In The Pound

Please call us on 0800 GoreDC (0800 467-332) to report a problem dog, or to see if your lost dog/livestock is in our care.

What happens if your dog is in the pound

If your dog is lost, it may be in the pound. We impound straying dogs to ensure they don't get hurt by traffic or harm others.

If your dog has been impounded, you will need to pay the impounding fees at our main office before you pick it up. The fees range from $50 to $150, and help to cover the costs of looking after your dog while it is in the pound. There is also a $15 per day sustenance fee.

If your dog is not registered and gets impounded, you will need to pay the registration fee as well as any impoundment fees before we can release your dog.

You must get your dog microchipped before we release it from the pound if:

• your dog is unregistered when it gets impounded or
• it gets impounded twice

If you don't pay the fees within seven days of your dog being impounded, we may adopt it out or euthanise it.

Report a roaming dog

Our animal management team responds to dog attacks, aggressive dogs, and roaming livestock.

If you see a roaming dog, please call us on 0800-467-332 and provide as much information as you can. It will help us if you can answer the following questions:

• What does the dog look like?
• What's the dog's behaviour: is it friendly or aggressive?
• Where did you last see the dog and what direction was it heading in?
• Do you know where the dog lives?

Dogs/Livestock currently impounded:

There are no animals in the pound at present.