Lort Smith Campbellfield Veterinary Clinic

Lort Smith Campbellfield is the Campbellfield clinic of Lort Smith, a long-established not-for-profit animal hospital and adoption centre founded in 1936 and described as Melbourne’s largest not-for-profit animal hospital. The Campbellfield location provides comprehensive veterinary care alongside a strong rehoming and community welfare focus. Services at the clinic include general consultations, desexing (spay/neuter), surgical procedures, emergency veterinary care available seven days a week, and medical treatment for less common or unusual pets. The organisation also runs adoption and rehoming programs that rehome hundreds of animals each year (including dogs, cats and a variety of small pets), and complements its clinical work with community outreach, pet therapy programs and support for owners facing difficult decisions about end-of-life care. What stands out is the combined clinical and welfare mission: clients can access routine and urgent medical treatment while also engaging with adoption and broader community services aimed at improving pet welfare and supporting vulnerable pet owners. The Campbellfield clinic is one of two Lort Smith locations, working alongside the North Melbourne site to deliver accessible, compassionate care across metropolitan Melbourne, staffed by a multidisciplinary team of veterinarians and nurses focused on both medical excellence and the human–animal bond.