News

The University of Guelph has closed its campus on January 26 due to the weather conditions.

The AHL in Guelph and Kemptville is open but with limited staffing.

To all clients in Eastern Ontario,

Animal Health Lab Kemptville is OPEN but running at reduced staffing today, January 15, 2026 due to inclement weather. Delays in reporting of test results from this location may be expected. 

Please address any inquiries to ahlkempt@uoguelph.ca or 613 258 8320.

December Newsletter

As a token of our appreciation for taking time to complete our client feedback survey we will be entering your name into 1 of 3 draws for an Amazon gift card. The third draw will be for clients that complete the survey after November 15th 2025 ($50 Amazon gift card). 

Winner of the $50 Amazon gift card prize is Smiths Falls 

As a token of our appreciation for taking time to complete our client feedback survey we will be entering your name into 1 of 3 draws for an Amazon gift card. The second draw will be for clients that complete the survey prior to November 15th 2025 ($100 Amazon gift card). 

Winner of the $100 Amazon gift card prize is Grossenbacher Equine Services!

As a token of our appreciation for taking time to complete our survey we will be entering your name into 1 of 3 draws for an Amazon gift card. The first draw will be for clients that complete the survey prior to November 15th 2025 ($150 Amazon gift card). 

Winner of the $150 Amazon gift card prize is Trillium Hatchery!

Dear AHL Kemptville Clients,

Please be advised that on Thursday November 6th, the postmortem room will be undergoing some large repairs.  For the duration of the day the postmortem room will be closed. 

The Kemptville lab will be able to accommodate urgent small animal (dogs, cats, birds, etc.) postmortems during this time, but will be unable to accept any large animal postmortem submissions until Friday November 7th.

To our valued Clients,

To our valued Clients,

With the ongoing strike at Canada Post this week, the volume of shipments via Purolator will increase. Here are our recommendations for shipping your specimens to AHL Guelph.

If possible, you can drop off your samples at AHL Guelph Specimen Reception – the vestibule is open for sample drop off from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

You can take your package to a local Purolator drop off location, if you are unable to reach and arrange pickup through their call centre: