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Cairns Animal

Cairns and its surrounding districts offer plenty of practical ways to enjoy life with animals. Dog owners can build skills through puppy classes, obedience and sports, while grooming, daycare and hydrotherapy help with everyday routines. Aquarium keepers can explore fish, shrimp, plants and aquascaping, and poultry or horse owners can find feed, hay and husbandry supplies across the wider region. Calm veterinary care, rescue organisations and wildlife contacts add useful support when animals need professional help or a safe pathway to new homes.

Here are some local services, organisations and activities to explore, from Cairns suburbs to the Tablelands and Far North Queensland catchment.

🩺 Everyday veterinary care

Cairns Veterinary Clinic

Cairns Veterinary Clinic in Manoora provides veterinary care for dogs, cats and small pets. Its listed services include health checks, preventative care, diagnostics, surgery, dentistry and orthopaedics. The clinic also operates Gordonvale Veterinary Surgery as a separate location, so the Manoora contact below is the relevant local branch detail.

76 Pease St, Manoora QLD 4870. ☎ 07 4032 9999

Dr Anita Vet To Pet

Dr Anita Vet To Pet is a mobile small-animal veterinary service visiting homes in Cairns and surrounding areas. Published services include vaccinations, cat grooming and pet-insurance processing. General anaesthesia is not available in the mobile setting; where continuity of care requires it, arrangements are made through other Cairns providers.

Cairns and surrounds. ☎ 0438 535 868 for mobile veterinary enquiries and appointments.

🐾 Grooming, daycare and boarding

Pupstars Daycare and Grooming

Pupstars lists dog daycare, dog grooming, cat grooming and dog hydrotherapy for Cairns clients. Grooming includes baths, trims, nail clipping and ear cleaning. The Portsmith site is the Cairns location, while the operator also lists Trinity Beach, giving owners a choice of listed service locations across the northern suburbs.

48 Hartley St, Portsmith QLD 4870. ☎ 07 4041 6096 for Portsmith bookings and enquiries; Trinity Beach bookings: 07 4057 8218.

YAPS Animal Refuge

YAPS Animal Refuge rescues and rehomes abandoned and unwanted dogs and cats across the Cairns area and Far North Queensland. It also offers dog and cattery boarding. Dog boarding uses individual sheltered kennels unless dogs from the same family share, and dogs entering boarding must have a C5 vaccination.

Cairns area, Far North Queensland. Boarding and refuge access should follow YAPS’ published arrangements.

🛍️ Pet supplies, feed and aquariums

Pet Cafe Cairns

Pet Cafe Cairns in Manunda stocks pet food, including dry food and fresh meat, along with accessories, tick and flea protection and treats. The operator also lists a second location in Edmonton. The Manunda store gives local pet owners a dedicated source for routine food, enrichment and care supplies.

23 Anderson St, Manunda QLD 4870. ☎ 07 4041 1415.

Petstock Cairns

The Bungalow Petstock branch combines general pet retail with several store-specific services. These include puppy school, grooming, a DIY wash, pet ID-tag services and aquarium water testing. The branch page also lists pet-adoption support through Petstock and the Petstock Foundation, making it a useful stop for both routine supplies and selected animal-care activities.

287 Mulgrave Road, Bungalow QLD 4870. ☎ 07 4031 5049.

Aquarium World Cairns

Aquarium World Cairns caters for freshwater aquarium projects with fish, shrimp, aquatic plants and aquascaping materials. Its range also includes fish food, filtration, treatments, testing kits and cleaning equipment. The business says it breeds fish away from the shop and accepts requests for rare or unique fish, which may help keepers planning a more specialised setup.

393 Mulgrave Rd, Bungalow, Cairns QLD 4870. ☎ 0414 214 620.

NQ Stockfeeds & Farm Supplies

NQ Stockfeeds & Farm Supplies in Yorkeys Knob serves Far North Queensland with feed and animal supplies. Its listed range covers chicken feed, shell grit, feeders and bedding; horse feed, chaff, rugs, fly masks and supplements; hay for horses, cattle and other livestock; plus food and accessories for companion and small animals. Drive-through collection and delivery are listed.

Yorkeys Knob, Far North Queensland. The business lists drive-through collection and delivery services.

🐕 Dog training and activities

Canine Training School

Canine Training School provides dog and puppy training from Trinity Park for Cairns and a wider catchment that includes the Tablelands, Port Douglas and Gordonvale. Its programme includes puppy pre-school, adolescent training, third-level training, Cairns Super Dogs, behavioural consultations and one-to-one sessions. Appointments are required, making the contact below useful for planning a suitable session.

Trinity Park and listed surrounding service areas. ☎ 0413 656 626 for training enquiries and appointments.

Cairns City Kennel Club

Cairns City Kennel Club offers public dog-obedience training and dog sports for all breeds. Its training pathway includes puppy preschool, Pet Manners, intermediate obedience and advanced obedience. Puppy preschool requires a second vaccination and starts with a handlers-only orientation. Members and participants can also explore flyball, scent work, rally obedience and trick dogs.

Cairns. Puppy preschool and other activities follow the club’s published participation arrangements.

🐎 Horse care and agistment

Kensington Park Horse Agistment and Stud

Kensington Park in Mareeba provides nearby horse agistment for all horse breeds. The property lists paddocks with shelters, self-watering systems and electric outriggers. Agistment includes two hard feeds and hay, while weekly veterinary and farrier visits are available if required. It is a practical Tablelands option for owners seeking a horse-keeping arrangement with listed feed and property facilities.

245 Gilmore Road, Mareeba QLD. ☎ 0484 955 725 for agistment enquiries.

🤝 Rescue and wildlife support

RSPCA Cairns

RSPCA Cairns’ Animal Care Centre in Aeroglen rescues and rehomes animals from Far North Queensland. Adoption applications are made online and adoptions are appointment based. The location also lists pet boarding. Its service area includes animals arriving from places such as Townsville, the Torres Strait, Weipa and Cooktown, so local adoption enquiries may involve animals from across the region.

Cnr Arnold St & Greenbank Rd, Aeroglen QLD 4870. ☎ 07 4055 1487 for the RSPCA Cairns shelter. Sick or injured wildlife: 1300 264 625.

FNQ Wildlife Rescue Association

FNQ Wildlife Rescue Association is a volunteer wildlife-rescue organisation based in Cairns, with trained carers working with birds, mammals, marsupials, bats, reptiles and amphibians. Its stated rescue, care and release catchment extends from Cardwell to Cape York. The organisation lists a 24-hour phone rescue service for wildlife matters across this broad Far North Queensland area.

Manunda, Cairns. ☎ 07 4053 4467 for the 24-hour wildlife rescue line.

Whether you are refining a dog’s manners, setting up an aquarium, arranging horse agistment or looking for a safe wildlife response, Cairns has practical animal connections spread across the city and surrounding districts. Local clubs, shops, trainers, carers and welfare organisations each offer a different way to learn, care and take part.

Are you running an animal business, club, education service or welfare group in Cairns or the surrounding region? You are warmly invited to add or update your listing so more local people can discover what you offer.

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