Pets and animals
Pets, livestock and local wildlife play a positive role in the community's wellbeing, and bring pleasure and companionship to many of our residents.
Do-Do the Right Thing
Please continue to pick up after your pooch and keep our shared spaces clean, tidy and safe.
Responsible pet ownership
You have an obligation to care for the health and wellbeing of your pet, as well as a duty to ensure their activities don’t interfere with your neighbours or the environment.
Microchip and register your pet
If you own a cat or dog and live in NSW, you are legally required to microchip and register your pet. This helps us quickly return your animal to you, if it is lost, injured or stolen.
Albury Animal Care Centre
Albury Animal Care Centre impounds and cares for lost, injured, stray and unowned dogs and cats.
Aggressive animals and attacks
For everyone’s safety and wellbeing, we enforce a range of regulations for dog and cat owners. These include registration, rules about barking dogs, and restrictions on dangerous dogs
Feral and Infant Animals Procedure
Under section 64(2) of the Companion Animals Act 1998, this endorsed Procedure assists in the management of animals that are feral and a danger to handle, and infant animals that need constant intensive care that have been lawfully seized or surrendered.
Complaints about animals
We respond to a range of animal and pet concerns including collection of stray animals and investigation of complaints about animals.
Snakes
Albury’s proximity to the Murray River and local bushlands means we have a rich diversity of native animals including several species of snakes.
Bees
Bees play an important role in the pollination of native plants and crops across Australia.
Animal Care Centre
Albury Animal Care Centre impounds and cares for lost, injured, stray and unowned dogs and cats.
About
The Albury Animal Care Centre houses dogs, cats and livestock that have been found stray or abandoned or have been seized. If animals cannot be returned to their owners, the centre seeks new homes for them.
Adoption
If you'd like to offer a cat or dog a loving home for the rest of its life, you may want to consider adopting.
Lost and found animals
Contact us if you have found a stray companion animal or if your pet is missing. If our Rangers pick up your pet and contact with you cannot be made, they will take your pet to the Albury Animal Care Centre. This is where you can be reunited with your pet.
Surrendering of Companion Animals
If you find yourself unable to continue caring for your cat or dog, you are required to find it another home. You can do this by speaking to family and friends or trying rehoming organisations before surrendering your pet to the Albury Animal Care Centre.
Responsible pet ownership
You have an obligation to care for the health and wellbeing of your pet, as well as a duty to ensure their activities don’t interfere with your neighbours or the environment.
Dogs
All dog owners have a responsibility to ensure that their dog is well cared for and does not cause a nuisance to others.
Cats
All cat owners have a responsibility to their cat, their community and the environment.
Poultry and livestock
Council regulates the keeping of animals to ensure the health, safety and amenity of the community and environment.
Companion Animals Act, 1998
The Act is designed to benefit pets, their owners and the wider community to assist authorities in returning lost and injured animals to their owners.
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Aggressive animals and attacks
For everyone’s safety and wellbeing, we enforce a range of regulations for dog and cat owners. These include registration, rules about barking dogs, and restrictions on dangerous dogs
Complaints about animals
We respond to a range of animal and pet concerns including collection of stray animals and investigation of complaints about animals.
Dog friendly parks
Every dog needs the freedom to exercise and socialise. That’s why we provide five designated areas where your dog can run and play safely.
Microchip and register your pet
If you own a cat or dog and live in NSW, you are legally required to microchip and register your pet. This helps us quickly return your animal to you, if it is lost, injured or stolen.
Register and desex your pet
If you own a cat or dog and live in NSW, you are legally required to microchip and register your pet. This helps us quickly return your animal to you, if it is lost, injured or stolen.