all animals.
I am pleased to report that our financial position remainssound. A year of generous community support and Giftsin Wills, along with prudent management, enables us toupgrade infrastructure and invest in exciting animal careand education initiatives. We’ve also been able to establishan investment fund to help sustain our work.
The Board and I are grateful for the generosity of ourdonors. An upgrade to facilities at our Pearcedale site wasmade possible by a generous donor and there are manymore whose regular contributions add up to big things.We thank you all, along with the wonderful corporatepartners, trusts and foundations that supported us this year.
I would also like to acknowledge the importantcontributions and partnerships of the Victorian stateand local governments and the very real difference theymake to improving animal welfare.
The ultimate success for an organisation like ours is to haveno work left to do. Changes we are seeing around legislativereform, increased compliance, and increased community
awareness around animal welfare show we are well andtruly on the right track but there is still a long way to go.As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2021, we arekeenly aware that animal cruelty continues to occur andour work remains unfinished.
For that reason, RSPCA Victoria values the contributionof everyone who works with us – from our nearly 500 staff,our volunteer Board – and our more than 2,000 volunteers.We farewell and sincerely thank two long-serving directors inDarren Nabbs and Margot Smith and, with their departure,we warmly welcome two new directors, Jacinta Carboonand Neelesh Mehta.
Thank you to everybody who contributed to a veryproductive and successful year. We look forward tocontinuing our work with you.
Bernie DelaneyChair and Non-Executive DirectorRSPCA Victoria Board
This was a year of real achievement, as we made significantstrides toward our vision of ending cruelty to all animals.
With enhanced powers under the Domestic Animals Act,we investigated and prosecuted more cases of animalcruelty than ever before – including a 57-dog puppy farmin Dunolly and a complicated web of illegal online selling.With the state-wide expansion of our foster care network,we also increased our capacity to care for the mostvulnerable animals. Our ‘Furry Army’ election campaignsaw major parties commit to important new animal welfareinitiatives to protect those vulnerable animals. I wasparticularly delighted to welcome legislation that removedrequirements for non-racing greyhounds to be muzzled.
Our Glenelg Cat Welfare project saw us visit Portlandfor a week and desex 139 cats! Our Education teamcomplemented this, forming relationships with localschools and teaching the kids to ‘think cats’. This targetedapproach to prevention is something we’ll be doing moreof in the future.
The year also marked the first anniversary of the passingof Dr Hugh Wirth AM. In February, we held a beautifulmemorial and named our Burwood East building in hishonour. His legacy lives on.
We had a pleasingly strong financial year – testament toa lot of hard work, community support and some particularlygenerous Gifts in Wills. This has helped us invest intransformational initiatives like our Epping Cat DesexingProgram, which is helping to reduce the number ofhomeless and unwanted cats in the local governmentareas of Darebin, Moreland and Whittlesea.
The steps we took this year to support our people todo their great work – including investing more than everbefore in training and development and increasing ourfocus on building a strong safety culture across all oursites – is something I’m really proud of.
Everything relies on the help of our wonderful staff,volunteers and supporters, so thank you to everybodyfor your contribution as we look forward to another verysuccessful year.
Dr Liz WalkerChief Executive OfficerRSPCA Victoria
THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS CEO MESSAGE
CHAIR MESSAGE OUR GOALS
BOARD MEMBERS FINANCIAL SUMMARYSTATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS & OTHERCOMPREHENSIVE INCOMEfor the year ended 30 June 2019
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONat 30 June 2019
EXPENDITURE
This financial summary provides an overview of RSPCA Victoria’s financial affairs.Our full financial information, including our statutory audited financial statements,is available at rspcavic.org/2019AnnualReport
* The government grant to cover our work for both 18/19 and 19/20 was receivedin this financial year.
OUR PEOPLE
TRUSTS, FOUNDATIONS, GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPSWe greatly appreciate the significant support provided through trusts in perpetuity, philanthropic foundations, grantsand scholarships. This generous support enables us to continue to work with and support our communities to takeimportant steps toward ending animal cruelty.
