Find Animals For Sale, Adoption and Lost Pets

1. Adopt an Animal

The Animal Management Facility is closed until further notice, following a positive test for canine parvovirus in a dog that was surrendered to the facility.

During this time, if you are looking for a lost dog, you can place your lost pet on the Canberra Lost Pet Database facebook page. Our Animal Management Officers are attending dangerous dog incidents and scanning microchips to find owners and return any stray dogs to their home. We are working with our local vets and dog rehoming facilities across the border in the ACT and in surrounding NSW councils who are helping us manage lost or surrendered dogs while the facility in Queanbeyan is closed.

We seek to re-home all animals at the Animal Management Facility that are not claimed by their owners, from sheep to kittens. All dogs and cats purchased from us are required to be lifetime registered.

If you are interested in adopting a cat please ring our Animal Management Facility on 6285 6269 to make an appointment.

We are currently not accepting cash payments and are only accepting payment by card. 

For emergencies, such as dog attacks, call 1300 735 025. 

Find a lost pet

If your pet has gone missing, you can view animals picked-up by our rangers online below or visit the animal management facility, located on Ellerton Drive and Old Sydney Road, Queanbeyan. You can also place your lost pet on the Canberra Lost Pet Database facebook page.

Please be aware that pet owners have a range of responsibilities under the Companion Animals Act NSW 1998. There are also a number of factors to consider when thinking about getting a pet. 

Rehoming Organisation Number

Council's Rehoming Organisation Number is: R251000189 

Keeping Your Pet Safe

To make sure we can get your pet back to you safely they must be microchipped, registered and your contact details need to be up to date.

Find out about registering and microchipping your pet.

You can also keep your owner’s profile up to date  online with the NSW Pet Registry.

Being a Responsible Owner

Pet owners in NSW have a range of responsibilities under the Companion Animals Act.

Find out about your responsibilities as a pet owner. 

2. Contact the Animal Management Facility

We are currently closed.

Call the facility: 02 6285 6269

Email the facility: animalinfo@qprc.nsw.gov.au

The facility is staffed by Council rangers and they are responsible for:

• Operating and managing the pound
• Enforcement of the Companion Animals Act 1998 and Impounding Act 1993
• School education programs
• Responding to domestic animal complaints
• Seizing roaming and nuisance animals
• Microchipping and registration.

3. Questions and Responses about the Facility

When will the facility be open again?

At this stage we expect to reopen in early 2025.

What will happen with stray dogs and declared dangerous dogs that have escaped from their containment while the pound is closed? Where will animals like these be taken if they are captured?

Council Animal Management Officers are still attending dangerous dog incidents and scanning microchips to find owners and return any stray dogs to their home. We are working with our local vets and dog rehoming facilities across the border in the ACT and in surrounding NSW councils who are helping us manage lost or surrendered dogs while the facility in Queanbeyan is closed.

What are we doing to prevent this happening in the future?

We are taking this very seriously. That’s why we have closed the facility for an extended period. This is not just to do a deep clean and remove all contamination, but also to conduct a review of the incident at the facility and implement changes to processes.

This incident has highlighted that the facility is old, outdated and did not have the appropriate infection control procedures or isolation pens in place. The closure will allow us to implement changes to processes and redesign the layout of the facility to provide isolation pens.

Why didn’t you treat the dogs instead of euthanising them?

The disease was spreading extremely rapidly. After veterinary advice and attendance, and with concern for the quality of life for the dogs, it was recommended that euthanising the dogs was the best course of action.

Do we vaccinate the dogs that are in the facility?

Unfortunately, we don’t always know the vaccination history of dogs that are surrendered to the facility. Dogs are vaccinated before they are adopted out to new owners.

When we have puppies at the facility, we will start their vaccination schedule. Puppies need to receive vaccinations at regular intervals connected with the age of the dog.

It is important that the community are responsible pet owners and ensure they keep their dog’s vaccinations up to date.

Why should people vaccinate if the canine parvovirus can still be caught?

Vaccinations are very effective at preventing canine parvovirus. For them to be effective, a full vaccination schedule needs to be followed and dogs should receive an annual booster.

However, even in fully vaccinated dogs, there is a risk of infection - especially if they come into direct contact with an infected animal or their faeces.

If there is an overwhelming viral load that comes from contact with the disease, there is still a chance that dogs can become infected with the virus. If the virus enters the body in large numbers and manages to replicate before the body has a chance to respond, the virus can cause disease.