We’re here: Sydney Dogs & Cats Home is now operating from Kurnell

After years of operating from temporary facilities, Sydney Dogs & Cats Home has now moved our animals and key shelter services to our new home at Kurnell.

Our key shelter services are now operating from Kurnell, including adoptions, reclaims, fostering and council impounding. Our vet team will still be at Strathfield South.

We’re still settling into our new home at Kurnell and establishing new routines, so some arrangements may continue to evolve. If you’re planning to visit, please check the latest information on our website first.

We also know there’ll be plenty of questions about what’s changing, where to go and when you’ll be able to visit. So we’ve pulled together this nifty little Q&A for you.

Visiting Kurnell

Sydney Dogs & Cats Home is located at:

69–83 Sir Joseph Banks Drive, Kurnell

Public gate access: 8am–5pm

If you’re coming to adopt, reclaim, foster or access another service, please come.

If you’re simply curious and want to have a look around, we’d love you to give us a little more time first.

Like any move, there’s still some unpacking, settling in and working out where everything goes. More importantly, our animals are adjusting to a completely new environment and our team is getting used to new routines.

We know many people are excited to see Kurnell, and we’re incredibly grateful for that enthusiasm. We’ll create opportunities to visit, including open days and community events, once we’re ready to welcome everyone properly.

Interested in adopting?

Walk-in adoption enquiries are now welcome at Kurnell between 10am and 4pm, seven days a week.

If you’re thinking about adopting, you’re welcome to come in during those hours and speak with our Animal Care team.

Before you visit, please check our website for the latest adoption information. If you’re interested in a particular animal, please check their profile first to make sure they’re currently onsite at Kurnell.

When you arrive, check in at reception and our team will take you through the next steps.

Animals in foster care still require an online application through their adoption profile and won’t necessarily be available to meet at Kurnell without prior arrangements.

Need to reclaim your pet?

Reclaims are now operating from Kurnell.

If your pet has been impounded, please follow the information provided by Sydney Dogs & Cats Home or your council before visiting.

Council impounding

Council impounding services are now operating from Kurnell.

We continue to receive and care for lost and stray animals on behalf of our council partners.

What about fostering?

Foster care remains an important part of what we do.

If you’re interested in fostering an animal, please continue to contact us through the usual channels and our team will guide you through the process.

Where is the veterinary team?

Our veterinary team remains at Strathfield South for the time being.

If you have a veterinary appointment for your pet or foster animal, it will continue at Strathfield South unless we tell you otherwise.

Kurnell is being developed in stages so we could get onsite and operational as soon as possible, rather than waiting until every part of the project was complete.

A purpose-built veterinary clinic is planned as part of Stage 2 and will go ahead once we raise the funding needed.

Is Kurnell fully complete?

Not yet.

Stage 1 has allowed us to move our animals and key shelter services to Kurnell. Further funding is still needed for Stage 2, including the purpose-built veterinary clinic.

Building the site in stages has meant we can start using the facilities that are ready now, while continuing to work towards the full vision for Kurnell.

Will these arrangements stay the same?

We’re still settling into the new site and establishing new ways of working, so some arrangements may change.

Please check our website before visiting for the latest information on opening hours, adoptions and other services.

When can I come and have a look around?

Once our team and animals have had more time to settle in, we’ll share details of future open days and community events.

We want to make sure that when we welcome everyone in, we can do it properly.

Thank you for being part of the journey with us. Your support has helped us reach this point, and we’re so grateful to have our community behind us as we settle into Kurnell.