Pound & Rescue Services

Helping Animals, Reconnecting Families & Supporting Our Community

At Edson Veterinary Clinic, we recognize our role in supporting more than just owned pets — we’re here for stray animals, community impounds, wildlife in distress, and rescue & rehabilitation partnerships too. Below you’ll find how we work together with local agencies to serve animals in need, and how you can help.

Our Role & What You Can Expect

We help by providing medical assessment, treatment & boarding when required.

If you find a lost or stray animal, please call the designated pound first (see below) so that intake is coordinated and animals are given the best chance at reuniting with owners.

We partner with rescue societies and wildlife rehabilitation centres when animals are unsuitable for the pound (injured wildlife, orphaned mammals, etc.).

We support adoption, foster-care and re-homing of animals when appropriate, and are glad to provide veterinary support for rescues.

If you’re a pet owner facing surrender, please contact one of the rescue organizations below—they’ll guide you on options and encourage owner-surrender only when no other solution is viable.

We uphold best practices for animal welfare, informing owners of fees, vaccination/recovery requirements, and working with the local by-law for stray/impounded animals.

Local Key Contacts

Here are important local partner agencies you may need, depending on the situation:

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Town of Edson Animal Pound

The local municipal animal pound, located at 3240 – 1st Avenue (next to the overpass).

Phone: 780 723 6461

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Edson Animal Rescue Society (E.A.R.S.)

EARS is a volunteer-run, foster-based rescue that has been serving the Edson area since 2012. They rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome unwanted, abandoned, or stray animals and work closely with our clinic and the local pound.

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Alberta SPCA

The Alberta SPCA works province-wide to prevent cruelty to animals through enforcement, education, and advocacy. They investigate neglect or abuse cases in livestock and companion animals outside municipal limits.

If you suspect neglect or mistreatment of livestock or pets, report it through the Alberta SPCA’s confidential hotline.

Phone: 780 447 3600

Hotline: 1 800 455 9003

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Hinton & District SPCA

Serving neighbouring communities west of Edson, the Hinton SPCA provides sheltering, adoption, and education programs, along with bylaw impound services for Hinton and Yellowhead County West.

Phone: 780 865 2800

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WILDNorth Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation

WILDNorth is Northern Alberta’s primary wildlife rescue network. They rehabilitate injured and orphaned wild birds, small mammals, and other native species.

Phone: 780 914 4118

email: info@wildnorth.ca

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Alberta Fish & Wildlife – Edson Area Office

Handles larger wildlife (deer, moose, bears, coyotes, etc.) or potentially dangerous situations.

Phone: 780 723 8527

Working Together for Animal Welfare

Every year, countless animals in Edson and the surrounding region find safety, care, and a second chance thanks to the collaboration between Edson Veterinary Clinic, the Town of Edson, E.A.R.S., SPCA branches, and wildlife rescue networks.

Together, we’re building a kinder, safer community — one animal at a time.