A neighbour says police were at the address earlier in the day.
The stunning Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament sat empty and broken for eight years.
"Owning a pet is costly and that is why we are reaching out to help."
The warfare aircraft has clocked up to 27,000 hours of flying.
An investigation found a number of people living in substandard conditions.
The company restoring the quake-smashed church warns it needs at least $30 million urgently.
The discovery of the drug laboratory has been described as "unacceptable" by police.
The council is pushing to speed up the clean-up progress in the city.
"That's a gnarly name for a town."