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Clarington Animal Services: shelter, lost pets and complaints
Clarington, Ontario, Canada
Clarington Animal Services handles lost pets and municipal animal complaints from its Bowmanville shelter.
Key information
Clarington Animal Services handles lost pets and municipal animal complaints from its Bowmanville shelter. Call before bringing a found animal; healthy nuisance wildlife and cruelty investigations use different services.
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Shelter and contact routes
The shelter is at 33 Lake Road, Bowmanville. Call 905-623-7651 or email animalservices@clarington.net. The source lists licence and adoption-application visits Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; adoption viewing has a narrower weekday window.
If a dog or cat appears stray, contact staff before bringing it in. Stray-cat admission is limited and assessed individually. Leave your name, phone and exact address on voicemail so staff can respond.
Sources: Official Clarington Animal Services: shelter, lost pets and complaints information
Complaints need identifying details
Use Service Clarington for barking, running-at-large and waste complaints. Animal Services does not take anonymous complaints. For barking, provide your details and the dog owner’s address; an officer can warn the owner and may later need a dated noise log.
There are no approved daytime hours for persistent barking. Pets, including cats, must be leashed off their owner’s property, except dogs in designated leash-free areas. Clean up waste immediately.
Sources: Official Clarington Animal Services: shelter, lost pets and complaints information
Know the service boundary
Animal Services does not investigate cruelty or neglect, remove owned animals from homes, handle healthy nuisance wildlife on private land, or collect dead animals from private property or regional roads. Use the appropriate provincial, wildlife or road-owner service.
The source says there is no after-hours Animal Services response. For immediate risk from an aggressive or suspected rabid animal it directs callers to Durham Regional Police at 905-579-1520. Other concerns can be left for the next business day.
Sources: Official Clarington Animal Services: shelter, lost pets and complaints information
Quick reference
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Shelter | 33 Lake Road, Bowmanville |
| Animal Services | 905-623-7651 |
| Online complaints | Service Clarington |
| Anonymous complaints | Not accepted |
| Ordinary property limits | Three dogs and three unaltered cats without special permission |
| After-hours immediate animal risk | Durham Regional Police, 905-579-1520 |
Sources: Official Clarington Animal Services: shelter, lost pets and complaints information
Steps to follow
- Identify need
Separate a lost pet, nuisance complaint and immediate risk.
- Contact
Use the shelter or Service Clarington with your details.
- Arrange
Agree on intake before transporting a found animal.
Sources: Official Clarington Animal Services: shelter, lost pets and complaints information
Service locations
Maps locate the source-listed site or address. They do not verify an accessible entrance, internal counter or route.
Clarington Animal Shelter
33 Lake Road, Bowmanville, Clarington, Ontario
Municipally operated shelter for arranged animal intake, licensing and adoption applications. Call before bringing a found animal.
- Phone
- 905-623-7651
- Licence/application visits
- Weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Questions and answers
Where is the municipal animal shelter?
33 Lake Road, Bowmanville.
Source: Official Clarington Animal Services: shelter, lost pets and complaints information
Should I arrive with a stray cat without calling?
No. Contact the shelter for an arranged assessment and intake time.
Source: Official Clarington Animal Services: shelter, lost pets and complaints information
Does the shelter have unlimited stray-cat admission?
No. It is a limited-admission service based on individual assessment.
Source: Official Clarington Animal Services: shelter, lost pets and complaints information
Can I report barking anonymously?
No. Identifying contact and location details are required.
Source: Official Clarington Animal Services: shelter, lost pets and complaints information
Are there daytime hours when persistent barking is permitted?
No. The City says there are no okay-to-bark hours.
Source: Official Clarington Animal Services: shelter, lost pets and complaints information
Must cats be leashed off their owner’s property?
Yes, under the municipal pet rule.
Source: Official Clarington Animal Services: shelter, lost pets and complaints information
Can dogs run off-leash in any park?
No. Only designated leash-free areas provide that exception.
Source: Official Clarington Animal Services: shelter, lost pets and complaints information
Does Animal Services remove healthy nuisance wildlife on private land?
No. Use licensed wildlife-control professionals.
Source: Official Clarington Animal Services: shelter, lost pets and complaints information
Does Animal Services investigate cruelty and neglect?
No. The source directs those matters to Provincial Animal Welfare Services.
Source: Official Clarington Animal Services: shelter, lost pets and complaints information
Is there an after-hours Animal Services response?
No. The source supplies Police for immediate animal risk and voicemail for other concerns.
Source: Official Clarington Animal Services: shelter, lost pets and complaints information
