Who to contact when a pet goes missing
The organisations worth your time in the first days of a search: the shelters and animal services that physically hold found pets, the community groups where a found pet gets posted, and the registries that hold your pet's microchip record. Filter by what you need, or by where you are.
97 organisations
Links checked between 1 August 2026 and 1 September 2026. Free to contact unless a listing is marked otherwise.
Shelters and humane societies 61
Where a found animal is most likely to be taken.
- Alberta
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Calgary and area, Alberta
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Edmonton and area, Alberta
- British Columbia
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British Columbia
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Abbotsford and the eastern Fraser Valley, British Columbia
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Burnaby, British Columbia
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
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Kamloops, British Columbia
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Kelowna and the Central Okanagan, British Columbia
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Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
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Nanaimo, British Columbia
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Richmond, British Columbia
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Surrey and North Delta, British Columbia
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Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody, British Columbia
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Vancouver, British Columbia
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Victoria and Greater Victoria, British Columbia
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West Vancouver, British Columbia
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City of Langley and Township of Langley, British Columbia
- Manitoba
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
- New Brunswick
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New Brunswick
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Greater Moncton (Moncton, Dieppe, Riverview), New Brunswick
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Saint John, New Brunswick
Call
506-642-0920 — Saint John SPCA Animal Rescue
Shelter line; dog-control by-law line 506-633-1228
Report a lost pet at Saint John SPCA Animal Rescue (opens in a new tab) Details of Saint John SPCA Animal Rescue
- Newfoundland and Labrador
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Newfoundland and Labrador (10 divisional branches)
- Northwest Territories
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Northwest Territories, including Yellowknife
- Nova Scotia
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Nova Scotia
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1-844-835-4798 — Nova Scotia SPCA
Toll-free provincial line
Visit website of Nova Scotia SPCA (opens in a new tab) Details of Nova Scotia SPCA
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Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
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Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
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Nunavut, including Iqaluit
- Ontario
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Brantford and Brant County, Ontario
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Guelph, Ontario
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Hamilton and Burlington, Ontario
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London and Middlesex County, Ontario
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Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Stratford and Perth County, Ontario
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Oakville and the Halton area, Ontario
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Kingston, Ontario
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Niagara region including St. Catharines and Niagara Falls, Ontario
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Barrie and district, Ontario
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Durham Region including Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering and Clarington, Ontario
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Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario
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York Region including Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill and Newmarket, Ontario
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Ottawa, Ontario
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Chatham-Kent, Ontario (Chatham and Wallaceburg shelters)
Call
226-996-9969 — PAW Rescue (Chatham-Kent)
Daily; after-hours dog at large or bite 519-784-6146
Report a lost pet at PAW Rescue (Chatham-Kent) (opens in a new tab) Details of PAW Rescue (Chatham-Kent)
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Peterborough, Ontario
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Toronto and the GTA, Ontario
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Windsor and Essex County, Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
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Prince Edward Island, including Charlottetown
- Quebec
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Laval and Mascouche, Quebec
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514-494-2002 — Le Berger Blanc
Ext. 1 to open a search file, ext. 2 to identify a found animal
Report a lost pet at Le Berger Blanc (opens in a new tab) Details of Le Berger Blanc
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Lévis, Québec
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Leave a detailed message with your contact details
Report a lost pet at SPA de Lévis (opens in a new tab) Details of SPA de Lévis
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Québec City and the surrounding region, Quebec
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Sherbrooke and the Eastern Townships, Quebec
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Trois-Rivières and the Mauricie, Quebec
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Gatineau and the Outaouais, Quebec
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Montréal, Quebec
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Terrebonne, Repentigny, Saint-Jérôme and other Lanaudière and Basses-Laurentides municipalities, Quebec
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Brossard and the Roussillon region, Québec
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450-638-9698 — SPCA Roussillon
Brossard stray-cat program line 450-923-6311
Report a lost pet at SPCA Roussillon (opens in a new tab) Details of SPCA Roussillon
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Saguenay (Chicoutimi, Jonquière, La Baie), Québec
- Saskatchewan
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Saskatchewan
- Yukon
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Yukon, including Whitehorse
Call
867-633-6019 — Humane Society Yukon
Tue–Fri 12:00–18:00, Sat 11:00–18:00
Report a lost pet at Humane Society Yukon (opens in a new tab) Details of Humane Society Yukon
Municipal animal services 18
The city or municipal side of animal control.
