About Us

RSPCA Wigan, Leigh and District Branch is a separately registered charity to the national RSPCA and we must raise our own funds in order to continue to help local animals in the areas of Wigan, Leigh and parts of Skelmersdale.

We offer low cost welfare vet treatments for the pets of local people on benefits who would not otherwise be able to afford vet treatment for their pet cats and dogs.

Our low cost vet clinic is the only lifeline for many local people and their pets as there is no other animal charity offering welfare vet treatment within our borough.

Our welfare vet clinic offers consultation and treatment, neutering*, vaccinations, microchipping, dentals, blood investigations and minor surgical procedures for dogs and cats.  (* We are currently unable to offer bitch spays)

2022 Welfare vet clinic activity headlines

• Held 60 welfare vet clinics

• Treated 1297 animals (898 dogs / 399 cats)

• Neutered 245 animals (73 dogs / 172 cats)

• Vaccinated 357 animals

• Microchipped 163 animals

• 20 Operations performed

• 22 Dentals performed

Our Branch also supports the RSPCA inspectorate by preventing escalation of animal welfare issues, accepting direct client referrals from the inspectorate, supporting compliance with inspectorate advice and direction and helping to prevent further suffering of sick and/or maltreated animal. The number of inspector referrals to our clinic continued to rise in 2022.

We continue to work closely with Cats Protection and in 2022 neutered 94 cats under their neutering voucher programme, with particular focus on multi cat households.

Our ambition is to further the charity's aims and objectives, delivering and developing our welfare vet service to ensure we continue to make a real difference to the welfare of  animals in our local area.

We believe all animals deserve a good life and their welfare is at the heart of everything we do here at RSPCA Wigan, Leigh and District Branch.

For more information on how to access our services or ways you can help or donate please ring us on  ☎️ 01942 824165.

We are a very small team so if we are unable to answer your call please leave a brief message and a contact number - we will get back to you at the earliest opportunity.

The clinic phones are not manned evenings, weekends or Bank Holidays

Please note we are unable to contribute towards private vet fees