DSPCA Mobile Unit

DSPCA Mobile Unit is part of the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, operating as a charity rather than a corporate vet group. It is set up as a mobile vet clinic within a wider animal-care organisation in Rathfarnham, with services extending beyond veterinary work into rehoming and pet support facilities. Recent feedback is mixed: many reviewers praise helpful, caring staff, while others raise concerns about communication and transparency around adoptions.

Services

•Mobile veterinary and animal care support: the clinic is presented as a mobile vet service within the wider DSPCA operation, alongside neutering and general animal-care support.
•Rehoming and intake-related services: reviews describe the organisation helping with adoption/rehoming, arranging dog meets as part of the adoption process, and taking in or handling found and lost animals.
•Training and activities: the website lists dog training, and a recent reviewer specifically praised a 4-week beginner agility course.
•Pet care facilities: the site also lists doggie daycare and a pet hotel.
•Memorial facilities: the Pet Guardian Memorial Garden remains one of the named on-site features, and a recent review mentions visiting the Rainbow garden for pets.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

Felicity is named positively in a recent review for hosting a beginner agility course. More broadly, reviews often mention the team as friendly, helpful, professional, and under pressure, though a few reviewers describe rude or uncomfortable front-desk interactions.

Reviews

DSPCA Mobile Unit has a 4.6-star Google rating from 1,312 reviews. Recent feedback is mixed rather than one-sided.

•Several recent reviewers describe friendly, helpful staff and a caring atmosphere, especially around adoptions, animal handovers, and training activities.
•Adoption and rehoming experiences vary: some people felt the process was thorough and responsible, including checks on home suitability and organised dog meetings, while others report disappointment or confusion over animal availability.
•There are recurring complaints around communication and transparency, including allegations of undisclosed health issues in adopted animals, incorrect age estimates, and dissatisfaction with follow-up donation calls.
•A smaller number of reviews criticise staff manner and advice, including one complaint about a rude interaction when reclaiming a lost dog and another about advice given regarding abandoned cats.

Reviews for DSPCA Mobile Unit

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 1312 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Sandy Fisher

1 month ago

We went to try to adopt a dog, unfortunately, due to an outbreak of kennel cough the kennels were not open to visitors. Staff are friendly and helpful.

Niall Capventis

Felicity was the best host anyone could ask for!! She took Kobi (and my Dad!) through the 4 week Agility Course for Beginners and I couldn't recommend it more! So welcoming, accommodated all levels, a great way for your dog to get a bit of socialising too. Really fun final session that puts together everything your dog learns over the course in a fun and friendly way. Thanks Felicity and well done DSPCA

Niamh Coffey

Fantastic experience with dspca and all the staff . They were and are always under serious pressure and I have so much respect for them giving their time to do their best . We were grilled and rightly so on experience with the breed we were rescuing , photos and video of garden shared . Dog meet organised and we took our pasta party pup home . Thanks to everyone at the dspca.

Tom Browne

2 months ago

dont trust these cowboys drove 210klm eachway told us the dog we looked at was ours got an email today dog was gone to someone else probally gone abroad

Jessica Egan

Had a horrible experience here my little sisters dog got lost and when someone found her they brought to this place and I was made feel like I murdered somebody for losing the dog, in front of all the other people in the waiting area the woman I had the misfortune of dealing with was so rude and made me very uncomfortable as did the receptionist

Successful Smell

4 months ago

The DSPCA is a great animal shelter that allows pets to access all the care they need. They find homes for the pets and treat them with respect.

Navah King

5 months ago

Awful awful place. Be very careful taking animals from them. They send them out sick & unwell & with parasites & charge you for it. Utterly abysmal practice, they have a vet onsite but still don’t care how their animals are sent out aslong as they get their money. Stay well clear, safer getting animals from loving peoples homes than this place which in reality is just a puppy farm who put money first.

Mostafa AR Ismail

Amazing humans and amazing place. I was so anxious of giving my kitten to them because of the negative comments. But once I stepped there i knew that my kitten will be properly taken care of. The staff was helpful, friendly, professional and understanding. I can't thank them enough for their hospitality and kindness. May God bless this place and it's people.

Daniel O'Connor

I contacted this organisation for advice or help on two lost and abandoned cats that had been at our house for almost a week. I sent images of the animals to them and reported that they were less than 6 months old and appeared to have been dumped or abandoned. We could not keep them as we have our 16 year old cat and terrier cross dog. I explained my concern for the cats and that we had given them some food and could not find their owners locally. The response? 'Stop feeding the cats, they will go away eventually.' You want me to be intentionally cruel to vulnerable animals to get rid of them when you are supposed to be an animal protection agency.

shamrock shake

6 months ago

We adopted a cat from here and all was well , paid our fee which covered the neutering and microchip only when we got home the issues started . Didn't take us long to realize the cat was deaf and had 3 broken toes , none of which had been pointed out to us (we would have still adopted her anyway). Our local vet wasn't surprised by the DSPCA's lack of transparency at all as he had lots of poor experience with them . They also got her age wrong by many , many years. Then the phone calls began , asking for donations. At first I fobbed them off , but then they kept calling back, daily , for 13 days straight until my wife unloaded on them over the phone one day . I'm sure they do good, but our experience was very poor .