Draft:Lort Smith

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Declined by Dan arndt 7 days ago. Last edited by Dan arndt 7 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: Fails WP:NCOMPANY, requires significant coverage in multiple independent secondary sources. The hospital's website is a primary source and therefore not independent. Dan arndt (talk) 09:32, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

The Lort Smith-Lyle Hospital for Sick and Injured Animals opened in North Melbourne in April 1936 - founded by friends and animal advocates Louisa Lort Smith and Lady Frances Lyle. Lort Smith and friends prior to this had formed the Melbourne’s Animal Welfare League Australia^[1] in 1927 - and it was through this work that in 1929, with the support of veterinarian Dr Bordeaux, a veterinary clinic for poor people (originally run by The University of Melbourne but forced to close due to a lack of students and the depression) was lunched.

Today Lort Smith^[2] continues to run as a charity, with its animal hospital still operating on the original site, as well as an animal shelter/adoption centre located in Campbellfield and a Pet Therapy Volunteer program which supports a range of organisations across Melbourne.

References

↑ Jack, Felicity (2003). The kindness of strangers : a history of the Lort Smith Animal Hospital. Spinifex Press. ISBN 187675639X.
↑ "Lort Smith About Us".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[1] Jack, Felicity (2003). The kindness of strangers : a history of the Lort Smith Animal Hospital. Spinifex Press. ISBN 187675639X.

[2] "Lort Smith About Us".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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