Lost pet help in Kelowna, British Columbia

Who to call first in Kelowna

Pickup and bylaw enforcement
Regional District of Central Okanagan Dog Control, 250-469-6284
Where a picked-up animal is held
RDCO dog pound, 890 Weddell Place, Kelowna, 250-469-6284

Dog control in Kelowna is a regional service. The city’s own bylaw page sends dog control issues to RDCO Dog Control, and the RDCO’s bylaw establishes the dog pound on Weddell Place.

Dogs and cats are not always the same answer. Dogs. The RDCO service and its pound are for dogs; cats are not part of it. The city does name the Kelowna SPCA for a dog shut in a hot car.

Out of hours. There is an after-hours emergency number, 604-815-6006 or 1-888-670-2417, and an after-hours drop-off kennel at the pound, closed in extreme weather.

Checked against the Regional District of Central Okanagan’s own lost-and-found-dogs page on 4 October 2026 — read it yourself. Services and contracts change — confirm before you travel.

Two organisations in this directory name Kelowna in the area they cover: BC SPCA Kelowna and RDCO Dog Control and dog pound.

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

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 Kelowna 2

These organisations name Kelowna in the area they cover.

Shelters and humane societies 1

Municipal animal services 1

Covering all of British Columbia 4

Canada-wide 5

Registries and national bodies that work anywhere in the country.

Emergency vets in Kelowna 1

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

Emergency capacity and availability change — phone before travelling.

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