City of Cockburn Operations Centre

The City of Cockburn – Cockburn Operations Centre & Animal Management Facility is a municipal animal management hub delivering hands-on care and response for animals across the council area. Managed by the City of Cockburn, the facility focuses on wildlife rehabilitation for injured native species as well as practical animal management and welfare for domestic animals. Services include treating and rehabilitating injured native wildlife (explicitly including birds of prey, penguins and owls), responding to wildlife rescue needs, and providing broader animal welfare and native species conservation support. For domestic animals the centre carries out animal control activities and impoundment services, handling pick-up and related management of dogs and cats within its jurisdiction. The facility’s remit also covers a range of animals found in the area, including poultry and livestock, reflecting its role in managing both wild and domestic animal populations. Overall, the facility operates as a local government animal management and welfare resource aimed at protecting native wildlife, ensuring public safety through animal control functions, and caring for impounded or injured animals until they can be rehabilitated, reunited or otherwise managed according to council procedures.