For animals that can be trapped: Residents can come to the shelter to get a trap, which will require a $100 deposit. $90 will be returned once the trap is returned. The resident then sets the trap in his or her yard. When a domestic animal is trapped, Animal Control is contacted to come and collect the trap during normal business hours. Wildlife can not be relocated by Animal Control and must be done by the resident renting the trap.

For other wildlife: Please call the shelter so that they can put you in touch with entities that can work on your issue.

Found report information is made available to owners who have lost their animals. If you intend to keep the animal as your pet, you are required to license the animal within 30 days of finding it. If the owner is found within 5 business days and wants their pet returned, you are required to return the animal to the owner at any time. If in mobile medical, return will be done through Animal Control.

Evaluation

• Behavior Evaluation: All healthy pets surrendered to the shelter will be evaluated by the shelter’s animal behavior staff to determine if they qualify for our adoption program. Animals that exhibit certain unsocial, destructive or potentially dangerous behaviors will not be made available for adoption. These behaviors include, but are not limited to growling, alarm barking, trying to bite, hyperactivity, avoiding human contact, etc. Animals that appear friendly are given a health exam.
• Health Exam: Pets are evaluated by our medical staff to determine if the pet is healthy. Healthy animals are given routine vaccinations, de-wormer and a flea treatment. Animals with minor medical conditions may be treated until they recover and/or are made available to another adoption agency. Healthy animals are referred to the shelter veterinarian for surgery as needed.

Outcome

• Surgery and Adoption: Healthy and friendly pets will be surgically sterilized, vaccinated, microchipped and made available for adoption. Adoptable pets will be available for adoption as long as they remain healthy behaviorally and medically.
• Rescue/Transfer: Animals that are healthy and behaviorally sound and do not pose a safety risk to people or other animals may be transferred to other adoption agencies after a 5 day hold, provided there are agencies available that are willing to take over the care and adoption of the pet.
• Euthanasia: Euthanasia means the humane death of an animal. At the animal shelter, the procedure is conducted by highly skilled, certified euthanasia technicians. Euthanasia is conducted in a clinical setting using the same techniques as a private veterinarian.

Animals may be euthanized when:

• It is determined that a pet may pose a safety risk to people or other animals.
• It is determined that a pet has a health condition that, even if treated, will not return the animal to a state of complete health.
• A pet begins to shows signs of stress and/or illness due to confinement at the shelter.
• A pet does not qualify for our adoption program and there is no other adoption agency willing to admit the pet into their program.
• Space is unavailable.