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.
Animal Care Facility
If your dog is found within the City of Stirling wearing a registration tag and has a microchip, our rangers will bring the dog to the Animal Care Facility (ACF) and we will attempt to contact you as soon as possible. Dogs that are unclaimed for a period longer than 7 days may be put up for adoption. Any dog that is available for adoption will be listed in the adopt a dog section below.
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. If you wish to pay cash you will need to do so by visiting Administration or Operations Centre before collecting your pet. If you are collecting your pet on the weekend and can only pay cash, you will need to find an alternate payment arrangement.
Stray and roaming dogs have the potential to cause a nuisance or attack members of the community, wildlife and other pets.
If you find a stray or roaming dog, if possible and safe please confine it to your backyard or garage, and phone our Contact Centre with a description of the dog.
Please note that appointments are required before attending the Animal Care Facility, 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 is released. If your dog 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 | ||
| Sterilised | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Unsterilised | $199.00 | $299.00 |
| Puppies (up to three months, includes vaccination fee) | $254.00 | $354.00 |
| Cats | ||
| Sterilised | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Unsterilised | $115.00 | $229.00 |
| Kitten (up to three months, includes vaccination) | $206.00 | $375.00 |
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
Lost and found cats
Please contact the City to advise of your lost cat and we will attempt to reunite you with your pet. In most areas, cats are permitted to wander freely (except identified cat prohibited areas).
However, if you have found a cat that you think is unowned or is not registered, please contact the City and we will attempt to find the owner or re-home the cat on (08) 9205 8555.
The City will not collect cats that are trapped on private property or accept unwanted or surrendered cats.
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.
