Animal welfare complaints in Queensland

If you suspect cruelty to animals or that animals aren't being cared for properly, you should make an animal welfare complaint to Biosecurity Queensland or the RSPCA.

You may suspect that an animal:

• is at immediate risk of death or injury, such as being locked in a hot car or bogged down
• is not being cared for properly
• is being treated cruelly (for example, beaten, kicked or otherwise abused)
• has been deliberately abandoned
• is being used in an illegal activity where it will suffer, such as a cockfight or dogfight
• is being deliberately baited or poisoned (other than for officially declared feral or pest animal control)
• is sick or injured and is not receiving appropriate treatment
• is not getting appropriate feed or water and is suffering
• is not being given an appropriate place to live with regard to its age, breed or size.

This guide describes the animal welfare complaints process in Queensland.