For many people, pets are a part of their family, and finding a caring veterinary clinic can be an important part of settling into a new community.
Animal lovers fear not: we have a variety of wonderful clinics with caring staff, ready to help you with all of your furry, feathered or-cold-blooded friends' needs.
Listed in alphabetical order:
Abercrombie Animal Hospital
807 Granton Abercrombie Rd, New Glasgow
(902) 928-2877
East River Animal Hospital
200 Terra Cotta Dr, New Glasgow
(902) 752-6655
New Glasgow Veterinary Clinic
319 Stellarton Rd, New Glasgow
(902) 752-4277
Pictou Veterinary Clinic
206 High St, Pictou
(902) 485-2000
Rescue, pet adoption and animal welfare/advocacy
Nova Scotia SPCA - Pictou Shelter (Facebook)
3504 Granton Road, (902) 396-3595, pictou@spcans.ca
Pictou County is home to a branch of the Nova Scotia SPCA - an organization whose mission is to prevent abuse, neglect and cruelty to animals, and provide for province-wide leadership on matters that promote and improve the welfare of all animals through animal protection; care and rehabilitation; humane education; advocacy and engagement and collaboration with stakeholders.
CARMA Cat Rescue Maritimes - Pictou County Chapter (Facebook)
(782) 233-2287, carma.pictou@gmail.com
Their mission is to bring community cat populations into balance through trap-neuter-return programs, to improve the lives of these cats, to support long-term cat population solutions in communities, and to give a voice for their compassionate care.
Department of Lands and Forestry
The Department of Lands and Forestry has broad responsibilities relative to the development, management, conservation and protection of forest, mineral, parks and wildlife resources and the administration of the province's Crown land.
To report Wildlife, poaching or wildlife concerns call 1-800-565-2224
Local Department of Lands and Forestry Office:
459 Coalburn/McLellans Brook Rd
Pictou County
McLellans Brook, N.S.
B2H 5C7
Phone: 902-922-4020 / 902-922-4015
e-mail: DNR-McLellans-BrookRegnServ@gov.ns.ca