Online services (requests, payments and some forms) will not be available from 5pm Friday 19 April to 5pm Sunday 21 April. We apologise for any inconvenience.
If you have lost your pet, after searching neighbouring areas you can:
Check our Lost and Found Pets Facebook page to see if your pet has been found.
Contact Cranbourne Lost Dogs’ Home (for dogs and cats) on 9702 8055.
Contact local vets and shelters.
All pets collected are checked for a microchip and council registration tag so that we can attempt to reunite them with their owner. If your dog or cat is registered with Kingston ensure your contact details are up to date by contacting us on 1300 653 356.
If we find your pet, we can return it to a location of your choice as long as you or someone else can be available within 30 minutes.
A first-time warning notice will be issued to owners for dogs that are found. You must collect your pet and pay any fines within eight days.
To report a dog, cat or livestock that you have found, please call us on 1300 653 356, or send a message to us via our Lost and Found Pets Facebook page, so that it can be reunited with its owners.
For other types of animals, please contact your local animal shelters and/or local vets.
To report sick, injured or orphaned wildlife, report online at Wildlife Victoria or call 1300 094 535.
You can contact Council after hours on 1300 653 356 to report urgent matters:
If an owned cat is wandering on your property without permission complete the below steps to resolve the issue.
Make sure that the cat isn't coming in to finish off any food left outside (e.g. food left out for birds, or for your own pets).
Let the cat’s owner know, in a friendly way, that you don't want the cat visiting you and try to find a cooperative solution. It is the owner's responsibility to keep a cat from visiting you.
All residents of Kingston, whether they're owners or occupiers, have the right to register a complaint with Council regarding nuisance cats. If you have a complaint regarding an unowned or owned cat wandering on your property please report it to Council on 1300 653 356.
Under Section 23 of the Domestic Animals Act 1994, owners or occupiers of private properties may catch cats, by any humane means, if they are on their properties without permission. Council provides a trapping service to help remove nuisance feral cats. This service is carried out in a humane fashion by our trained, Authorised Officers.
Once the Notice of Objection has been served, if the cat returns to roam on private property where it's not welcome, a penalty can be issued. If the cat comes back again after this a further penalty can be issued.
If you have a complaint regarding an unowned or owned cat wandering on your property please report it to Council on 1300 653 356.