Lost or found cat in Sherbrooke: who to call

I've lost my cat in Sherbrooke

1. Call the SPA de l'Estrie: 819-821-4727, option 3

   As soon as you notice your cat is missing, even if they were wearing their tag. Address: 145 rue Sauvé. The shelter is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

2. Fill out the report form

   On the SPA's lost and found animals page. The SPA searches every day among the animals brought in. The form is kept for two weeks: fill it out again to extend it.

3. Send a recent photo

   By email to admission@spaestrie.qc.ca, with your cat's name and your contact details.

4. Search close by, when it's quiet

   The SPA points out that a lost cat often hides near home, under a porch, stairs or a car, or shut in a shed. Call them as you walk back toward home, never as you walk away. The details are in our hour-by-hour guide.

5. Don't give up too soon

   According to the SPA, some animals lost for weeks, even months, find their family again.

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I've lost my cat

I've found a cat in Sherbrooke

• The cat has a tag: most of the time they're just out for a stroll. Write down the number and call the SPA de l'Estrie at 819-821-4727, option 3: they can check whether the cat lives in the neighbourhood or is being searched for.
• The cat has no tag: report them at the same number and a file is opened. The SPA can read their microchip if you bring them to the shelter. To drop them off, make an appointment at 819-821-4727, extension 102.
• The SPA only picks up a cat who is shut in: it doesn't go looking for a cat roaming free. You can rent a trap from them.
• Outside opening hours: call the police if the animal is injured or in danger. Otherwise, keep them if you can and call the SPA when it opens.
• The cat is healthy and out of danger: the SPA recommends not feeding them or letting them in for a few days, so they head home. How to tell if a cat is lost.

Getting your cat back

Call the SPA de l'Estrie at 819-821-4727, option 3, to find out what to bring and what it costs: we didn't find this information on its pages.

The rules in Sherbrooke

• A licence is mandatory: the City forbids keeping a cat without an SPA de l'Estrie licence, except on a farm. You get it within 15 days of the animal's arrival; it's valid January 1 to December 31 and renewed every year. The tag stays the same; if it's lost, the SPA replaces it for free.
• The price: check with the SPA de l'Estrie (819-821-4727, option 4), or register your cat online.
• Spaying and neutering: however many cats live in a home, all of them must be sterilized except one.
• No more than four dogs and cats per dwelling, with a permit available to adopt up to ten cats.
• Cats are exempt from the leash and enclosure requirement that applies to other animals.

Alley cats in Sherbrooke

The SPA de l'Estrie describes the community cat: they live mostly outdoors, the neighbourhood knows them and several neighbours look after them. Sometimes they've been sterilized and have a notch in one ear. We didn't find a trap and neuter program for these cats in Sherbrooke.

For keepers with limited financial means, the SPA runs a targeted sterilization clinic at $60, on referral from a partner organization such as Moisson Estrie. It's for cats who have a keeper.

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