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Dogs and animals
Whakaruruhau kurī

Dog pound

The dog pound is a holding facility for dogs before being returned to their rightful or sometimes new owner. Once a dog is impounded, every attempt is made to contact the owner.

To have your dog released from the pound you will need to pay impounding fees to cover our costs of picking up and caring for your dog. If your dog is not registered you will also need to pay the registration fee before your dog is released (it’s much cheaper to register your dog the usual way).

The dog pound is open from 4.30pm to 5.30pm Monday to Friday and is located on Rifle Range Road, Waiwhakaiho, New Plymouth.

Please note: We can currently only take visitors by appointment due to staffing shortages.   To arrange a time, call 06 759 6060 between 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

If you have lost your dog or have reason to believe that it has been impounded then please call NPDC on 06 759 6060.

Bull mastiff dog

Page last updated: 12:01am Fri 01 July 2022

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