Alice & Edmund Ingouville-Williams Memorial*
Allan Shaw Charitable Trust^^
The Animal Welfare Foundation of Australia (AWFA)~
Arthur Edwin & Anne Edith Barry Trust*
Australia Post Workforce Community Grants
Beryl May Hallett Donation*
Estate of Betty Spinks^^
Betty Ward Foundation
Bowles Charitable Foundation**
Bruce McDonald Charitable Trust
C & T Park Endowment
Carter Family Foundation
Donald Dennett James Walters Trust*
Dorothy May Baring Account^^
The Drury Trust^
Elisabeth Erna Dolgov Donation*
Elizabeth Mary William Trust^^
Faye Lorraine Fraser Memorial*
Florence A M Anderson Charitable Trust^^
Francis Samuel Abrahams Charitable Trust***
Frederick Hills Cat Trust
The Frederick Inman Trust^
Greenberg Charitable Foundation
H G K Bequest 2^^
Handelsman Charitable Trust
Harry and Yvonne Wales Memorial*
Harry Schofield Trust*
Helen Carson Endowment^
Helen Fookes Trust^^
J & L Armstrong Charitable Endowment^^
J A Sheppard Charitable Trust
The J Elliston Endowment^
JB Were Charitable Endowment Fund
Estate of J M Patterson
Jean & Gerrard Harper Bequest*
Jean Mary Greenlees*
Jill Chapman Fund^^^
The John and Margaret Schneider Charitable Trust^
John Frank Aiken*
John Hibbet Trust Fund^^
The John Murphy Charitable Trust^
Joseph Norman Mason*
Joyce Adelaide Healey Charitable Trust^^
Joyce Hood Charitable Trust^^
Judith De Garrood Donation*
Katharine St Clair Nanson Charitable Trust^^
The Katrina May Russell Foundation^
Keila Hinde Charitable Trust^^
Kenneth And Waverley Harris Trust*
Kevin Stewart Cowell Trust***
Leslie and Hedi Basch Charitable Trust^
Leslie and Helen Crawford Fund^^
Leslie Ray Stemmer Trust
Leslie William Meagher Donation*
Loftus-Hills Fund^^^
The Lola Poynton Memorial Fund^
Marjorie Hayes & Olivia Cock Memorial*
Marshall Fund^^^
Mary Evelyn Bowley Charitable Trust^^
The Mary Gray Trust^
MS Justice Legal
Estate of Mildred Dorothy Shaw^^^
Oswald Hearne Trust^
Patricia McIntyre Foundation
Paul & Ruth Permezel Fund^^^
Russell Foundation
Robert Colin Leviston Gift*
Sarah Josephine Logue Memorial Fund*
Shirley Margaret Duffin Memorial for Animal Welfare*
The Sir Wilfred & C H (Roger) Brookes Charitable Foundation^
Wotherspoon Estate Professional Development Scholarship
* A Sub-Fund of the State Trustees Australia Foundation (S.T.A.F.), managed by State Trustees Ltd
** Managed by Australian Unity Trustees Ltd
*** Managed by State Trustees Ltd
^ Managed by Perpetual Philanthropic Services
^^Managed by Equity Trustees
^^^ Managed by Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation
~ We are extremely grateful for the visionary support and generosity provided by The Animal Welfare Foundation of Australia (AWFA), which has continued to fund the RSPCA Victoria Education Centre. The AWFA vision is education and learning to change the attitude of the whole Australian population to one of compassion for all animals.
The Glenelg Shire Cat Welfare Initiative is supported by the Victorian Government Animal Welfare Grants program; Elizabeth Mary William Trust (managed by Equity Trustees); Dr Miles Nicholls & Dr Barbara Cargill; and the RSPCA Victoria Champion Circle.
The 2018-19 financial year was thesecond year in RSPCA Victoria’s five-year strategic plan.
As well as identifying a boldvision for the organisation – endingcruelty to all animals – our five-yearstrategic plan articulates a clearpurpose – with the community,achieve outstanding animal welfarethrough education, advocacy, animalcare and protection – and five goalsfor the organisation.
1 Focus effort to reduce animalcruelty and neglect.
• Growth in revenue supports usto invest in animal welfare andending cruelty.
• Costs are managed efficientlyand effectively.
GIFTS IN WILLSWe are very grateful to receive generous gifts from the following wonderful supporters who thoughtfullyincluded a gift in their Will to support animal welfare in our community.
