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Municipal Animal Services

The Humane Society is contracted by a number of cities and municipalities to provide animal by-law, animal control and sheltering services.

Providing animal by-law, control and sheltering services to 13 municipalities.

Please note: This page is for municipal animal control information.

ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS are handled at the priovincial level and now fall under the province of Ontario's Provincial Animal Welfare Services team. Please call their 24/7 reporting hotline at 1-833-9ANIMAL.

The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo and Stratford Perth is contracted by a number of cities and municipalities to provide animal by-law, animal control and sheltering services.

Our officers are municipal law enforcement officers empowered to enforce municipal animal bylaws. They can issue Provincial Offence Notices (tickets), summons to appear in court (charges), or designate an animal as potentially dangerous, restricted or prohibited.

Want to see what specific animal services we cover in your area? Please scroll below for a listing of municipalities.

Want to see what after hours services we provide? Please visit our after hours page.

Need to license your dog? We are contracted to provide licensing services for a few municipalities. Please see our licensing page.

Do you have an animal emergency after hours?

We provide after hours services to our contracted municipalities. Please note that the services vary by location. See our after hours page for a list of services by municipality.

Ready to call? 519-745-5615 and follow the prompts.

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Licensing Services

We provide licensing services for the following municipalities:

City of Kitchener
You can purchase your dog license tag in person at our Kitchener Waterloo animal centre, via phone, or online.

City of Waterloo
You can purchase your dog license tag online via our website or in person at the City of Waterloo offices.

City of Stratford
You can purchase your dog license tag in person at our Stratford Perth animal centre, via phone, or online.

Municipalities Served in Waterloo Region

Municipalities Served in Perth County and Oxford County