City of Edmonton Animal Care & Control Centre

Where Edmonton's stray and lost pets are held, with a public searchable list of animals in care.

Contact

Call 311 City of Edmonton 311

edmonton.ca/residential_neighbourhoods/pets_wildlife/reporting-recovering-lost-pets (opens in a new tab)

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Coverage
Edmonton, Alberta
Province
Alberta
Cost
Free

What to do here

The city states it holds animals with no identification for up to 3 business days, and animals with identification for up to 10 business days, before adoptable animals are transferred to the Edmonton Humane Society and other rescues.

That difference — 3 days versus 10 — is the clearest argument there is for a current licence tag and microchip registration.

Compiled from the City of Edmonton's own page. Hold periods change; confirm by phone. Last checked 1 August 2026. Details change without notice — confirm anything you are about to rely on.

One organisation is never the whole search

A pet is found by whoever happens to be nearby, so the shelter, the city, the registry and the local search groups each hold a different piece. Work the list rather than one entry on it.

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