Holiday period opening hours
Over the holiday season, some of our facilities will be closed or have reduced hours.
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 located on Rifle Range Road, Waiwhakaiho, New Plymouth.
If you have lost your dog or have reason to believe that it has been impounded then please call NPDC on 06 759 6060.
Please note: We currently take visitors by appointment only. To arrange a visit, call 06 759 6060 between 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday. We are closed on all public holidays.
If we pick up a dog with identification then we will contact the registered owner directly.
If we pick up a dog that does not have identification then we will list it on our impounded dogs page.
Dogs available for adoption are listed on our dogs for adoption page. They have undergone a behavioural and temperament assessment by our experienced Animal Control Officers and are suitable to be rehomed.
It costs $311 to rehome a dog. This includes desexing, registration and microchipping.
Our Animal Control Officers will discuss the suitability of the match between the dog and the prospective new owner. The final rehoming of the dog will be at the discretion of the officer.
If your dog is picked up by our Animal Control Officers (and is impounded) you will have to pay one of the following fees to have your dog released.
Registered dog:
Unregistered dog: $180 (plus penalty, registration and microchipping fees).
Sustenance fee: There is a $12 per day, per dog fee for food for dogs impounded longer than 48 hours.
Sale of dog under eight years old from the pound: $311 (includes registering, desexing the dog and microchipping).
Microchipping dogs: $54 per dog (impounded dogs only).
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