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Every year, Lort Smith supports pets and their people when they need it most, including families who are doing it tough. Your support helps us keep caring for sick and injured animals, and keep pets and people together.

Help us keep pets and people together

Your donation funds vet care for pets whose families are doing it tough, and helps us find new homes for animals in our care. Donations over $2 are tax deductible.

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How you can give

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Make a one-off or regular gift. Every dollar helps us care for animals in need.

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Host your own fundraiser and rally your community behind our work.

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Corporate partnerships

Partner with us to make a meaningful difference for pets and people.

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Workplace giving

Give regularly, straight from your pay.

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Philanthropic partnerships

Create lasting change through a major or philanthropic gift.

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Gifts in your Will

Leave a legacy that cares for pets and people long into the future.

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Donation story - Allie the dog
"Allie is still alive today thanks to the wonderful supporters of Lort Smith."

Allie came to us in extreme pain after a run-in with a fox, and needed complex surgery to survive. Thanks to our donors, she got it. She recovered quickly, learned to navigate the world on three legs, and is now thriving in a loving new home. Every donation makes a story like Allie’s possible.

Where your support goes

Lort Smith is a not-for-profit animal hospital and registered charity. When you bring your pet to us, you’re already helping us offer lower-cost vet care to people doing it tough. Your gift lets us go further, funding treatment for pets whose families couldn’t otherwise afford it.

Your gift helps us:
  • Provide free and discounted vet care for pets whose families are doing it tough
  • Care for and rehome animals through our Adoption Centre
  • Run pet therapy and emergency shelter programs in the community
Where your support goes

Frequently Asked Questions

Every gift keeps pets and people together

Lort Smith doesn’t receive ongoing government funding. Donations over $2 are tax deductible.

Support an animal charity in Melbourne

Lort Smith is Australia’s largest not-for-profit animal hospital, caring for pets in North Melbourne and Campbellfield. We don’t receive ongoing government funding, so donations from our community help us provide vet care for pets whose families are doing it tough, look after animals waiting for a new home in our Adoption Centre, and keep pets and people together.

Tax-deductible donations

Lort Smith is a registered charity, and donations over $2 are tax deductible in Australia. You can make a one-off or regular gift online, give through your workplace, fundraise with friends, or leave a gift in your Will. However you choose to give, you’re helping a pet get the care they need.