Lost pet help in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Three organisations in this directory name Halifax in the area they cover: Bide Awhile Animal Shelter, Halifax Regional Municipality Animal Services and HRM Animal Redemption Centre. One more covers Halifax as part of a wider region.

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

Further down the page, one organisation covers Nova Scotia 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.

10 organisations

Know a shelter, animal service or search group in Halifax that is missing here?

Suggest or update a listing

In Halifax 3

These organisations name Halifax in the area they cover.

Shelters and humane societies 2

Municipal animal services 1

Covering Halifax as part of a wider area 1

Covering all of Nova Scotia 1

Canada-wide 5

Registries and national bodies that work anywhere in the country.

Emergency vets

This directory does not list a verified emergency veterinary clinic in Halifax yet. Your own veterinary clinic is the place to ask which emergency service it refers to.

Emergency capacity and availability change — phone before travelling.

All emergency vets in Canada

Your next step

Phoning round is one part of a search. The checklist puts every step in order, from the first hour through to week two.

Work the lost pet checklist Make a lost pet poster Read the step-by-step guides

Back to the whole directory

If your pet is missing right now

Skip the background reading. The checklist puts every step in order, from the first hour through to week two, and saves your place as you tick items off.

Open the checklistAll guides