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Red Deer, Stettler, Red Deer County and Clearwater County, Alberta
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Calgary, Alberta
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Strathcona County, Alberta (Sherwood Park and rural areas)
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780-449-0170 — Strathcona County Animal Control
Mon–Fri 8:30–16:30; after hours 780-467-7741
Report a lost pet at Strathcona County Animal Control (opens in a new tab) Details of Strathcona County Animal Control
- British Columbia
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Coquitlam, British Columbia
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604-927-3580 — Coquitlam Animal Shelter
Bylaw Services, 7 days 8:00–21:00; holidays 9:00–16:30
Report a lost pet at Coquitlam Animal Shelter (opens in a new tab) Details of Coquitlam Animal Shelter
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Capital Regional District including Saanich, British Columbia
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Delta, British Columbia
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District of North Vancouver, British Columbia
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Victoria, Oak Bay and Esquimalt, British Columbia
- Ontario
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Brampton, Ontario
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London, Ontario
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Mississauga, Ontario
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Oshawa, Ontario
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905-436-3311 — Oshawa Animal Services
City line, also after hours
Visit website of Oshawa Animal Services (opens in a new tab) Details of Oshawa Animal Services
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Pickering, Ontario
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Toronto, Ontario
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Whitby, Ontario
- Quebec
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Longueuil, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Boucherville and other Montérégie municipalities, Quebec
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South Shore and Montérégie
Report a lost pet at Proanima (opens in a new tab) Details of Proanima
Community search groups 9
Volunteer-run groups, most of them on Facebook, that spread lost-pet alerts to the people who actually live around you.
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Alberta
Post here
Facebook group
Visit website of Alberta Lost Pet Locator (opens in a new tab) Details of Alberta Lost Pet Locator
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Edmonton and area, Alberta
Post here
Facebook group
Visit website of Edmonton & Area Lost Pet (opens in a new tab) Details of Edmonton & Area Lost Pet
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British Columbia
Post here
Facebook group
Visit website of Halo’s Pet Rescue (opens in a new tab) Details of Halo’s Pet Rescue
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Ontario
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Alberta
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Regina, Saskatchewan
Post here
Facebook group
Visit website of Regina Lost and Found Cats (opens in a new tab) Details of Regina Lost and Found Cats
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Regina, Saskatchewan
Post here
Facebook group
Visit website of Regina Lost and Found Dogs (opens in a new tab) Details of Regina Lost and Found Dogs
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
Microchip registries 4
A microchip only works if the registry behind it has a phone number that still reaches you.
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Canada and the United States
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British Columbia
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Canada
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Canada
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Customer service, Mon–Thu 8:30–17:00 ET
Report a lost pet at getMeHOME.ca (opens in a new tab) Details of getMeHOME.ca
Search and recovery specialists 3
People trained in missing-animal response, including search-dog handlers.
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Durham Region, Ontario
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Québec
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British Columbia
National organisations 2
Not somewhere to report a missing pet, but useful for working out which local organisation covers a given community when the picture is unclear.
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Canada
No organisation in the list matches that. Clear the filters and scan the whole list — it is short enough to read, and a national registry is often the right answer even when you are looking for something local.
How this list is kept
Every entry was compiled from the organisation's own website, and every link was checked on the date shown at the foot of its page. None of it has been confirmed by phone. Hours, numbers and even web addresses change without notice, so treat an entry as a starting point for a call rather than a substitute for one.
Nobody pays to be listed here, and there is nothing to buy. If an organisation is missing, or something here is wrong, that correction is the most useful thing you can send us.