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Strays in our Care

Please check our social media for any strays for the time being.

Reclaiming Stray Pets

In our efforts to reunite pets with their families, every stray animal brought to our shelter is carefully scanned for a microchip and given a safe, temporary home. Each stray animal is posted on our website and listed as a stray for 72 hours. If an owner doesn’t come forward within this period, the animal officially becomes an animal of SPCA Swift Current. After completing all intake and health checks, they’ll be added to our list of adoptable pets, ready to find a new loving home.

To reclaim your pet, please bring identification and proof of ownership. Required documents may include veterinary records that show the owner’s name and address, matching both the owner’s ID and the description of the stray pet; a valid City of Swift Current pet license; an adoption contract from a shelter; or other relevant documents. Your own personal ID is also necessary as part of the reclaiming process. All associated fees must be paid to SPCA Swift Current to release your pet.

Please note that SPCA Swift Current reserves the right to control access to pets in the shelter at the discretion of the Shelter Manager to ensure each animal’s welfare.

Microchipping

Microchipping is a simple, minutes-long procedure and could help you find your pet if it becomes lost. Inserted just under the animal’s skin, the microchip is registered to your contact information. Most shelters and veterinary clinics can scan the chip.

All pets adopted from the SPCA Swift Current are microchipped.

We also provide microchipping of non-shelter pets by appointment for just $50.

To make a microchipping appointment, please call (306) 773-1806.

Young stylish couple walking with dog in street
Young stylish couple walking with dog in street

Surrenders & Strays

Surrenders

Pet owners surrendering pets that they can no longer keep must call the shelter before bringing in the animal(s) so we can ensure that we have space to take the animal(s) at the time. If the shelter has space at the time, an appointment will be made for drop off. If space is not available, the staff will add the pet to the waitlist and discuss other interim options with you; we will contact you as space becomes available. It is a crime to drop and abandon animals anywhere unattended and the shelter does use video surveillance to monitor its shelter premises.

When you call with a potential surrender, the staff will ask what you know about the pet’s health history and behaviour to best plan for intake. The shelter reserves the right to refuse entry to pets with behavioural issues. Aggressive behavioural issues may impact the safety of our staff and the safety of potential adoptive families.

The shelter generally charges a surrender fee per pet to offset some of the many costs associated with the pet’s care and preparation for adoption.

Strays

If you come across a stray pet, you should always attempt to find its owner. You can call the SPCA Swift Current with a description of the found animal (size, colour, gender, if it had a collar etc. ) and where and when you found it, and we will check if anyone on our list is missing a pet that fits the description.  We will help guide you on best steps to try to reconnect the pet with its owner. You can check with local vets and on missing pets social media pages to see if anyone is looking for the pet as well as make a post yourself with a photo and description.  You can have the animal checked for a microchip at most vets or at the SPCA Swift Current. Please note, it is illegal to keep a pet that is not yours.

Only Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan has the authority to conduct animal welfare investigations.

 

Please Note

Please call before bringing an animal into the shelter. It is a crime to drop and abandon animals anywhere unattended and the shelter does use video surveillance to monitor its shelter premises.

Kitten Care

How do I care for a litter of kittens without their mother?

The most important thing to do first, is to make sure the kittens stay warm.
Providing a milk supplement like Kitten Milk Replacer is important in ensuring the kittens receive the much needed nutrition that they’re missing out on. If you cannot find KMR, supplementing with goat’s milk is an acceptable option. Please DO NOT give kittens cows milk, as they cannot properly digest it and it can cause them to become sick.
Kittens approximately 3 weeks and under need to be stimulated to urinate and have bowel movements. Without stimulation, this can also cause them to become sick.
If you have any questions, please reach out to a veterinarian or your local shelter.

Shelter Capacity

If we are at capacity, shelter staff will discuss options with you which will depend on your particular situation. These may include adding your name to our waiting list to be contacted, discussions on other ways to care for the pet in the meantime, and in some cases access to a registry of people looking to take farm cats. Our wait time varies from weeks to months, depending on capacity, cleaning, or awaiting other pets’ movement through the quarantine stage. The waitlist may also shrink quickly if others on the list find other placements or change their minds about surrendering their pet, meaning we can’t always predict the length of wait.

Report Abuse

The SPCA Swift Current is unable to undertake investigations of animal abuse; this is not part of our mandate as an organization. Operating across most of the province, Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan is the organization which undertakes welfare complaints for Saskatchewan’s animals.
REPORT ABUSE
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