Lost and Found Pets

If your pet has gone roaming unexpectedly, here are some things that you can do to help ensure a safe return:

• Ensure your pet's details are up to date with the City of Parramatta and list it as missing.
• Contact Parramatta's local vets and describe what your pet looks like, as it could have been handed into a vet.
• Contact Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre (BARC) at Home BARC (thebarc.com.au) or on 02 5300 6000. Any animal taken to BARC can be resold or re-homed if unclaimed within seven days (without a microchip) or 14 days (with a microchip). It's important you visit regularly to identify your pet and claim him/her as soon as possible as daily fees apply.
• Check with Parramatta's surrounding councils. Your pet may have wandered into another local government area. Our surrounding councils include:
  • Fairfield City Council
  • Cumberland City Council
  • Hills Shire Council
  • Blacktown City Council
  • Canterbury Bankstown Council
  • City of Ryde Council
• Use RSCPA's Pet Reunite program. 
• Visit rescue agencies like www.lostpetfinders.com.au, and consider creating a lost pet Facebook page, group or event. 
• Ask your neighbours for sightings and walk around your neighbourhood, door-to-door knock and/or do a letter box drop with a photo of your pet, their name, details and your phone number.

If you've come across a pet wandering without its owner or handler nearby, you can do one of a number of things:

• If there is a collar and tag, call the number provided and arrange for collection by the owner.
• Take the animal to your nearest vet. Most veterinary clinics accept and hold lost dogs. They can scan the pet for a microchip to try and reunite the pet with its owner.
• If none of the above are successful options, call City of Parramatta on 02 9806 5050 and report the stray for collection.

City of Parramatta Council collects strays 7 days a week from 6:00 am to 4:30 pm

•  If you have found a lost pet after hours, take the animal to your nearest vet and hand it in as a stray.

If you see a roaming pet, and do not want to, or are unable to, approach the pet, call City of Parramatta Council and report it. Please leave a contact name and a number for an officer to call you back, if more information is needed.

Never put yourself at risk if you are unsure of a roaming dog. Even a small or seemingly friendly dog can bite when frightened or surprised.