MAJOR GIFTSWe greatly appreciate our major giving family for their visionary and inspirational generosity. This significantsupport continues to help us take great steps toward ending cruelty to all animals.
We thank the followingvisionary supporters fortheir extraordinary gifts.
J & L BatesM & P FloodThe Late M JohnsonM Nicholls & B CargillC R PoyserS & L SedgmanS Sullivan
We thank the followingsupporters for theinspirational gifts.
R AndréE BurgessA CampbellE Caramonolis JnrS ChongP & L ChristiansenG DahlsenB DelaneyJ EllixA Firkin & H MyallS Grant
D HooleyA HughesB HughesJ KerrB KellyL B & L KubisA LangleyG MacphersonY MeeC MuhlethalerM MurphyB NeubeckerK OoiLady P Potter AC CMRIK Reid
M Ross AMG RoussetyR SkinnerJ SmithC SoonthornvittV StevensonR & E StradwickN VinkM WallaceC WebbR WebbD WilliamsonM Wonson
A AppletonJ N AshfordN M AyresN E BarnesL J BaxterJ F G BeagleyM R BentleyA F BingK B BlairN L BlizzardD B BlundellM H R BogueM J BostonL G BowesA BownasT M BradburyT A H BradyA D BrayJ H BroderickR E BroughtonJ M BrownJ E BruceI F BryanA J M BryantH E BryantF W BrzezinskiH J Burgess
M E CairnduffJ L CameronF P CampbellE K CarrelJ A CarterT A CashA M ChaferH W ClementL W CoadP W CollingsI J CookV P CottonH M CroftP CrottyB T DalyM M DodgsonG E DonaldsonI DunsmuirR W S ElkinL N ElmerC A ElstonH FaragE B FarmerS S FitzpatrickH M GarrettyM GirouxR J Gurnett
M J HamptonM HardingM J HousdenG J HughesJ A HughesE S JonesG JonesP M KavanaughM H L KeaneD M KellyG E KelynackV KingJ KordovicF La IaconaJ I LarkinE R LawtonW M LearyD E LeithR M LeonardG M LeslieH LeuschnerK G LiddleB LimC P LunnP M MackennalK M MartinA Matheson
C H MaynardE I McDonaldH J McDougallB T McGuireN C McIntoshD H McKenzieD M McMahonA B MeagherS MedinacelliM E MeisenhelterM E MelickD T MellersJ B MilburnN MillsJ M MitchellR H MitchellA R MorrisR D MorrisG M NevinsonP M O`BrienP A OliphantC R OwensB E PaarmanM ParkinsonM J PaulS A PayneJ L Penwill
S S PiggottR PotterM M PowellK T PowersW F QuillJ G RalphD G RaymentF J ReidM S RenoufH S A RobertsJ I RobinsonL W RogersN G SaatyM SaintD ScheffskyM R SedgmanH I ShortB E SimpkinsJ L SkeffingtonJ C SkuseL P SloanS J SmallD M SmithJ S SmithS M SpiveyR L StanleyA Staszak
G StephensM & P StewartP F StewartC L SuttonG A C SvobodaM J SwanM M TaubertB J TreadwellJ A TurnerE K VanderhoevenE D H VeitchT A J VogtC G VomackaM A WakefieldW I WalkerA WeberJ M D WellsC C WhiteM WhiteH WilhelmD L WilsonM J Wright
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSAwarded by the Board of Directors, Honorary Life Membership is the highest recognition given by RSPCA Victoria.Honorary Life Membership awards are our opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the significant supportprovided by our volunteers and supporters for their impact on the lives of animals in need, and improved communitybehaviour toward animals.
B DartJ DeamerD Elsum AMS GibbsI GillP GivenM GrantN GrayA G HallB HalseK HazelG HodgesM HollandB E HughesR C HunterV JacksonR JannengaN JappB KellyJ KillianK KingS LawsonE R LawtonR LillH LukeU Manning
C MatthewsH McCrackenB MeehanM J MeehanM MercurioJ MikaS I Miller AO LVO QPML MorrisJ NadortB NeubeckerK O’BrienG OogjesC L J PenmanP PensonA PollardC R PoyserS QuartermainB ReidH RonzioJ SalmonL SedgmanS SedgmanM SheedyM SimpsonE SmeatonD Smith
Mr F SmithJ T SmithE StradwickR StradwickV P StuddertS SullivanR ThomasM WallaceJ WallbridgeC A WebbR WebbB Wellington AMS WesterbergL WilliamsB WoodJ WoodS Zetter
The Board of Directors, staff and volunteers atRSPCA Victoria were saddened by the passingof the following Honorary Life Member andMajor Donor, who helped us achieve greatsteps toward ending cruelty to all animals thatwould otherwise not have been possible.
