Animal emergency in Austria: who can help?

Euro-Notruf 112

The Europe-wide emergency number, free and available round the clock across Austria – including when people or animals are in acute danger and it is unclear who is responsible.

Available: 24/7

Feuerwehr 122

Austria's fire brigade emergency number for technical animal rescue: when an animal is trapped, has fallen into a shaft or is stuck up a tree or on an overhead line.

Available: 24/7

Polizei 133

Austria's police emergency number: for acute animal cruelty, dogs in overheated cars and after collisions with wildlife. The police then notify the responsible local hunter.

Available: 24/7

Tierrettung Kärnten (Landestierschutzverein Kärnten / TiKo)

Full-time animal rescue of Carinthia's animal welfare society (Landestierschutzverein) for accident, found-animal and welfare cases, daily 8am–10pm; call-outs are charged to owners.

Judendorfer Straße 46, 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Available: Daily 8am–10pm (outside these hours: vet, fire brigade or police)

NÖ Tierschutz-Hotline (Notruf für das Tier)

Lower Austria's free state animal welfare hotline: round-the-clock first advice if you have found an injured, lost or helpless animal.

Available: 24/7 (since October 2020), free of charge

Tierrettung des Tierschutzvereins St. Pölten

Round-the-clock animal rescue of the St. Pölten animal welfare society for dogs, cats and pets – also for found animals and weekend emergencies.

Available: 24/7

Tierrettung Oberösterreich (TROÖ)

Volunteer-run animal rescue for Upper Austria, based in Linz: rescues injured animals in distress, including birds of prey. Call-outs for pets are charged to the owner.

Piccolominigasse 1, 4030 Linz

Available: Not stated on the website

Österreichische Tierrettung

Non-profit animal rescue based in the city of Salzburg, reachable round the clock for animals in need; also runs pet first-aid courses. Emergency line for genuine emergencies only.

Moosstraße 36, 5020 Salzburg

Available: Emergency line 24/7; office Tue–Thu 9am–1pm

Tierrettung Steiermark (Aktiver Tierschutz Austria / Arche Noah)

Animal rescue run by the association Aktiver Tierschutz Austria from the Arche Noah shelter in Graz; according to its website, reachable round the clock for animals in need across Styria.

Neufeldweg 211, 8041 Graz

Available: 24/7 according to the website

Tierrettung der Berufsfeuerwehr Graz

Animal rescue of Graz's professional fire brigade (Berufsfeuerwehr): catches and cares for animals in the city 24/7 – road-accident animals, cats up trees, escaped animals. Vehicle based at Hauptwache Ost.

Dietrichsteinplatz, 8010 Graz

Available: 24/7

Tierrettung Vorarlberg (Vorarlberger Tierschutzheim)

Animal rescue of the Vorarlberg animal shelter (Tierschutzheim): recovers injured and stray pets and takes them to a vet or the Dornbirn shelter – free of charge for finders.

Martinsruh 5, 6850 Dornbirn

Available: Not stated on the website

Tiernotruf Tierschutz Austria

Tierschutz Austria's telephone animal emergency line: round-the-clock advice on emergencies involving pets and wildlife in and around Vienna, with referral to a vet or animal rescue.

Available: 24/7

Tierrettung der Stadt Wien / MA 60 Fundservice für Haustiere

Vienna's municipal animal rescue collects lost, ownerless and officially seized dogs, cats and small animals anywhere in the city, round the clock. Not a private pet transport service.

Süßenbrunner Straße 101, 1220 Wien

Available: 24/7, 365 days a year

Heimtiernotdienst Burgenland

Small-animal emergency service funded by the state of Burgenland at weekends and on public holidays; call the number to find out which vet practice is on duty.

Available: Sat 12pm–10pm; Sun and public holidays 8am–12pm and 4pm–10pm (new number since 15 June 2026)

Wochenenddienst der Tierärzte Kärnten

Voluntary weekend and public-holiday service of Carinthian vets; the website shows which practice is on duty in each region, for small and large animals.

Available: Weekends and public holidays only (small animals from Sat 8am)

AniCura Tierklinik Hollabrunn

Small-animal clinic in Hollabrunn in the Weinviertel with a round-the-clock emergency service for dogs, cats and rabbits; please phone ahead.

Lastenstraße 2, 2020 Hollabrunn

Available: Emergency service 24/7 after phoning ahead

Tierklinik St. Pölten

Small-animal clinic in the south of St. Pölten with a 24-hour emergency service 365 days a year; outside opening hours, ring the bell at the entrance.

