FVRD Community Animal Response & Education (CARE) Centre
The Fraser Valley Regional District runs animal control and the dog pound for Abbotsford, Chilliwack and three smaller communities. Its CARE Centre on Wolfe Road in Chilliwack is where a stray dog from any of them is held — and the FVRD states it cannot impound cats.
Contact
Report a lost pet at FVRD Community Animal Response & Education (CARE) Centre (opens in a new tab) fvrd.ca/EN/main/services/animal-control.html (opens in a new tab)
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- Coverage
- Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Harrison Hot Springs, Kent and Mission, British Columbia
- Province
- British Columbia
- [email protected]
- Cost
- Free
What to do here
For a lost DOG in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Harrison Hot Springs, Kent or Mission, this is the first call rather than a local SPCA branch. The FVRD — not the city — holds the animal control service for all five, and its own FAQ answers "who do I call if my dog is lost" with this number. Have the licence tag number ready: the FVRD says a licensed dog that is picked up can be returned home quickly.
For a lost CAT this is the wrong number, and the FVRD says so itself: the CARE Centre is not equipped to impound cats and the FVRD's animal control bylaw does not regulate them, so it refers cat owners to the BC SPCA or a local humane centre. In the Fraser Valley the answer genuinely depends on the species.
Note the hours. Animal control here runs Monday to Saturday, 8:30am to 5:00pm, and is closed on statutory holidays — if a dog goes missing on a Sunday there is no same-day pickup, so canvass the neighbourhood and post locally in the meantime. Call 911 instead if a dog attack is in progress.
More municipal animal services
- Alberta Animal Services 403-347-2388
- Brampton Animal Services 905-458-5800
- City of Barrie Enforcement Services (animal control) 705-739-4241
- City of Burnaby Animal Control Office 604-294-7944
Also covering British Columbia
- Animal Emergency Clinic of the Fraser Valley (604) 514-1711
- Atlas Animal Hospital (604) 301-0300
- BC Pet Registry 1-855-622-7722
- BC SPCA 1-855-622-7722
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.