Cairns dog pound must offer the option of payment plan to pet owners wanting to retrieve their pet, so owners can collect their pet and set up a payment plan upon pick up of their pet. Cairns pound actively looks in the suburbs for pets to impound, these pets are then withheld until the impound fee is paid, after 5 days the pet is killed, maybe sent to YAPS, RSPCA or FNQ dog rehoming. Our dog Jeda got out as the gate had not been shut properly by a visitor doing a quote. Jeda was grabbed at 10.00am at the local beach, her favourite place, Jeda was gentle and friendly. I received a call from the pound staring she was there, I said I don't have any money to get her out, why do you have to charge so much money! The response was to come in there and surrender her so she wouldn't have to sit there all week and can go to YAPS, at no time was I ever informed she would be killed. When I got paid I went to YAPS to get her, then checked all the shelters. My family and I then went to the pound when it opened at 4.30pm to find out where they sent Jeda, upon doing this I was told infront of my 4 kids she was destroyed. Jeda IS loved and IS wanted! Cairns pound killed a sweet harmless dog. To them Jeda was worthless, the desensitised staff think nothing of killing a families loving dog. Please sign and share so struggling pet owners have the option of a payment plan so they can retrieve their pet.