Lost pet help in Vancouver, British Columbia

Who to call first in Vancouver

Pickup and bylaw enforcement
City of Vancouver Animal Services, 604-873-7000
Where a picked-up animal is held
Vancouver Animal Shelter, 1280 Raymur Avenue, 604-873-7000

The city runs its own animal services and its own shelter.

Dogs and cats are not always the same answer. Dogs picked up loose in Vancouver are held at the city shelter. The city does not take in cats — its own lost-pet page asks you to contact the BC SPCA about a stray cat, and the city shelter states it does not accept cats.

Checked against the City of Vancouver’s own lost-pets page on 4 October 2026 — read it yourself. Services and contracts change — confirm before you travel.

Two organisations in this directory name Vancouver in the area they cover: BC SPCA Vancouver and Vancouver Animal Shelter (City of Vancouver Animal Services).

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 Vancouver 2

These organisations name Vancouver 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 Vancouver 4

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

Emergency capacity and availability change — phone before travelling.

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