Vale M Johnson
2019 2018
$’000 $’000
Income
Fees for service – animals 10,332 10,284
Gifts in Wills income 23,435 12,192
Fundraising 10,037 9,260
Retail sales 1,844 1,505
Interest 154 12
Government grants 4,600 2,000
Education and rental income 743 740
Dividends and franking credits 16 15
Gain on disposal of non-current assets 257 1,130
Gain on disposal of previouslygifted asset
– 1,438
Gain on the movement in the fairvalue of investments held
74 –
Other revenue – 200
Total income 51,492 38,776
Expenditure
Animal welfare related expenses (24,545) (23,850)
Education, advocacy and communication
(1,840) (1,973)
Fundraising and Gifts in Wills expenses (4,948) (4,492)
Retail expenses including cost of sales (1,280) (967)
Animal welfare related support services (7,476) (6,325)
RSPCA Australia levy (593) (581)
Taxes and insurance (42) (44)
Loss on the movement in the fair value of investments held
– (10)
Finance costs (119) (171)
Total expenditure (40,843) (38,413)
Net surplus 10,649 363
Other comprehensive income – –
Total comprehensive incomefor the year
10,649 363
2019 2018
$’000 $’000
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 12,411 3,331
Trade and other receivables 703 716
Inventories 539 523
Other assets 461 424
Total current assets 14,114 4,994
Non-current assets
Other financial assets 2,383 –
Property, plant and equipment 43,926 44,080
Total non-current assets 46,309 44,080
Total assets 60,423 49,074
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 3,001 2,401
Borrowings 823 1,412
Provisions 2,662 2,526
Total current liabilities 6,486 6,339
Non-current liabilities
Other payables 165 169
Borrowings 1,114 599
Provisions 284 242
Total non-current liabilities 1,563 1,010
Total liabilities 8,049 7,349
Net assets 52,374 41,725
Equity
Accumulated funds 52,374 41,725
Total equity 52,374 41,725
INCOME21%SOCIAL ENTERPRISE• Adoption fees• Veterinary services• Education programs• Council pound and shelter contracts• Grooming services• Retail
10%BUSINESS SUPPORT• Finance• Legal and compliance• Administration
14%FUNDRAISING
76%OF ALL EXPENDITURE
GOES TO CARINGFOR ANIMALS
158
192EMPLOYEES ACROSS VICTORIA
STAFFMEMBERSWHO ALSO
VOLUNTEER
CORPORATE VOLUNTEERSDONATED ON AVERAGE OVER HALFA WORK DAY EACH OF THEIR TIME
VOLUNTEERSVS
STAFFFOSTER CARERSSHARED THEIR
HOMES
LEARNING &DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIESCOMPLETED
480
3,7379920
100
200
300
400
500
EMPLOYMENT TYPES
VOLUNTEERS ACROSS VICTORIA
160,1923,081AVERAGE HOURS
PER WEEK
HOURS CONTRIBUTED BY VOLUNTEERS
33%
82%18%
4.5HOURS PERVOLUNTEER
9 9 2
32%
28%
40%
OUR PEOPLE
NATIONAL & CORPORATE PARTNERSWe are extremely grateful for the generosity of our national and corporate partners, their staff, customers and thewider business community. Their continued support helps us provide our vital animal welfare services across Victoria.
Hill’s Pet Nutrition has supported RSPCA Victoriafor over 21 years by supplying and delivering foodfor animals in our Animal Care Centres, as well assponsoring the annual RSPCA Million Paws Walkand Cupcake Day.
