Fees and adoption procedures

1. Evaluate the costs related to having a dog: food, veterinary appointments, grooming products, accessories etc.
2. Depending on their size, a dog can live for approximately 12 to 15 years and requires a lot of attention. Will you have the time – and energy! – to take care of them every day?
3. Anticipate an adjustment period for your new companion. You may have to deal with some minor damage to your home at first.

To meet the dogs up for adoption, please come during our opening hours.

Puppy younger than eight months: $550
Dog eight months and older: $400
Compassionate adoption: $0-150, depending on the animal’s medical needs.

For dogs who live better with a friend, the SPCA will waive the adoption fee for the second animal. 

These fees include:

• Sterilization (spaying or neutering)
• First set of vaccines, including rabies vaccine
• Deworming treatment

1. Evaluate the costs related to having a cat: food, veterinary appointments, grooming products, accessories, etc.
2. A cat can live for a good fifteen years. Will you have the time to take care of them every day?
3. Anticipate an adjustment period for your new companion. You may have to deal with some minor damage to your home at first.

To meet the cats up for adoption, please come during our opening hours.

Kitten younger than five months: $275
Cat (five months and older): $200
Humanitarian adoption (depending on the animal’s medical needs): $0 to $150

The fee is $410 for kittens up to five months of age who do better staying together with a friend.  

For cats five months of age and older who do better staying together with a friend, the SPCA will waive the cost of adoption fee for the second animal. 

These fees include:

• Sterilization (spaying or neutering)
• First set of vaccines
• Deworming treatment

1. Evaluate the costs related to having a rabbit: food, veterinary appointments, grooming products, accessories, etc. You will find all the information you need to learn how to take good care of your little companion on the site La dure vie du lapin urbain (in French).
2. A rabbit can live for a good ten years. Will you have the time to take care of them every day?
3. Anticipate an adjustment period for your new companion. You may have to deal with some minor damage to your home at first.
4. Visit us or contact us by email to adopt or foster a rabbit.

To meet the rabbits up for adoption, please come during our opening hours.

Sterilized rabbit: $100, or waived adoption fees with the purchase of a rabbit pen at the shelter’s boutique.

This fee includes:

• Sterilization (spaying or neutering)

1. Evaluate the costs related to having a bird: food, veterinary appointments, toys and accessories, etc.
2. A bird can live for many years. Will you have the time to take care of them every day?
3. Anticipate an adjustment period for your new companion.
4. Visit us or contact us by email to adopt or foster a bird.

To meet the birds up for adoption, please come during our opening hours.

Lovebird: $50, Canary: $45, Cockatiel: $40, Finch: $20, Budgie: $25, Dove: $15,Turtle-dove: $15, Conure: $100, parrot: $100. When a bird is part of a bonded pair, the Montreal SPCA waives the adoption fees for the second bird.

1. Evaluate the costs related to having a small animal: food, veterinary appointments, toys and accessories, etc.
2. Small animals can live for a few years. Will you have the time to take care of them every day?
3. Anticipate an adjustment period for your new companion. You may have to deal with some minor damage to your home at first.
4. Visit us or contact us by email to adopt or foster a small animal.

To meet the small animals up for adoption, please come during our opening hours.

Ferret: $75, Chinchilla: $60, Guinea Pig: $45, Rat: $30, Hamster: $15, Hedgehog: $75, Mouse: $10, Gerbil: $15, Degu: $15, Turtle: waived adoption fees.

For small animals who do better staying together with a friend, the SPCA will waive the adoption fee for the second animal. 

1. Evaluate the costs related to having a barn cat: food, veterinary appointments, accessories, etc.
2. You will need to provide annual veterinary follow-ups (vaccinations and deworming, for example), as well as visits to the vet as needed. This implies getting the cat used to the carrier or using a trap-cage to facilitate transportation to and from a veterinary clinic.
3. Anticipate an adjustment period. When cats arrive in a new place and have access to the outdoors, they must gradually adapt (otherwise, they might run away). It takes several weeks for them to understand that your barn or other building is their new home.

To take in one or more of these cats, please fill out the barn cat adoption form.

The Montréal SPCA absorbs the adoption fees for cats in the Program. All of our barn cats are examined, spayed or neutered, vaccinated (basic vaccines and against rabies) and microchipped by our veterinary team.