Impounded and lost pets

Having your pet impounded or losing your pet can be a stressful time. We do everything we can to reunite lost pets with their owners.

Call us on 02 6670 2400 so we can check our records to see if your pet is listed.

If a pet is found wandering unleashed in a public place, Council rangers are authorised to take the animal to the pound (under the Companion Animals Act 1998).

If our rangers pick up a dog or cat with a microchip or a tag with an address or phone number, we will first try to contact the owner and return the pet directly.

The best way to make sure your lost pet is returned to you is to microchip your pet and make sure your contact details are up to date. By law all dogs and cats must be microchipped and registered by the age of 12 weeks.

Pets in the Pound

To find out about impounded animals, pay outstanding fees or arrange for your pet to be collected call us on 02 6670 2400 or view all cats and dogs currently impounded below.

There is no public access to Council impounded animals at the temporary private boarding kennel, find out more about the Tweed Pound.

Animals picked up by Council rangers are kept at the pound for at least:

• 14 days for microchipped animals
• 7 days for animals not microchipped.

New legislation, the Companion Animals Amendment (Rehoming Animals) Act 2022 now prescribes updated procedures that a Council must take when seeking to rehome a companion animal that has been seized or surrendered.

If we cannot locate the owner during this time, suitably assessed animals are transferred to the Friends of the Pound for rehoming. Animals are not available for sale at the pound.

Impounded cats

No cats are currently impounded.

Impounded dogs

Reference No. imp24/0234/235/236/0237

Impounded on 20 December 2024

• Location Found : Tweed Heads
• Breed : Mixed breed
• Colour : various
• Sex : Other
• Microchip Number : Not chipped

4 pups - mixed breed. 2 male black pups with white and 2 female brindle pups

Impounded small animals

No small animals are currently impounded.

Disclaimer: The listing of impounded pets is provided as a community service by Tweed Shire Council. This page is usually updated each working day, however there may be times when information is not current (for example due to technical difficulties). Council provides no guarantee that the listing of impounded animals on this page is up to date.

Lost pets

Fill out our lost pet form to include your missing pet's details on this page. You can also use the lost and found service on the NSW Pet Registry.

Alternatively, you can call 02 6670 2400 and choose the option for the Pound from 10 am to 4 pm, 7 days per week.

Make sure your contact details are current on the NSW Pet Registry so that you can be notified if your pet is found.

Expand the boxes below to view cats and dogs reported as lost during the past 3 months.

Lost cats

Pebbles

Lost on 24 November 2024

• Location lost : Nunderi
• Breed : Domestic short hair
• Cross breed : Unknown
• Colour : Tabby
• Sex : Female
• Desexed : Yes
• Microchip Number : 250269812088443

Missing since July. Pebbles has a French microchip number starting in 2, not the usual 9 of Australian microchip numbers. She is friendly but very timid.

Casper

Lost on 04 November 2024

• Location lost : Peninsula Drive, Bilambil Heights
• Breed : Russian Blue
• Cross breed : No
• Colour : Grey
• Sex : Male
• Desexed : Yes
• Microchip Number : 941000018649628
• Phone : 0410 403 447

Large (7kg) and extremely affectionate.

Tiggy

Lost on 10 October 2024

• Location lost : Tweed Heads South
• Breed : Ragdoll
• Cross breed : Unknown
• Colour : Grey/white
• Sex : Male
• Desexed : Yes
• Phone : 0408 062 914

Missing since December 2023.

Tiggy was microchipped in Queensland (he was a birthday present and my mum can’t find his microchip number).

Smokey

Lost on 09 October 2024

• Location lost : Banora Point
• Breed : Domestic short hair
• Cross breed : Unknown
• Colour : Grey
• Sex : Male
• Desexed : Yes
• Phone : 0466 804 879

He was wearing a very worn out greenish collar with a silver bell. We have had him for 7 years so he would be around 8 or 9. Smokey adopted us from our neighbours who found him as a stray. He is a lovely natured boy. Will hide under blankets when scared but when happy will head butt quite hard and consistently.

George

Lost on 05 October 2024

• Location lost : Kingscliff
• Breed : Burmese
• Cross breed : No
• Colour : Chocolate
• Sex : Male
• Desexed : Yes
• Microchip Number : 900079000237045
• Phone : 0412 816 362 or 0410 663 367

Wearing a blue stripe collar with blue ID tag showing name and phone number. Also wearing red harness with thin rope attached.

Lost dogs

Chuppy

Lost on 07 December 2024

• Location lost : Stony Chute, NSW
• Breed : King Charles Cavalier
• Cross breed : Yes
• Colour : Black and white
• Sex : Male
• Desexed : No
• Phone : 0467 396 553

Missing 7pm, Thursday 14th November 2024.

Choppy

Lost on 21 November 2024

• Location lost : Lakeview Parade, Tweed Heads South
• Breed : Maltese cattle dog x
• Cross breed : Yes
• Colour : White with tan eye patch
• Sex : Male
• Desexed : Yes
• Phone : 0434 886 361

Paris

Lost on 16 November 2024

• Location lost : 14 Cambridge Court, Kingscliff
• Breed : Pure bred Chihuahua shorthaired
• Cross breed : No
• Colour : Black and white
• Sex : Female
• Desexed : Yes
• Phone : 0478 730 083

Paris is wearing a red or pink collar with a blue name tag. She is very friendly. She is my niece's dog, and we all miss her.

Angel

Lost on 08 October 2024

• Location lost : 35 Broadwater Esplanade, Bilambil Heights
• Breed : Kelpie x Shih Tzu
• Cross breed : Yes
• Colour : Fawn
• Sex : Female
• Desexed : No
• Phone : 0413 121 797

Angel is wearing her pink harness. She has been at home for a half hour and it would she seem has escaped out of the bathroom window. She is a very gentle natured dog, only barks if she is distressed. She loves cuddles and does not like exercise.

Jack

Lost on 04 October 2024

• Location lost : Charles Street, Tweed Heads
• Breed : Kelpie x
• Cross breed : Yes
• Colour : Light brown and white
• Sex : Male
• Desexed : Yes
• Microchip Number : 953010002060605
• Phone : 0421 080 221

He doesn't have his collar. Went out for pee. Missing in 10 mins. Very friendly and a real softy.

Disclaimer: The information contained here is provided as a community service by Tweed Shire Council. This page is usually updated each working day, however there may be times when this information is not current (for example due to technical difficulties).