RSPCA Victoria would also like to thank the following companies and organisations for their generous support:
Allianz, AMP, ANZ Banking Group, ASA, Australia Post, Axon, Bamganie Pet Cremation Services, Bayer, Bell & Bone, BendigoBank, Bio-E Australia, The Career Academy, Catmate, DBM Consulting, Eric Insurance, Frasers Property Group, Good Guys,Greenstone Financial Services, Henley & Co, Hush Puppies, Jetpets, King Wood Mallesons, KONG, Lohmann & Rauscher,Mansfields Propagation Nursery, Miele, Mun Global, National Australia Bank, Oh Crap Dog Poop Bags, Pelletmate,Petbarn, The Petbarn Foundation, Peter Alexander, Ritchies IGA, Specsavers, State Trustees, Sportsgirl (The Sussan Group),Telstra, Weatherbeeta.
Bernie Delaney
BA, GradDip Mgt, FAICD
Chair, RSPCA Victoria
Chair, People and RemunerationCommittee, RSPCA Victoria
Board’s nominated representativeto the RSPCA Australia Board
Bronwyn Hughes
BA, GradDip Lib, GAICD
Director and Deputy Chair,RSPCA Victoria
Chair, Animal Welfare PolicyCommittee, RSPCA Victoria
Board’s representative on the AnimalWelfare Foundation of Australia Board
Dr Carole Webb AM
BVSc (Hons), MANZCVS(Feline Medicine)
Director, RSPCA Victoria
Darren Nabbs(retired 19 June 2019)
BBus (Mgmt), AssocDip Eng (Civil),GAICD, MPM
Director, RSPCA Victoria
Chair, Audit, Risk and FinanceCommittee, RSPCA Victoria
We finished our 148th year in a strong position, witha clear focus on the future and achieving our vision ofending cruelty to all animals.
I am pleased to report that our financial position remainssound. A year of generous community support and Giftsin Wills, along with prudent management, enables us toupgrade infrastructure and invest in exciting animal careand education initiatives. We’ve also been able to establishan investment fund to help sustain our work.
The Board and I are grateful for the generosity of ourdonors. An upgrade to facilities at our Pearcedale site wasmade possible by a generous donor and there are manymore whose regular contributions add up to big things.We thank you all, along with the wonderful corporatepartners, trusts and foundations that supported us this year.
I would also like to acknowledge the importantcontributions and partnerships of the Victorian stateand local governments and the very real difference theymake to improving animal welfare.
The ultimate success for an organisation like ours is to haveno work left to do. Changes we are seeing around legislativereform, increased compliance, and increased community
awareness around animal welfare show we are well andtruly on the right track but there is still a long way to go.As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2021, we arekeenly aware that animal cruelty continues to occur andour work remains unfinished.
For that reason, RSPCA Victoria values the contributionof everyone who works with us – from our nearly 500 staff,our volunteer Board – and our more than 2,000 volunteers.We farewell and sincerely thank two long-serving directors inDarren Nabbs and Margot Smith and, with their departure,we warmly welcome two new directors, Jacinta Carboonand Neelesh Mehta.
Thank you to everybody who contributed to a veryproductive and successful year. We look forward tocontinuing our work with you.
Bernie DelaneyChair and Non-Executive DirectorRSPCA Victoria Board
This was a year of real achievement, as we made significantstrides toward our vision of ending cruelty to all animals.
With enhanced powers under the Domestic Animals Act,we investigated and prosecuted more cases of animalcruelty than ever before – including a 57-dog puppy farmin Dunolly and a complicated web of illegal online selling.With the state-wide expansion of our foster care network,we also increased our capacity to care for the mostvulnerable animals. Our ‘Furry Army’ election campaignsaw major parties commit to important new animal welfareinitiatives to protect those vulnerable animals. I wasparticularly delighted to welcome legislation that removedrequirements for non-racing greyhounds to be muzzled.
Our Glenelg Cat Welfare project saw us visit Portlandfor a week and desex 139 cats! Our Education teamcomplemented this, forming relationships with localschools and teaching the kids to ‘think cats’. This targetedapproach to prevention is something we’ll be doing moreof in the future.
The year also marked the first anniversary of the passingof Dr Hugh Wirth AM. In February, we held a beautifulmemorial and named our Burwood East building in hishonour. His legacy lives on.
