Lauren Black has been the secretary for the past five years and said the volunteer-run branch is all about education and prevention.

The Albury branch was first opened in the 1950s and has been run by different groups of volunteers since.

They do not have a shelter like other RSPCA branches and instead have multiple programs in place to help in a range of ways.

Programs include:

Foster and adoption

Animals go to individual foster homes where they can live in a home situation displaying their true personality until they're adopted out.

Community animal welfare program

Subsidised desexing vaccination microchipping

Community aged care program

Enabling elderly and disabled people in the community to keep their animals in their homes.

Running the past 15 years the program helps with walking, feeding and taking dogs to the vet.

The initiative also extends to people who have been hospitalised and need respite or if the owner dies in hospital their pet can be taken into the foster and adopt program.

Information centre

The centre on Hume street offers a vital information link between the community and all animal-related queries.

Whenever the centre is open they have multiple enquiries ranging from microchipping and registration, animal cruelty queries to injured native wildlife reports and queries about dog trainers and kennel club.

While the branch doesn't conduct all these activities they can link people to resources they need.

The centre is open Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 2pm.

Doggy friendly drop in mornings are being launched where people can come in and enjoy a coffee and doggie biscuit and talk about all things pet related.

"A lot of rescue groups are dealing with the end process where a dog or cat is being given up," Secretary Lauren Black said.

"We are dealing with the entire spectrum from encouraging people not to breed, to train - we deal with the whole spectrum of animal care.

"We want to encourage people to think about the breed of dog they choose.

"Selecting the right breed can be the difference between a happy home and it not working out.

"Often it's not the fault of the owner they just choose a dog that doesn't suit their lifestyle.

"We're here to support owners."

The local inspector in Albury covers a 300 kilometre radius responding to all cruelty issues from cows starving to dogs being mistreated in a backyard.

"If people call saying they have a cruelty issue we speak to them to work out if it needs to go to council (like a barking dog) or if they should report it," Lauren said.

"It is a complicated area and we can show people the options.

"We're very much about prevention and will go and talk to the people realise they're uneducated if the dog has behavioral issues or is barking."

More than 90 volunteers help support this initiative, around 20 volunteers work up to 30 hours a week.

"It's like another full time job," Lauren said laughing.

"It's so rewarding that's why we do it. Everytime we open the information centre we get calls from people who need help with a cat stuck up a tree, how to register their pet or injured wildlife."

Donate to the RSPCA directly or to donate to the Albury branch allocate it when making a donation online or make it in person at the information centre on Hume Street.

Donations over $2 are tax deductible.

Volunteers as a foster carer or in another position.

Contact albury@rspca.org.au or call the branch (02) 6021 5220 for more information.

This story has been written as part of the Pets on the Border magazine. Read more like it here.