Lost or found cat in Longueuil: who to call

I've lost my cat in Longueuil

1. Search close by first

   House, basement, shed, under the balconies, quietly. The details are in our hour-by-hour guide.

2. Tell Proanima: 450-655-2525

   The City has given it animal services for its whole territory, including Saint-Hubert, Greenfield Park and LeMoyne. Report your cat missing. Toll-free: 1-833-445-2525. Email: info@proanima.com. Address: 1470 rue de Coulomb, Boucherville.

3. Check the list of found animals every day

   Proanima posts the animals it takes in at proanima.com/perdutrouve, with a filter by city.

4. Don't wait

   A cat with a City licence is held 3 business days at the pound. If their owner can't be traced (no tag, no chip), it's only 1 business day.

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I've lost my cat

I've found a cat in Longueuil

• Call Proanima at 450-655-2525: it handles animals for the City.
• No tag doesn't mean no owner: in Longueuil, cats don't have to wear their tag.
• Their microchip, if they have one, is read with a device that vets and shelters have.
• A cat outdoors isn't necessarily lost: how to tell.

Getting your cat back

At the pound, the City asks you to pay the fees set by its bylaw and to prove you have a valid licence for your cat. The holding period is 3 business days for a cat with a City licence, and 1 business day if their owner can't be traced.

The rules in Longueuil

• Licence required for cats, valid January 1 to December 31 and renewed every year: $5 for a sterilized cat, $10 otherwise. It's still required for a cat who never goes out or who is microchipped. Buy it at licences.proanima.com/longueuil.
• The tag is given at the first registration, then a sticker in a different colour every year. Lost tag: $3. A cat doesn't have to wear it.
• No more than 5 animals per home, including at most 3 cats.

The other cities of the agglomeration

• Boucherville: Proanima, 450-655-2525. The tag is free and lifelong there, offered for cats but not required.
• Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville: served by Proanima, 450-655-2525. For the licence, check with the City.
• Brossard: it's the SPCA Roussillon (formerly Refuge A.M.R.), in Saint-Constant. City: 450-923-6311. Licence $20 a year (July 1 to June 30), not required for a cat who never goes out or for a microchipped cat.
• Saint-Lambert: the SPCA Roussillon handles stray animals, 24 hours a day, and licences: 450-638-9698, 80 rue Goodfellow, Delson. Licence required, $10.

Street cats

Proanima has a community cat program (TNR, called CSRM in French): registered colony caretakers, free sterilization for the colony's cats, a trap lent for 7 days against a deposit. Cats are marked with a notch in the left ear and a small green tattoo. The program covers Proanima's "partner cities" without naming them: check with Proanima, at 450-655-2525.

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