We had a pleasingly strong financial year – testament toa lot of hard work, community support and some particularlygenerous Gifts in Wills. This has helped us invest intransformational initiatives like our Epping Cat DesexingProgram, which is helping to reduce the number ofhomeless and unwanted cats in the local governmentareas of Darebin, Moreland and Whittlesea.
The steps we took this year to support our people todo their great work – including investing more than everbefore in training and development and increasing ourfocus on building a strong safety culture across all oursites – is something I’m really proud of.
Everything relies on the help of our wonderful staff,volunteers and supporters, so thank you to everybodyfor your contribution as we look forward to another verysuccessful year.
Dr Liz WalkerChief Executive OfficerRSPCA Victoria
THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS CEO MESSAGE
CHAIR MESSAGE OUR GOALS
BOARD MEMBERS FINANCIAL SUMMARYSTATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS & OTHERCOMPREHENSIVE INCOMEfor the year ended 30 June 2019
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONat 30 June 2019
EXPENDITURE
This fi nancial summary provides an overview of RSPCA Victoria’s fi nancial affairs. Our full fi nancial information, including our statutory audited fi nancial statements,is available at rspcavic.org/2019AnnualReport
* The government grant to cover our work for both 18/19 and 19/20 was receivedin this fi nancial year.
OUR PEOPLE
TRUSTS, FOUNDATIONS, GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPSWe greatly appreciate the significant support provided through trusts in perpetuity, philanthropic foundations, grantsand scholarships. This generous support enables us to continue to work with and support our communities to takeimportant steps toward ending animal cruelty.
Alice & Edmund Ingouville-Williams Memorial*
Allan Shaw Charitable Trust^^
The Animal Welfare Foundation of Australia (AWFA)~
Arthur Edwin & Anne Edith Barry Trust*
Australia Post Workforce Community Grants
Beryl May Hallett Donation*
Estate of Betty Spinks^^
Betty Ward Foundation
Bowles Charitable Foundation**
Bruce McDonald Charitable Trust
C & T Park Endowment
Carter Family Foundation
Donald Dennett James Walters Trust*
Dorothy May Baring Account^^
The Drury Trust^
Elisabeth Erna Dolgov Donation*
Elizabeth Mary William Trust^^
Faye Lorraine Fraser Memorial*
Florence A M Anderson Charitable Trust^^
Francis Samuel Abrahams Charitable Trust***
Frederick Hills Cat Trust
The Frederick Inman Trust^
Greenberg Charitable Foundation
H G K Bequest 2^^
Handelsman Charitable Trust
Harry and Yvonne Wales Memorial*
Harry Schofield Trust*
Helen Carson Endowment^
Helen Fookes Trust^^
J & L Armstrong Charitable Endowment^^
J A Sheppard Charitable Trust
The J Elliston Endowment^
JB Were Charitable Endowment Fund
Estate of J M Patterson
Jean & Gerrard Harper Bequest*
Jean Mary Greenlees*
Jill Chapman Fund^^^
The John and Margaret Schneider Charitable Trust^
John Frank Aiken*
John Hibbet Trust Fund^^
The John Murphy Charitable Trust^
Joseph Norman Mason*
Joyce Adelaide Healey Charitable Trust^^
Joyce Hood Charitable Trust^^
Judith De Garrood Donation*
Katharine St Clair Nanson Charitable Trust^^
The Katrina May Russell Foundation^
Keila Hinde Charitable Trust^^
Kenneth And Waverley Harris Trust*
Kevin Stewart Cowell Trust***
Leslie and Hedi Basch Charitable Trust^
Leslie and Helen Crawford Fund^^
Leslie Ray Stemmer Trust
Leslie William Meagher Donation*
Loftus-Hills Fund^^^
The Lola Poynton Memorial Fund^
Marjorie Hayes & Olivia Cock Memorial*
Marshall Fund^^^
Mary Evelyn Bowley Charitable Trust^^
The Mary Gray Trust^
MS Justice Legal
Estate of Mildred Dorothy Shaw^^^
Oswald Hearne Trust^
Patricia McIntyre Foundation
Paul & Ruth Permezel Fund^^^
Russell Foundation
Robert Colin Leviston Gift*
Sarah Josephine Logue Memorial Fund*
Shirley Margaret Duffin Memorial for Animal Welfare*
The Sir Wilfred & C H (Roger) Brookes Charitable Foundation^
Wotherspoon Estate Professional Development Scholarship
* A Sub-Fund of the State Trustees Australia Foundation (S.T.A.F.), managed by State Trustees Ltd
** Managed by Australian Unity Trustees Ltd
*** Managed by State Trustees Ltd
^ Managed by Perpetual Philanthropic Services
^^Managed by Equity Trustees
^^^ Managed by Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation
~ We are extremely grateful for the visionary support and generosity provided by The Animal Welfare Foundation of Australia (AWFA), which has continued to fund the RSPCA Victoria Education Centre. The AWFA vision is education and learning to change the attitude of the whole Australian population to one of compassion for all animals.
