RSPCA NSW Easter long weekend opening hours 2020 Posted on April 9, 2020 Over the Easter long weekend, RSPCA NSW opening hours will be further impacted. Please read on for opening hours relevant to each of our shelters, veterinary hospitals and impound facilities. Veterinary Hospitals Our veterinary hospitals will be operating over the long weekend, but with reduced hours and changed processes in light of COVID-19. See below for public holiday trading hours. Sydney Veterinary Hospital – Open Saturday and Monday Hunter Veterinary Hospital – Open Saturday and Monday Tighes Hill Veterinary Hospital – Open Saturday Broken Hill Veterinary Hospital– Open Saturday To protect the health and safety our staff, we expect clients to adhere to the following protocol at all four of our hospitals: Call the relevant number (listed below) to advise you have arrived at the hospital and are ready for your appointment. Make sure your pet is in a carrier or kept on a lead.In the meantime, wait inside your car until a veterinarian is available to give you a call and chat through your pet’s medical history.After discussion with the veterinarian, one of our staff will come out to collect your animal from you, and the veterinarian will examine them while you wait in your car.After the examination the veterinarian will phone you again to discuss their findings, and the options for testing and/or treatment of the problem.If your animal is suitable to be discharged, payment will be taken via contactless card. If contactless payment is not an option for you, please alert staff before the appointment commences.If your animal needs to stay in care, admission paperwork will need to be completed, which our receptionists will discuss with you. Contact numbers Broken Hill Veterinary Hospital: (08) 8087 7753. Hunter Veterinary Hospital: (02) 4939 1500 Sydney Veterinary Hospital: 0422 000 326 Tighes Hill Veterinary Hospital: (02) 4927 6822 Shelters and Care Centre To prevent the spread of COVID-19, our shelters and Tuggerah Care Centre are currently closed to public walk-ins. For more information on this, and how our organisation is responding to the pandemic, please head here. For urgent surrenders and strays, please call ahead to the relevant shelter and we will handle your enquiry on a case-by-case basis. Adopt From Home We will still be conducting Adopt From Home appointments on Saturday and Monday, with no home appointments on Good Friday or Easter Sunday. To express your interest, please fill out this form online. For more information on how Adopt From Home works, please head here.
