Animal Pick-Up and Cage Traps

Here are the animal pick-up procedures in effect for citizens of Longueuil, Boucherville, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Alexandre, Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Valentin, Venise-en-Québec.

If you live in another city, contact your municipality or police department.

Pets

Stray animals

 Have you found a stray pet? We can pick it up during our patrol hours: Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and weekends, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact us at 450-655-2525.

For more information on this topic, refer to the I found a pet section.

Abandoned pets

Before thinking about giving up your pet for adoption, please read the section on alternatives to giving up your pet. If, despite your best efforts, you are no longer in a position to keep your pet and can’t bring it to us, contact us at 450-655-2525.

Injured animals

Have you found an injured stray? Contact us immediately at 450-655-2525. Outside our patrol hours, please contact the police at 911.

Dead animals

If your pet has passed on, you can bring it to us or ask us to pick it up, for a fee. Contact us at 450-655-2525.

Wildlife

Injured animals

Organizations to contact, depending on the species:

  • All animals (except for birds): Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs, at 1-844-523-6738.
  • Birds (except for birds of prey):
    • Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs, at 1-877-346-6763
    • Union québécoise de réhabilitation des oiseaux de proie (UQROP) àSaint-Hyacinthe (514) 345-8521 #8427 ou (450) 773-8521 #8427
    • Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, Montréal, at 514-366-9965
    • Le Nichoir, at 450-458-2809
  • Birds of prey:
    • Bird of Prey Clinic, at 450-773-8521, ext. 8111
    • SOS Poaching, at 1-800-463-2191
    • Union québécoise de réhabilitation des oiseaux de proie (UQROP), at 450-773-8521, ext. 8545
Dead animals

Contact us at 450-655-2525, except in the case of a bird of prey. In this case, contact SOS Poaching at 1-800-463-2191.

Cage Traps

A cage trap is used to capture living animals without injuring them. Bait such as cat food, tuna, etc. is placed in the trap, and the mechanism is activated. When an animal enters the cage to get to the food, the door closes, trapping the animal inside.

Cage Trap Rental

We rent cage traps that can be used to trap stray cats or wildlife (racoons, skunks or groundhogs) to citizens of our partner cities. Using a cage trap to remove a wild animal should be a last resort. It is important to understand that removing wildlife from its home territory only opens the door for new nuisance animals to move in. Prevention, tolerance and healthy cohabitation are always preferable solutions. If the techniques described here don’t work, you may want to consider using a cage trap.

We can also deliver cages and pick up captured animals upon request, for a fee.

Stray Cats:

  • You can rent a cage trap for a 10-day period with a $40 rental deposit.
  • If the cage is returned after the 10-day period, a late fee of $5 a day will be charged.

Wildlife:

For wildlife, start by reviewing the “How to keep wildlife away” section before thinking about renting a cage trap.

  • You can rent a cage trap for a 10-day period for a $40 rental deposit and an $120 relocation deposit.
  • If the cage is returned after the 10-day period, a late fee of $5 a day will be charged.
  • The $40 rental fee and $120 relocation deposit, totalling $160, will not be refunded if we have to relocate the animal.

IMPORTANT: 

  • Never leave a cage trap unchecked in the sun or very cold temperatures for a long time.
  • Due to the cold weather and risk to animals, we do not rent cage traps during the winter. The service resumes when the temperature permits it.

Rent a Cage Trap