Important: all cats and all dogs within the city must be sterilized before June 30, 2017.
There are many advantages to sterilizing your animal.
Helps limit the overpopulation of domestic animals;
Significantly decreases cancers and uterine and ovarian diseases among female animals;
Significantly decreases aggressive behaviours, observed mainly among male animals.
The guardian of a cat or dog is not subject to the requirement to sterilize the animal if he or she is in one of the following situations:
The animal is under 6 months of age or is 10 years of age or older;
Sterilization is prohibited by a veterinarian for reasons of the health of the animal;
The cat is registered with the Canadian Cat Association (provide the pedigree at the time of issuance of the licence);
The dog is registered with the Canadian Kennel Club (provide the pedigree at the time of issuance of the licence);