Hamlet and Community Security and Animal Control

Dogs that are captured that do not have a tag and is outside of the owners property is considered a stray dog and may have to pay a first time fee of $25, and animal is not released until payment is made in full.  All dogs must be kept on their owner’s property by tying up or fencing.  Unclaimed dogs may be adopted out to someone else after just three days.

Registration and tags are free at the MD Main Office in Wabasca and the sub-offices in Calling Lake and Red Earth Creek and are open Mon-Fri 8:15 am to 4:30 pm. and closed all statutory holidays.  A dog tag means we can call you if your dog is found.  

Don’t forget to call us at 780-891-3778 with an update if your phone number changes. 

To lodge a complaint, call your closest Area Office or the Officer for your area directly:

Kennel and Animal management

• Animal Control stores captured animals in kennels that are set up at our landfill and transfer sites.
• Animal Control Officers, landfill attendants, and volunteers work together to maintain the kennels and keep the animals fed while they wait to be reclaimed, transferred to rescue, or adopted.
• If interested in adopting an animal please contact the Animal Control Officer for your area.  You could also contact Second Chance Animal Rescue Society (SCARS), a non-profit animal rescue group that finds homes for many of the MD's unclaimed dogs--go to:   www.scarscare.org.