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Who We Are
The City of Coquitlam Animal shelter is a municply run no-kill for adoptable animals shelter. All the animals that are at the shelter have been stray and are now looking for their new forever homes. All animals that arrive at the shelter are held for 7 days to help owners find their lost pets. The staff at the shelter strives to reunite lost animals with their owners, and works to find new homes for the animals that are not claimed.
Volunteers
The shelter has a very successful volunteer program and all are welcome. We hold 2 hour orientations once a month and then volunteers are required to participate in an "in house" orientation of the shelter. The Animal Shelter is always accepting new volunteers. All volunteers must attend our orientation session that is held monthly. Orientations are usually held on a Wednesday evening at 7pm at City Hall (3000 Guilford Way). Please contact the shelter for the next orientation date.
Adopting a Friend
All cats and dogs are spayed/neutered before adoption. Animals under 6 months of age are adopted out with a $50 certificate towards the spay/neuter. Adoptors are also required to sign a contract stating they will have the animal spayed/neutered at 6 months of age.
Applications for Adoption are available only at the shelter. All applications are reviewed by the shelter attendants and are held for 24-48 hours.
We do not do same day adoptions.
Adoption Fees:
**Effective March 1, 2009 the Adoption Fees will be changing.**
Dogs - $130
Puppies(under six months) - $175
Cats - $95
Kittens(unders six months) - $115
2 adult dogs or cats - Dogs: $240 Cats: $170
Rabbits - $45
Small Birds (budgies, dove) - $22
Med birds (love,cockatiel) - $42
Rodents - $16
Other small animals not listed have varying adoption fees. Please inquiry at the shelter.
Please Note: We do not adopt outside of British Columbia and we do not ship animals.
The Coquitlam Animal Shelter is located at 500 Mariner Way. We are just north of the intersection at Austin Ave and Mariner Way. The driveway to the shelter is at a set of lights called Service Center Road.