Lilienthalgasse 7, 3100 St. Pölten

Available: Emergency service 24/7; Mon–Fri 9am–7pm, Sat 9am–12pm

AniCura Tierklinik Schwanenstadt

Animal clinic in Schwanenstadt in the Hausruckviertel with a 24-hour emergency service; please phone ahead for emergencies.

Mühlfeldstraße 2, 4690 Schwanenstadt

Available: Emergency service 24/7 after phoning ahead

Tierklinik Sattledt

Animal clinic in Sattledt near Wels with a round-the-clock emergency service after phoning ahead, and specialities ranging from surgery to cardiology.

Kirchdorfer Straße 7, 4642 Sattledt

Available: Emergency service 24 hours after phoning ahead

Tierklinik Wels

Animal clinic in Wels with a 24-hour emergency service after phoning ahead; treats dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, reptiles and exotic species.

Lokalbahnplatz 5, 4600 Wels

Available: Emergency service 24/7 after calling; appointments +43 7242 555 71

Tierärztenotdienst Linz

Rotating weekend and public-holiday emergency service of Linz vet practices; the City of Linz publishes the current rota. You must phone ahead.

Available: Sat 12pm–7pm, Sun and public holidays 8am–7pm

Zentrale Tierarzt-Notrufnummer Salzburg (Zentralraum)

Central small-animal emergency vet number for the city of Salzburg, Flachgau and Tennengau – at night, weekends and public holidays, for life-threatening emergencies in small animals.

Available: Nights, weekends, public holidays (since 1 January 2023)

Tierklinik Thalerhof

Full-service clinic for dogs and cats in Feldkirchen near Graz, open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with intensive care unit, CT and MRI.

Eduard-Ast-Straße 13, 8073 Feldkirchen bei Graz

Available: Open 24/7

Tierärztenotdienst Graz

Out-of-hours vet service in Graz, organised by the Chamber of Veterinarians (Tierärztekammer) with city funding: evenings, weekends and public holidays, the number tells you which practice is on duty.

Available: Mon–Fri 7pm–midnight, Sat 3pm–midnight, Sun/public holidays 8am–12pm and 4pm–midnight

Tierarzt-Notdienst Tirol – Wochenende/Feiertag

Central small-animal emergency number of Tyrol's vets from Saturday noon to Monday morning and on public holidays; the website shows which practice is on duty today.

Available: Sat 12pm to Mon 7am and public holidays

Tierarzt-Notdienst Tirol – Wochentags Raum Innsbruck

Weekday small-animal emergency service for Innsbruck and surroundings, available outside practice opening hours.

Available: Weekdays outside surgery hours

Tierklinik Cepicka

Animal clinic in Schlins near Feldkirch with a round-the-clock telephone emergency hotline, including Sundays and public holidays.

Walgaustraße 19, 6824 Schlins

Available: Emergency hotline 24/7; surgery hours Mon–Fri 10am–12pm and 5pm–7pm, Sat 10am–12pm

Tierärztlicher Notdienst Vorarlberg

Weekend emergency vet service for farm animals, organised by the state of Vorarlberg. No central emergency service for dogs, cats and small pets could be found.

AniCura Tierklinik Erdberg

Large specialist and referral clinic for dogs and cats in Vienna-Landstraße with a 24/7 emergency vet service; an emergency fee applies outside consulting hours.

Franzosengraben 11a, 1030 Wien

Available: Emergency service 24/7

Tiernotarzt Wien und Umgebung

Mobile emergency vet service for Vienna and surroundings: vets make home visits round the clock outside surgery hours for emergency and first-line care.

Available: Round the clock outside surgery hours

Vetklinikum Wien

Large small-animal clinic in Vienna-Liesing with a 24/7 emergency service 365 days a year, for dogs and cats only; acute emergencies seen without an appointment.

Laxenburger Straße 252A, 1230 Wien

Available: Emergency service 24/7

Vetmeduni Wien – Tierspital Notfall Kleintiere

Emergency admissions at the small animal clinic of the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (Vetmeduni) in Floridsdorf, 24/7; please phone ahead.

Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Wien

Available: 24/7

Vetmeduni Wien – Tierspital Notfall Nutztiere

Emergency number of the Vetmeduni Vienna farm animal clinic for livestock – round the clock outside regular outpatient hours.

Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Wien

Available: 24/7 (outside outpatient hours)

Vetmeduni Wien – Tierspital Notfall Pferde

Emergency number of the Vetmeduni Vienna equine clinic, available round the clock – for horse emergencies outside regular outpatient hours.

Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Wien

Available: 24/7 (outside outpatient hours)

Vergiftungsinformationszentrale (VIZ)

Poisons information centre (Vergiftungsinformationszentrale) in Vienna, 24/7. It advises on poisoning in humans – if an animal has been poisoned, call a vet or animal clinic immediately.

Available: 24/7

Amtstierarzt der Bezirkshauptmannschaft bzw. des Magistrats

Across Austria, district authorities (Bezirkshauptmannschaften) and city councils (Magistrate) enforce the Animal Welfare Act: inspections, seizures, prosecutions. In acute danger, call the police (133) first.

Available: District authority (BH) office hours

Tierschutzombudsstelle Burgenland – Amelie Göschl, BSc MMSc

The Burgenland Animal Welfare Ombudsperson (Tierschutzombudsstelle) represents animals' interests in official welfare proceedings and handles tips, complaints and questions on animal welfare in Burgenland.

Marktgasse 2, 7210 Mattersburg

Tierschutzombudsstelle Kärnten – Mag.a Dr.in Jutta Wagner

The Carinthia Animal Welfare Ombudsperson (Tierschutzombudsstelle) represents animals' interests in official welfare proceedings and handles tips, complaints and questions on animal welfare in Carinthia.

Kirchgasse 43, 9021 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Tierschutzombudsstelle Niederösterreich – Dr.in Lucia Giefing

The Lower Austria Animal Welfare Ombudsperson (Tierschutzombudsstelle) represents animals' interests in official welfare proceedings and handles tips, complaints and questions on animal welfare in Lower Austria.

Rennbahnstraße 29, 3109 St. Pölten

BH Steyr-Land – Veterinärdienst (zuständig für Reichraming)

Official vet service (Amtstierarzt) of the Steyr-Land district authority: welfare inspections, animal diseases and animal transport in the district; also where to report animal cruelty.

Spitalskystraße 10a, 4400 Steyr

Available: Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 8am–12pm; Tue 8am–5pm

Tierschutzombudsstelle Oberösterreich – Dr.in Cornelia Rouha-Mülleder

The Upper Austria Animal Welfare Ombudsperson (Tierschutzombudsstelle) represents animals' interests in official welfare proceedings and handles tips, complaints and questions on animal welfare in Upper Austria.

Bahnhofplatz 1, 4020 Linz

Available: Mon–Fri 8am–12pm, book an appointment by phone first

Tierschutzombudsstelle Salzburg – Mag. Alexander Geyrhofer

The Salzburg Animal Welfare Ombudsperson (Tierschutzombudsstelle) represents animals' interests in official welfare proceedings and handles tips, complaints and questions on animal welfare in the state of Salzburg.

Bundesstraße 6, 5071 Wals-Siezenheim

Amtstierärztlicher Notdienst Steiermark über die Landeswarnzentrale

Styria's on-call official vet service (Amtstierarzt) outside office hours, via the state warning centre (Landeswarnzentrale) – only for urgent welfare and animal disease cases, not vet emergencies.

Available: Outside office hours

Tierschutzombudsstelle Steiermark – Dr.in Karoline Schlögl

The Styria Animal Welfare Ombudsperson (Tierschutzombudsstelle) represents animals' interests in official welfare proceedings and handles tips, complaints and questions on animal welfare in Styria.

Schmiedgasse 34, 8010 Graz

Tierschutzombudsstelle Tirol – Dr. Martin Janovsky

The Tyrol Animal Welfare Ombudsperson (Tierschutzombudsstelle) represents animals' interests in official welfare proceedings and handles tips, complaints and questions on animal welfare in Tyrol.

Wilhelm-Greil-Straße 17, 6020 Innsbruck

Tierschutzombudsstelle Vorarlberg – Dr.in Ruth Sonnweber

The Vorarlberg Animal Welfare Ombudsperson (Tierschutzombudsstelle) represents animals' interests in official welfare proceedings and handles tips, complaints and questions on animal welfare in Vorarlberg.

Montfortstraße 4, 6900 Bregenz

MA 60 – Veterinäramt und Tierschutz Wien

Vienna's veterinary office (MA 60) is the authority for animal welfare and animal keeping in Vienna and takes reports of animal cruelty; its found-pet service is available round the clock.

