A Central Queensland animal rescue group says they need more help to get on top of the amount of animal cruelty going undetected and unaddressed in the community.

CQ Pet Rescue said they were seeing numerous cases of animals being dumped, tortured, or inhumanely killed across towns including Blackwater, Emerald and as far west as Longreach.

Secretary of the organisation, Vicki Ferguson, said one example was a 12-week-old puppy they were currently caring for, that had had all her teeth pulled out before she was dumped.

"The vet believes that they've been removed quite possibly by pliers," she said.

"What she's been through, no animal should have to go through."

Animals shot, legs missing, teeth pulled

Comments on the rescue group's Facebook page describe other animal cruelty cases from around the region.

"The amount of cruelty that does go on in the region is horrifying and not that many people know, or turn a blind eye," one comment read.

"Like the three puppies shot and dumped at Blackwater bridge but 2 puppies were still alive dispite [sic] their bullet wounds or the box of kittens that got dropped to me, that had missing legs and one had a huge gaping wound in its belly, all had to be put to sleep."

For cruelty cases like these, Ms Ferguson said their only port of call was the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) because the RSPCA does not operate that far west.

"It just seems to be a real issue that isn't being addressed," she said.

"I think RSPCA really needs to look at widening their reach and giving rural Queensland more support."

RSPCA does not reach far enough west

The RSPCA currently operates only about half way to Emerald — about 270 kilometres from Rockhampton — leaving a lot of inland central Queensland reliant on local volunteer groups.

RSPCA spokesperson Michael Beatty said they would love to be able to provide their services further west but, being a charity, they simply did not have the resources.

"Expansion is a real problem; just finding the money to do what we do at the moment is a major challenge," he said.

CQ Pet Rescue's Vicki Ferguson (left) and volunteer Tyneisha Winn would like the RSPCA to widen their reach further west. ( ABC Capricornia: Harriet Tatham )

Mr Beatty said the RSPCA had received nine animal cruelty complaints from the Blackwater area and 32 in the Emerald region since last July.

"When we get complaints in those areas, we pass them over to DAF and/or the police, depending on the type of complaint," he said.

Biosecurity Queensland, a service of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, is the Government's lead agency for animal welfare activities in Queensland.

"The number of complaints received from western towns is comparable to other similar regions of Queensland," a spokesperson said.

Biosecurity Queensland investigates all animal welfare complaints to determine whether a breach of legislation has occurred.

Where serious animal welfare incidents are identified, they will take legal action "potentially resulting in fines of up to $236,600 and possible imprisonment", the spokesman said.

As Ms Ferguson explained, the repercussions of animal cruelty and irresponsible pet ownership did not deter everyone.

Backyard breeding contributing factor

Ms Ferguson said backyard breeding was a "huge issue" in the Central Highlands, Blackwater and Emerald.

"The number of animals that are being produced in these unwanted litters completely and utterly outstrips the demand," she said.

CQ Pet Rescue volunteer Tyneisha Winn said she knew someone who had recently bought a puppy from a backyard breeder in Blackwater who could not sell all of the litter.

Backyard breeders are a 'huge issue' in central Queensland says CQ Pet Rescue. ( ABC Capricornia: Harriet Tatham )

"Rather than giving them away or trying to find homes for them, he drowned them," Ms Winn said.

Ms Ferguson said it was heartbreaking to see the constant negligence.

"We're animal lovers; that's why we do this," she said.

"To see other people not taking on board these messages of basic care for your pet and basic responsible pet ownership breaks our heart."

She said many pet owners were irresponsible.

"In Emerald, there were three kittens that were dumped in a plastic container outside one of the pet shops [with] no food, no water, sitting directly in the sun," Ms Ferguson said.

"Written on the top of the container was 'kittens inside, smiley face, sorry'."

Biosecurity Queensland said the Queensland Government was currently reviewing regulations for dog breeding in an effort to put a stop to puppy farming.

"Backyard breeding, where people put profit before the welfare of their animals, is a potential problem across Queensland, including Central Queensland," the spokesperson said.