What to do when you have found a dead, wounded or wandering animal on the territory of the City of Brussels (1000, 1020, 1120, 1130)? Different instructions apply to other municipalities.
If it is during office hours (Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm) and on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 11 am to 1 pm:
- if it is small and transportable in a box with holes, bring it to the External siteLigue Royale Belge pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LRBPO)
- if it is big, contact the External siteLigue Royale Belge pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LRBPO) or the fire brigade at 112
Outside these hours:
- if it is small and transportable in a box with holes, keep it warm and still while waiting for it to be transported. Don't force it to drink or eat. More info: External siteFound a wounded animal? What to do (in French)
- if it is a large animal, contact the emergency services on 112 or the police on 101. They will take the animal to the External siteLigue Royale Belge pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LRBPO)
- outside the opening hours of the LRBPO you can contact volunteers for personal advice: External siteCare centres Brussels (in French)
If you have lost an animal, you can post a wanted poster here:
Animal Search is an application and website used by the police, prevention services and shelters working with the City of Brussels.
The aim of this application is to report lost, injured or deceased pets on the public roads using geolocated photos.
The application can also be used to contact vets, shelters and municipal road services in the vicinity of the animal's location.
The City is also offering its residents the Premium version of this application. Additional features:
- Create alerts and receive notifications
- Match two animals with the same identification number
- Pre-registration of these animals
- Transfer an alert to a service via QR code
- And soon: downloadable PDF poster of your lost pet
When registering, residents of the City of Brussels will be asked to enter their postal code, which will be recognised as Premium.
Download the application at the following address:
If the animal is social and you can catch it, take it to the vet to check if it is identified (with a chip) to find the owner.
If the animal is shy, contact the police via 101.
You can always post a picture of the animal on External siteAnimal Search. This application puts people who have lost their animal in touch with people who have found an animal.
It might be a domestic cat that accidentally ended up on the street. In this case, the cat is social and allows itself to be approached.
Catch the cat and take it to the vet to check if it is identified (microchip) to find its owners.
Also post its picture on the External siteAnimal Search application. This application puts people who have lost their animal in touch with people who have found an animal.
It could also be a feral stray cat. In this case, the cat is shy and won't let itself be approached. Check for a notch (of about 1 cm) in its left ear, indicating that it has already been spayed and returned to its territory. Then leave it where you found it.
However, if there is no notch, it needs to be sterilised. To do so, notify the City of Brussels (bienetreanimal@brucity.be), which will call on one of its partner associations that cares for stray cats (sterilisation, care, possible adoption if socialisation is possible): External siteEver'y Cat, External siteCat Rescue and External siteChats Libres.
