Animals for Adoption

At Parkes Shire Council We do our best to find loving homes for animals in our care as quickly as possible. In addition to listing animals for adoption on our website and Facebook page for our community to adopt, we also work closely with a number of registered rehoming groups that help adopt most of the animals at our shelter to ensure they can find their new forever home.

The Companion Animals Act specifies the minimum periods in which animals must be kept in our care before they can be rehomed to a new owner. This is to provide opportunity for existing animal owners to collect their animal.

Sometimes, there may be a delay in the collection of animals being adopted as rehoming groups are based outside Parkes and need to travel to pick them up. This means some animals may stay in our shelter a little longer than expected, but rest assured, they are being well cared for in the meantime.

Parkes Shire Council is committed to improving outcomes for impounded animals and helping them find safe, loving homes.

Since January 2024, Council has strengthened its rehoming process by:

• Notifying registered rehoming organisations of all impounded animals
• Promoting animals available for adoption through our website

As a result, rehoming outcomes have significantly improved.

Since July 2022, 357 dogs and 287 cats have found new homes:

• July 2025 - March 2026 = 73 Dogs and 84 Cats
• July 2024 - June 2025 = 144 Dogs and 85 Cats
• July 2023 - June 2024 = 101 Dogs and 59 Cats
• July 2022 - June 2023 = 39 Dogs and 59 Cats

Animals currently available for adoption from our shelter will be listed below. 

Should you be interested in adopting any of these animals, please visit Council's Animal Shelter at 56 Saleyards Road between 9am and 10am Monday - Friday or contact our Customer Service Centre on 02 6861 2333 9am to 5.00pm weekdays for any enquiries. 

Any outstanding release fees (including microchipping and/or registration fees where applicable) are to be paid in full prior to the collection of the animal. 

We would love to hear how your new fur family member has settled in! To share an update on what life has been like since adopting them contact us: council@parkes.nsw.gov.au