The Irish Blue Cross provides an evening mobile clinic service for needy pet owners throughout Dublin.  The busy service is located at ten locations weekly and is dependent on the goodwill of volunteer drivers, helpers and vets.  At least 10,000 treatments and vaccinations are carried out at the mobiles each year. The service is intended for genuinely needy pet owners unable to afford private veterinary fees.

Good information booklets on responsible puppy and kitten care and other topics are handed out free of charge at the clinics.  85% of animals attending the mobile clinics are canine. The remainder is mainly feline, including a small percentage of rabbits, birds and exotics.

Neutering and microchipping are promoted at the mobile clinics.  Microchipping is carried out at the Blue Cross at Inchicore and pets requiring neutering and other surgeries are referred through the Blue Cross schemes to private vets who generously discount their fees by one third.  In most cases the level of support given by Blue Cross in partnership with private practice is equal to two-thirds of the normal amount.  Significant numbers of animals benefit through Blue Cross low cost schemes – all that’s required is that the owner is genuinely needy and is first seen to at the mobile clinic so that it can be referred by a Blue Cross vet.  If in any doubt as to whether this may apply to your situation or someone who may need the service, the Blue Cross office will advise you.   For more information on our neutering and microchipping schemes please go to our welfare section here.

Office Advice Service

The Irish Blue Cross operates a busy support line at the main office at 15A Goldenbridge Industrial Estate that offers practical advice and words of support to anxious pet owners.  Neutering vouchers are issued all year round from the office and Blue Cross staff work closely with private veterinary practices on referred cases.  Information regarding the charity and on topics relating to pet ownership may be obtained by ringing or emailing us.  A Blue Cross information video on the work of the mobile clinics is available on loan for a small fee.

How to contact us

The Irish Blue Cross, 
15A Goldenbridge Ind Est,
Tyrconnell Road,
Inchicore,
Dublin 8.
Tel: 01 416 3030
Fax: 01 416 3035
info@bluecross.ie