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Wollongong Animal

Animal life around Wollongong offers plenty of ways to learn, participate and care well, whether you are raising a puppy, arranging a dog’s day care, improving your riding or sharing time with fellow horse enthusiasts. Local shops cover everyday supplies and aquarium needs, while clubs and instructors bring practical skills into the community. Calm, practical support is also available for animals needing veterinary attention, rehoming or wildlife rescue. The entries below bring together services across Wollongong and the wider Illawarra, with access details kept alongside each listing.

🐾 Veterinary care

Illawarra Animal Hospital

Illawarra Animal Hospital provides veterinary care for family pets from its Figtree and Yallah locations, serving Wollongong and the wider Illawarra. Its services include general consultations, vaccinations, dentistry, desexing, dermatology, orthopaedic and soft-tissue surgery, rehabilitation and puppy school. The two clinics have separate contact numbers, so use the number matching the location you need.

43 Princes Highway, Figtree, NSW 2525. ☎ (02) 4213 9333 Figtree clinic; (02) 4257 3322 Yallah clinic.

Greencross Vets Crown Street

This West Wollongong companion-animal clinic lists preventative health care, surgery and diagnostic medicine among its services. Pet owners can also ask about its weight-loss programmes and puppy preschool. It is a useful everyday veterinary contact for routine care and the clinic’s listed medical and surgical services.

424 Crown St, West Wollongong NSW 2500. ☎ 02 4228 3777 clinic enquiries.

Dapto Veterinary Clinic

Dapto Veterinary Clinic serves Dapto, Figtree, Wollongong and the surrounding Illawarra. Its published services range from consultations, vaccinations and routine procedures to advanced medical and surgical care. The clinic also lists puppy school, house calls, large-animal and farm visits, and an after-hours service, making its offering relevant to both household pets and some rural animal needs.

Dapto, NSW, serving Dapto, Figtree, Wollongong and the surrounding Illawarra.

🐕 Dog care, grooming and training

Around the Clock Dog Care

Based in Wollongong, Around the Clock Dog Care combines dog day care, overnight boarding, grooming and door-to-door transport across Wollongong and the broader Illawarra. Grooming is available to day-care dogs as well as the wider community, with wash-and-dry, full-groom and breed-specific styling options. This brings routine care and longer stays together in one service.

76 Swan Street, Wollongong NSW 2500. ☎ 0450 405 813 enquiries.

CuddleCubs Pet Care

CuddleCubs Pet Care offers boutique dog day care and grooming in Wollongong. Its grooming menu includes a bath and towel dry, bath and blow dry, mini grooms and full grooms, giving owners several levels of coat-care service to choose from. The service suits dogs needing a tidy-up as well as more complete grooming appointments.

222 Corrimal Street, Wollongong NSW. ☎ 0427 837 319 enquiries.

Dogh & Co.

Dogh & Co. is an appointment-only, one-to-one dog-grooming salon on Crown Street. It offers wash-and-tidy services and full grooms for dogs of different sizes, using pH-balanced products. The salon states that it does not use cages, an important practical detail for owners seeking a focused grooming appointment rather than a group-care setting.

322 Crown Street, Wollongong, NSW 2500.

South Coast Pet Pals

South Coast Pet Pals provides pet sitting, dog walking, dog day care and dog boarding in Thirroul and Wollongong. Its home-style approach uses one-to-one care, and the service states that its team is trained in animal CPR. That combination can suit owners arranging regular visits, exercise or care while away, with the service area covering the northern Illawarra.

Thirroul and Wollongong, NSW. ☎ 0401 216 918 enquiries.

Pawsome Care at Aunty Lizzy's

Pawsome Care at Aunty Lizzy’s provides boutique in-home dog boarding in Lake Heights. New bookings require a meet and greet, and the service accepts dogs that are friendly, social and comfortable in a home environment. Vaccinations are required for boarding, so these conditions are best considered before arranging an introduction or stay.

Lake Heights, Wollongong, NSW.

Zoomies Dog Services

Zoomies Dog Services is a mobile dog-care service working across Wollongong and the Illawarra. Options include solo, group and adventure walks, pop-in pet-sitting visits, in-home stays and hands-on dog training with owners and their dogs. The mobile format brings exercise, visits and training into the service area rather than relying on a single customer-facing venue.

Wollongong and Illawarra, NSW.

