The City of Stirling’s Animal Care Facility (ACF) provides a temporary home for lost and stray animals, as well as an adoption service for unclaimed dogs and cats.
Animal Care Facility
If your registered and microchipped dog or cat is found in the City of Stirling, our rangers will take it to the Animal Care Facility (ACF) and attempt to contact you promptly. Animals unclaimed after 7 days may be listed for adoption in the lost animals section below.
Please be aware that the ACF is cashless. Payments must be made by debit or credit card. If you need to pay cash, visit the Administration or Operations Centre before collecting your pet. Weekend collections require alternate payment arrangements if paying by cash.
Stray and roaming dogs can pose risks to the community, wildlife, and other pets. If you find a dog or cat, and it’s safe to do so, confine it and call our Contact Centre with a description. Cats are permitted to wander freely unless in identified cat prohibited areas.
If you believe a cat is unowned or unregistered, contact us at (08) 9205 8555. The City does not collect trapped cats from private property or accept unwanted or surrendered cats.
Appointments are required to visit the ACF. Please call (08) 9205 8555 to book.
Owners can contact the Animal Care Facility during opening hours to arrange collection. Please note, poundage and sustenance fees apply before a dog or cat is released. If your dog or cat is not registered or microchipped, you will also have to pay registration and microchip fees. Please be aware that the City’s Animal Care Facility is a cashless environment. If you are making arrangements to collect or adopt an animal, only debit card and credit card facilities are available.
Please only call regarding a 'to be claimed' animal if you are the animal's owner.
| Description | Registered dog fee | Unregistered dog fee |
|---|---|---|
| Impound release fee | $85.00 | $110.00 |
| Sustenance per day | $25.00 | $25.00 |
The City of Stirling’s Animal Care Facility provides an adoption service for unclaimed cats and dogs.
Members of the community who are interested in adopting a cat or dog can phone the animal care facility during opening hours for further information.
All our dogs come with a 1 year registration and a voucher for vaccination and sterilisation to be carried out at Karrinyup Small Animal Hospital.
Under the Dog Act 1976 all dogs three months and above must be registered with their local Council.
All cats over the age of six months are lawfully required to be sterilised, microchipped and registered with a local government.
Please note, the below fees are inclusive of GST but do not include dog or cat microchipping fees.
Adoption fees
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| Dogs | ||
| Adult dogs | From $199.00 | From $299.00 |
| Puppies (up to three months, includes vaccination fee) | From $254.00 | From $354.00 |
| Cats | ||
| Adult cats | From $115.00 | From $229.00 |
| Kitten (up to three months, includes vaccination) | From $206.00 | From $375.00 |
Fostering and adopting cats
If you would like to foster or adopt a cat, the following organisations may be able to assist you:
These organisations may also be able to assist if, in unfortunate circumstances, you are required to surrender your cat.
Animal Care Facility
By appointment only
Monday to Friday 10.00am - 1.00pm
Weekends and public holidays 12 noon to 1.00pm
Closed
Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Good Friday
