Lost pet help in Guelph, Ontario

Who to call first in Guelph

Pickup and bylaw enforcement
Guelph Humane Society, under contract to the City of Guelph, 519-824-3091
Where a picked-up animal is held
Guelph Humane Society, 190 Hanlon Creek Blvd — the "Pound Operator" named throughout the City’s Animal Control By-law, 519-824-3091

The City’s own page states the Guelph Humane Society is under contract to enforce the Animal Control by-law and the Exotic Animals by-law, and the by-law itself assigns pound duties to a Pound Operator. So here the humane society is the first call.

Dogs and cats are not always the same answer. The published duties differ by species: for the City of Guelph the society does "pick-up and impoundment of dogs running at large", but only "assisting with stray or injured cats". Impoundment is a dog function; cats get assistance. Cat licensing exists and requires a current immunisation certificate.

Out of hours. Emergency services run 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year — including animals in distress and dogs at large that pose an immediate risk to public safety.

Barking and stoop-and-scoop stay with City By-law Compliance on 519-837-2529.

Checked against the City of Guelph’s own animal by-laws page on 4 October 2026 — read it yourself. Services and contracts change — confirm before you travel.

One organisation in this directory names Guelph in the area it covers: Guelph Humane Society.

That is shelters and humane societies.

Further down the page, two organisations cover Ontario 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.

In Guelph 1

These organisations name Guelph in the area they cover.

Covering all of Ontario 2

Canada-wide 5

Registries and national bodies that work anywhere in the country.

Emergency vets in Guelph 2

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

Emergency capacity and availability change — phone before travelling.

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