Wollongong Sport Dog Club

Wollongong Sport Dog Club centres on IGP, a dog sport involving obedience, character work and tracking. The club lists weekly Monday training and Saturday-morning tracking, with membership application information available online. It offers a structured way for handlers and dogs to work towards practical sport skills and take part in a regular training community.

Wollongong, NSW.

🛍️ Pet supplies and animal feed

Petstock Wollongong

Petstock Wollongong in Fairy Meadow stocks food, treats, toys, bedding, health products, grooming supplies and accessories for everyday pet care. Store services include professional grooming, a do-it-yourself dog wash, pet ID-tag engraving and aquarium-water testing. The mix is useful for routine dog and cat shopping as well as owners maintaining a home aquarium.

101 Princes Highway, Fairy Meadow NSW. ☎ 13 73 87 customer support.

Pet Essentials Australia

Pet Essentials Australia is an online animal-feed and pet-supplies retailer delivering across Wollongong and surrounding districts. Its product categories cover dogs, cats, horses, birds, small animals, farm animals and poultry. This broad range gives households, hobby keepers and rural customers a way to source supplies across several animal groups through one online service.

Online service area including Wollongong, NSW. ☎ 0434 551 231 enquiries.

🐎 Horses, riding and agistment

Andoran Stud Horse Agistment

Andoran Stud offers horse agistment between Sutherland and Wollongong. The property lists improved paddocks, paddock rotation, yards, stables, a lunging yard and a floodlit all-weather dressage arena. Other facilities include equipment storage and float parking, while access to farrier, dental and veterinary services and dressage tuition is also listed. Its published facilities suit owners seeking a managed horse-keeping setting with riding infrastructure.

Between Sutherland and Wollongong, NSW.

Kelly Zorn Riding Instruction

Kelly Zorn provides riding lessons in the Wollongong area for beginner and intermediate riders, with a focus on riding and dressage skills. Lessons are described as structured and tailored to a rider’s existing experience and goals. It is a practical starting point for developing foundations or building more confident, disciplined flatwork.

Wollongong area, NSW.

Illawarra Horse Trail Riders Inc.

Illawarra Horse Trail Riders is a non-competitive trail-riding club organising day rides, weekend excursions and camps across the region. Participation is aimed at riders with solid experience who can control a horse at walk, trot and canter in group settings and varied terrain. The club’s ride coordinator can provide the relevant contact point for prospective members.

Illawarra region, NSW. ☎ 0481 223 947 president and ride coordinator.

🤝 Rescue, adoption and wildlife support

RSPCA NSW Illawarra Shelter

RSPCA NSW Illawarra Shelter in Unanderra supports surrendered and mistreated animals through cat and dog adoptions, fostering, volunteering, community support and school-holiday programmes. The shelter accepts injured strays only; uninjured strays should be directed to the local council pound. Adoption and shelter enquiries can be made using the published number.

54 Industrial Road, Unanderra NSW 2526. ☎ (02) 4271 3410 shelter enquiries and adoptions.

Illawarra Cat Rescue

Illawarra Cat Rescue is a foster-care-based rescue for cats and kittens in need and does not operate a public shelter site. Its cats and kittens are cared for through foster homes, with adoptions made only to indoor-only homes. Adoption fees apply. Because the organisation uses foster care rather than a public premises, adoption enquiries should be made through its online service.

Illawarra, NSW.

Lost and Found Pets Illawarra Inc. Rescue

Lost and Found Pets Illawarra works with foster carers to help cats and dogs in need throughout the Illawarra. Adoption applicants are assessed before meeting a foster carer and animal. The rescue states that animals receive health checks and listed veterinary treatments before adoption, providing a clear process for people considering a foster-based adoption.

Illawarra, NSW.

WIRES Illawarra

WIRES Illawarra supports wildlife rescue, carer participation, fundraising and wildlife education across the region. Injured or distressed wildlife can be reported through the WIRES rescue service, while people interested in the broader welfare effort can explore carer and fundraising pathways. Wildlife matters are best handled through the rescue service rather than by attempting care without guidance.

Illawarra, NSW. ☎ 1300 094 737 wildlife rescue.

Whether your interest is a well-trained dog, a carefully prepared aquarium, regular riding or responsible horse care, Wollongong’s animal community offers practical ways to get involved. Foster-based rescues, wildlife support and local clubs add community connections alongside everyday services, helping animal owners and enthusiasts find a suitable next step.

Local animal businesses, clubs, educators and welfare groups are warmly invited to add or update their listing, so more people across Wollongong and the Illawarra can discover the services, skills and community activities available to them.

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