Thomas-Klestil-Platz 4, 1030 Wien

Available: Reports Mon–Fri 8am–3.30pm; found-pet service 24/7

Tierschutzombudsstelle Wien (TOW) – DI.in Eva Persy

The Vienna Animal Welfare Ombudsperson (Tierschutzombudsstelle) represents animals' interests in official welfare proceedings and handles tips, complaints and questions on animal welfare in Vienna.

Muthgasse 62, 1190 Wien

Animal Data

Pet ID database of the Vereinigung Österreichischer Kleintiermediziner, an association of small-animal vets: search by the 15-digit chip number and report missing animals.

Available: Online

Fundbehörde der Gemeinde

Anyone who finds an animal in Austria reports it to the municipal lost-property office (Fundbehörde). If no owner can be traced, the official vet (Amtstierarzt) arranges suitable accommodation.

Available: Municipal office hours

Heimtierdatenbank (amtlich, Gesundheitsministerium)

Austria's official pet database (Heimtierdatenbank), run by the Ministry of Health, for mandatory chipping and registration of dogs and breeding cats; search by chip number, log in with ID Austria.

Available: Online

PETCARD (heimtierdatenbank.at)

Private pet register at heimtierdatenbank.at – despite the name, not the official pet database. For found animals, search it by chip number as well.

Available: Online

Fundtiere im Burgenland (Veterinärdirektion)

Burgenland's state veterinary directorate (Veterinärdirektion) publishes all animals found in Burgenland online – useful when searching for a lost pet.

Fundtiere und Abgabetiere Land Niederösterreich

Lower Austria's online search for found and surrendered animals – the first place to look if your pet has gone missing in Lower Austria.

Available: Online

Tierschutzportal OÖ (Fund- und Vermittlungstiere)

Upper Austria's state portal listing found and adoptable animals from all Upper Austrian shelters, plus a directory of the region's animal shelters.

Fundtierdatenbank des Landes Salzburg

The state of Salzburg's found-animal database listing all animals found or surrendered in the province, sorted into dogs, cats, birds and other animals.

Available: Online

BirdLife Österreich – Auffangstationen nach Bundesland

BirdLife Österreich's overview of bird and wildlife rescue stations in every Austrian state, with guidance on what to do if you find an injured bird.

Wildunfall: Polizei oder Jagdausübungsberechtigter

After a collision with wildlife in Austria, always notify the police (133) or the local hunter. Taking injured or dead game away with you is a criminal offence.

Available: 24/7

Eulen- und Greifvogelstation Haringsee (VIER PFOTEN)

VIER PFOTEN's owl and bird of prey station in Haringsee in the Marchfeld: cares for injured wildlife and releases it. Call first – not every wild animal needs help.

Untere Hauptstraße 34, 2286 Haringsee

Available: Emergency mobile at any time; office +43 2214 480 50

OAW Greifvogel- und Eulenschutzstation (Naturschutzbund OÖ)

Bird of prey and owl station of Naturschutzbund Upper Austria in Linz-Ebelsberg: cares for injured raptors and owls. Drop-off only after phoning ahead; no collection service.

Available: After phoning ahead

Verein für kleine Wildtiere in großer Not (Graz)

Styria's only wildlife shelter, in Graz-Mariatrost: takes in orphaned and injured native mammals and birds, with a 24/7 emergency line. No visits possible.

Langeggerweg 80, 8044 Graz

Available: Emergency line 24/7

Auffangstation Tiroler Oberland (Greifvogelpark Umhausen)

Bird of prey rescue station at Greifvogelpark Umhausen in the Ötztal: takes in injured, sick or orphaned raptors from the Tyrolean Oberland and releases them back into the wild.

Am Tauferberg 8, 6441 Umhausen

Wildtierhilfe des Tierschutzvereins für Tirol

Wildlife rescue centre of the Tyrol animal welfare society in Innsbruck: cares for injured, sick and orphaned native wildlife such as birds, hedgehogs, squirrels or foxes and releases them.

Völser Straße 55, 6020 Innsbruck

Available: Mon–Sun 8am–5pm

Wildtierhilfe Vorarlberg

Team of animal keepers and biologists in Vorarlberg who care for injured and orphaned wildlife and release it. Please call before picking up a wild animal.

Available: Daily 8am–8pm

Wildtierservice Wien (MA 49)

Vienna's wildlife service (MA 49): gives daily advice on whether a wild animal needs help and accepts injured or orphaned wildlife at drop-off boxes in Favoriten and Donaustadt.

Triester Straße 114, 1100 Wien

Available: Daily 7.30am–10pm, including weekends and public holidays