From the Coquitlam Animal Shelter

Cat Identification Registration
Help Your Cat Find Its Way Home

The City of Coquitlam recognizes the importance and value of all pets having some form of identification. New for 2012, the City of Coquitlam has therefore improved our services for cat owners too. The Coquitlam Animal Shelter provides service for the stray animals of Coquitlam and Port Moody so residents of both Cities will benefit from this new cat identification registration.

Hundreds of pets in Coquitlam and Port Moody go missing from their homes and are brought to the Animal Shelter every year. Dogs tend to have better identification and therefore are claimed by owners 85% of the time. Alternately, cats tend to lack adequate identification and are reunited with their families less than 12% of the time. This drastic difference has caused the City of Coquitlam to ask “How can we increase the chances of cats finding their way home again?”

Cat owners are encouraged to provide improved permanent identification for cats to increase the chance of reuniting you with your cat should he go missing. If your cat has a form of permanent identification, such as a tattoo or a microchip, we will register your cat’s information into our database. If your cat does not have a form of permanent identification, please contact the Animal Shelter to inquire about our low cost microchip clinics held approximately once every two months.

The benefit of this cat identification registration is that should your cat go missing and be brought to the Animal Shelter, we will be able to match your pet quickly and contact you that he has been found. Registering your cat also gives you the added advantage of knowing that your pet records are kept secure along with any other relevant information you supply such as medical conditions or a photograph of your pet.

There is no charge for this new service for 2012. Please take the time to fill out a cat registration form in person or online and email, fax, mail or drop it off at the Animal Shelter at 500 Mariner Way.

For more information regarding Animal Services, or if your pet has gone missing, please call 604-927-7386.