Adoptable rescue cats and kittens in Montreal, in one place. Updated regularly, and available in French.
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Cats are by far the most numerous animals in Montreal shelters. The Montreal SPCA lists several times more cats than dogs at almost any moment, and the list turns over constantly, especially from spring through autumn when the litters arrive. If you are looking for an adult cat, that is good news. Kittens go quickly, adults wait, and the adults are usually the ones who settle best into a Montreal apartment.
LocalPetFinder is not a shelter. We gather Montreal-area listings into one place and refresh them regularly. You apply directly with the organization, which keeps full control of its criteria and its decision. The site is free and we never add a fee.
A shelter adoption fee is not a purchase price. It offsets the care already given before the cat goes home, which typically covers spay or neuter surgery, core vaccines, deworming, and a microchip. Paying for that work separately at a clinic afterwards costs considerably more. The exact amount and what it includes vary by organization and by the cat's age, so confirm on the cat's own listing before you make the trip.
July 1 is the moving date Quebec organizes around, and shelters used to see a wave of cats arrive around it. The Montreal SPCA now reports that the July spike has flattened, with surrenders spreading across the whole year instead, pushed by cost of living and by how few rentals accept animals. There is no longer a quiet season, which means there is no wrong month to look.
Adult cats, black cats, shy cats, and bonded pairs generally wait longer than the kittens from the same intake. That is exactly where the best adoptions are. The shelter has lived with those cats for weeks and will tell you honestly what to expect, which is more than anyone can say about a kitten whose adult personality has not shown up yet.
Browse cats from Animatch, Montreal SPCA, Proanima, SPCA Laurentides-Labelle, Gerdy's Rescues and Adoptions, Rescue All Dogs, Passion for Paws, Rosie Animal Adoption. Looking elsewhere in the province? See all Quebec adoption options.
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