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Animal Emergencies

Note If you find a seriously injured bird or animal please take it to your nearest veterinary practice as we do not always have a vet on site to provide the required treatment.

Reporting Cruelty and Neglect

To report cases of cruelty and neglect, please contact the national RSPCA cruelty and advice line 0300 1234 999 for assistance

AreaNumber
Halifax Dog Warden01422 288001
Halifax Dog Warden out of hours01422 288000
Kirklees01484414739
Kirklees drop off07584483397
kirklees out of hours07961810279

Stray Cats

If you have found an sick or injured stray cat, please contact the national RSPCA cruelty and advice line 0300 1234 999 for assistance. If you have found a healthy stray cat in Kirklees/Calderdale, please contact the shelter on 01422 365628 and we will log it in our lost and found, alternatively enter the details on our online service. Please do not bring stray cats to the Centre unless we have told you that we have space for it. We run at full capacity all the time and our priority is to assist the most abused animals that are being rescued by our Inspectors. Please see our links page for details of other organisations who may also be able to assist.

Stray Dogs

We are not licensed to take in stray dogs. Stray dogs should be taken reported to your local dog warden. Please not there is no out of hours dog warden service, the emergency number is for advice only.

Injured Wildlife & Fledglings

If you find injured wildlife please contact our the national RSPCA cruelty and advice line 0300 1234 999 for assistance. Click here if you’ve found a fledgling.

Missing Animals

If you have lost your animal in Calderdale , bradford or  Kirklees, please contact the Centre on 01422 365628 and we will log it in our lost and found . You may also browse the recently found animals on our website

If You Need Urgent Veterinary Advice

Vetfone is a 24 hour, 7 day per week helpline, staffed exclusively by RCVS qualified Vet Nurses. Similar to NHS direct it takes calls from pet owners who are worried about their pet. This service is available to owners of a broad range of pets (dogs, cats, rabbit, exotics) but not large animals. Vetfone offer two lines as follows: By the minute: Call 0906 500 5500 and be charged £1.50 per minute. Vetfone say the average cost of an 0906 premium rate call of 4 minutes is about £6.00, which is considerably lower than the average vet initial consultation. One off payment: Call 0845 057 2222 and pay a one off charge of £9.50 by credit card. Alternatively please call your local vet.

Emergency help

If you need to contact the RSPCA to report an act of cruelty, neglect or concern about the welfare of an animal, call the RSPCA’s national cruelty and advice line on 0300 1234 999. Please do not use this website to report cruelty as our enquiries desk is only manned during office hours. Please take the time to look at this checklist before you call.

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