Cessnock City Council has teamed up with Maitland City Council to provide impound services for lost companion animals in the Cessnock Local Government Area.
This follows advice from the RSPCA that they were no longer able to accommodate impound services at the Rutherford site beyond late 2022.
The new agreement came into place on 1 March 2022 and is expected to achieve operational savings which will be reallocated to other functions within the budget.
Companion animals collected by a Cessnock City Council ranger are now transported to the Maitland Animal Management Facility, 11 Metford Rd, East Maitland.
Rangers will still try to contact the registered owners of microchipped animals before impounding occurs.
Members of the community who find lost animals should also take them to the East Maitland facility.
Collection of animals will be available, from the East Maitland facility, Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm, and on weekends between 10am-1pm. The facility can be contacted on 0438 742 541.
Council continues to advertise lost animals on Council Social media sites and the Cessnock City Council website.
To help lost companion animals being reunited with their owners, council has another 50 free engraved dog tags to give away to residents of the Cessnock Local Government Area. Simply complete the online form on our website.
