Lost pet help in Coquitlam, British Columbia

Who to call first in Coquitlam

Pickup and bylaw enforcement
City of Coquitlam Bylaw Enforcement & Animal Services, 604-927-3580
Where a picked-up animal is held
Coquitlam Animal Shelter, 500 Mariner Way, 604-927-7387

The city runs its own shelter. Its page states plainly that dogs found roaming off leash in Coquitlam are taken to the Coquitlam Animal Shelter — not to the BC SPCA centre that is also in the city.

Dogs and cats are not always the same answer. The city’s statement, and its licensing, are about dogs. No municipal cat impound service is published for Coquitlam, so for a missing cat treat the BC SPCA Tri-Cities centre as the place to ask rather than as a confirmed city service.

Out of hours. Bylaw Services is reachable seven days a week, 8am–9pm, and 9am–4:30pm on statutory holidays.

Checked against the City of Coquitlam’s own animal care and control page on 4 October 2026 — read it yourself. Services and contracts change — confirm before you travel.

One organisation in this directory names Coquitlam in the area it covers: Coquitlam Animal Shelter. One more covers Coquitlam as part of a wider region.

Between them they are municipal animal services and shelters and humane societies.

Further down the page, four organisations cover British Columbia as a whole and five work Canada-wide.

Opening hours, intake practices and how each organisation wants to hear from you are set by that organisation, not by this directory — check its own page or call before you travel.

11 organisations

In Coquitlam 1

These organisations name Coquitlam in the area they cover.

Covering Coquitlam as part of a wider area 1

Covering all of British Columbia 4

Canada-wide 5

Registries and national bodies that work anywhere in the country.

Emergency vets in Coquitlam 1

Veterinary hospitals and clinics in Coquitlam that run their own emergency service.

Emergency capacity and availability change — phone before travelling.

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