Report a badly behaving animal
If pets in your neighbourhood are causing problems, there are steps you can take.
Project Status: When you need to do this
If they’re barking all the time, damaging gardens, or chasing cars, people or other animals, contact us.
You can also report dogs off-leash in on-leash areas and cats in prohibited areas.
What you need to do
Complaints about dogs
Start by talking to the dog’s owner. They may not realise there’s an issue.
If you can't find a solution together, contact us to make a complaint.
Our rangers try to respond quickly. If the problem continues, they may issue a nuisance order to the owner.
Dog owners must keep their pets healthy, safe and ensure they’re well-behaved. We encourage you to report dog attacks and owners breaking the law.
We regularly visit local parks, including off-leash areas, to check pets and people are doing the right thing.
Complaints about cats
Cats are allowed to roam free in NSW.
Keep your garbage bin closed and don’t encourage stray cats to stay in your area.
Rangers can’t pick up stray cats as they might be someone’s pet. But we can seize cats in prohibited areas. These include a wildlife protection area, commercial kitchen, restaurant or cafe.
We can also seize cats if they’ve injured someone or another domestic animal.