The Glenelg Shire Cat Welfare Initiative is supported by the Victorian Government Animal Welfare Grants program; Elizabeth Mary William Trust (managed by Equity Trustees); Dr Miles Nicholls & Dr Barbara Cargill; and the RSPCA Victoria Champion Circle.
The 2018-19 financial year was thesecond year in RSPCA Victoria’s five-year strategic plan.
As well as identifying a boldvision for the organisation – endingcruelty to all animals – our five-yearstrategic plan articulates a clearpurpose – with the community,achieve outstanding animal welfarethrough education, advocacy, animalcare and protection – and five goalsfor the organisation.
1 Focus effort to reduce animalcruelty and neglect.
• Growth in revenue supports usto invest in animal welfare andending cruelty.
• Costs are managed efficientlyand effectively.
GIFTS IN WILLSWe are very grateful to receive generous gifts from the following wonderful supporters who thoughtfullyincluded a gift in their Will to support animal welfare in our community.
MAJOR GIFTSWe greatly appreciate our major giving family for their visionary and inspirational generosity. This significantsupport continues to help us take great steps toward ending cruelty to all animals.
We thank the followingvisionary supporters fortheir extraordinary gifts.
J & L BatesM & P FloodThe Late M JohnsonM Nicholls & B CargillC R PoyserS & L SedgmanS Sullivan
We thank the followingsupporters for theinspirational gifts.
R AndréE BurgessA CampbellE Caramonolis JnrS ChongP & L ChristiansenG DahlsenB DelaneyJ EllixA Firkin & H MyallS Grant
D HooleyA HughesB HughesJ KerrB KellyL B & L KubisA LangleyG MacphersonY MeeC MuhlethalerM MurphyB NeubeckerK OoiLady P Potter AC CMRIK Reid
M Ross AMG RoussetyR SkinnerJ SmithC SoonthornvittV StevensonR & E StradwickN VinkM WallaceC WebbR WebbD WilliamsonM Wonson
A AppletonJ N AshfordN M AyresN E BarnesL J BaxterJ F G BeagleyM R BentleyA F BingK B BlairN L BlizzardD B BlundellM H R BogueM J BostonL G BowesA BownasT M BradburyT A H BradyA D BrayJ H BroderickR E BroughtonJ M BrownJ E BruceI F BryanA J M BryantH E BryantF W BrzezinskiH J Burgess
M E CairnduffJ L CameronF P CampbellE K CarrelJ A CarterT A CashA M ChaferH W ClementL W CoadP W CollingsI J CookV P CottonH M CroftP CrottyB T DalyM M DodgsonG E DonaldsonI DunsmuirR W S ElkinL N ElmerC A ElstonH FaragE B FarmerS S FitzpatrickH M GarrettyM GirouxR J Gurnett
M J HamptonM HardingM J HousdenG J HughesJ A HughesE S JonesG JonesP M KavanaughM H L KeaneD M KellyG E KelynackV KingJ KordovicF La IaconaJ I LarkinE R LawtonW M LearyD E LeithR M LeonardG M LeslieH LeuschnerK G LiddleB LimC P LunnP M MackennalK M MartinA Matheson
C H MaynardE I McDonaldH J McDougallB T McGuireN C McIntoshD H McKenzieD M McMahonA B MeagherS MedinacelliM E MeisenhelterM E MelickD T MellersJ B MilburnN MillsJ M MitchellR H MitchellA R MorrisR D MorrisG M NevinsonP M O`BrienP A OliphantC R OwensB E PaarmanM ParkinsonM J PaulS A PayneJ L Penwill
S S PiggottR PotterM M PowellK T PowersW F QuillJ G RalphD G RaymentF J ReidM S RenoufH S A RobertsJ I RobinsonL W RogersN G SaatyM SaintD ScheffskyM R SedgmanH I ShortB E SimpkinsJ L SkeffingtonJ C SkuseL P SloanS J SmallD M SmithJ S SmithS M SpiveyR L StanleyA Staszak
G StephensM & P StewartP F StewartC L SuttonG A C SvobodaM J SwanM M TaubertB J TreadwellJ A TurnerE K VanderhoevenE D H VeitchT A J VogtC G VomackaM A WakefieldW I WalkerA WeberJ M D WellsC C WhiteM WhiteH WilhelmD L WilsonM J Wright
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSAwarded by the Board of Directors, Honorary Life Membership is the highest recognition given by RSPCA Victoria.Honorary Life Membership awards are our opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the significant supportprovided by our volunteers and supporters for their impact on the lives of animals in need, and improved communitybehaviour toward animals.
B DartJ DeamerD Elsum AMS GibbsI GillP GivenM GrantN GrayA G HallB HalseK HazelG HodgesM HollandB E HughesR C HunterV JacksonR JannengaN JappB KellyJ KillianK KingS LawsonE R LawtonR LillH LukeU Manning
C MatthewsH McCrackenB MeehanM J MeehanM MercurioJ MikaS I Miller AO LVO QPML MorrisJ NadortB NeubeckerK O’BrienG OogjesC L J PenmanP PensonA PollardC R PoyserS QuartermainB ReidH RonzioJ SalmonL SedgmanS SedgmanM SheedyM SimpsonE SmeatonD Smith
Mr F SmithJ T SmithE StradwickR StradwickV P StuddertS SullivanR ThomasM WallaceJ WallbridgeC A WebbR WebbB Wellington AMS WesterbergL WilliamsB WoodJ WoodS Zetter
The Board of Directors, staff and volunteers atRSPCA Victoria were saddened by the passingof the following Honorary Life Member andMajor Donor, who helped us achieve greatsteps toward ending cruelty to all animals thatwould otherwise not have been possible.
Vale M Johnson
2019 2018
$’000 $’000
Income
Fees for service – animals 10,332 10,284
Gifts in Wills income 23,435 12,192
Fundraising 10,037 9,260
Retail sales 1,844 1,505
Interest 154 12
Government grants 4,600 2,000
Education and rental income 743 740
Dividends and franking credits 16 15
Gain on disposal of non-current assets 257 1,130
Gain on disposal of previouslygifted asset
– 1,438
Gain on the movement in the fairvalue of investments held
74 –
Other revenue – 200
Total income 51,492 38,776
Expenditure
Animal welfare related expenses (24,545) (23,850)
Education, advocacy andcommunication
(1,840) (1,973)
Fundraising and Gifts in Wills expenses (4,948) (4,492)
Retail expenses including cost of sales (1,280) (967)
Animal welfare related support services (7,476) (6,325)
RSPCA Australia levy (593) (581)
Taxes and insurance (42) (44)
Loss on the movement in the fair valueof investments held
– (10)
Finance costs (119) (171)
Total expenditure (40,843) (38,413)
Net surplus 10,649 363
Other comprehensive income – –
Total comprehensive incomefor the year
10,649 363
2019 2018
$’000 $’000
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 12,411 3,331
Trade and other receivables 703 716
Inventories 539 523
Other assets 461 424
Total current assets 14,114 4,994
Non-current assets
Other fi nancial assets 2,383 –
Property, plant and equipment 43,926 44,080
Total non-current assets 46,309 44,080
Total assets 60,423 49,074
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 3,001 2,401
Borrowings 823 1,412
Provisions 2,662 2,526
Total current liabilities 6,486 6,339
Non-current liabilities
Other payables 165 169
Borrowings 1,114 599
Provisions 284 242
Total non-current liabilities 1,563 1,010
Total liabilities 8,049 7,349
Net assets 52,374 41,725
Equity
Accumulated funds 52,374 41,725
Total equity 52,374 41,725
INCOME21%SOCIAL ENTERPRISE• Adoption fees• Veterinary services• Education programs• Council pound and shelter contracts• Grooming services• Retail
