Provides animal adoption and fostering services. Offers volunteering opportunities.

La Crescent Animal Rescue provides shelter and care for stray and homeless dogs and cats in the La Crescent area. Services include: rescue and acceptance of stray domestic cats and dogs in the city of La Crescent, placement of stray or abandoned cats and dogs into good homes, and providing a safe and clean environment for animals waiting to be adopted. Animals that are adopted out will already be spayed/neutered, have a feline leukemia blood test, and rabies and distemper shots. The program is in need of foster homes for dogs until they are adopted. Other needs include: clumping cat litter, Friskies canned cat food, bleach, HE laundry soap, paper towels, toilet paper, tissues, Spic and Span, and monetary donations.

Programs that encourage total community involvement in discouraging preventable crime: - K-9 unit - Patrol services - Specialty units - Investigative services - Animal shelter for stray holds and adoption Animal control: - Emergency concerns include: Animal fighting, intentional animal abuse, animal/vehicle collisions, vicious animals, animals chasing/attacking people - Non-emergency concerns include: Stray dogs, nuisance barking, animals in distress, animal bites and scratches that break the skin, removal of dead animal carcasses

An animal shelter that offers the following services: - Adoption - Dog training - Foster care - Microchipping services - Mobile pet vaccination clinic - Public education on animal care - Spay/neuter assistance program - Surrender program

Animal shelter for dogs and cats offering: - Adoption opportunities - Impound services for Audubon, Callaway, Detroit Lakes, Frazee, Lake Park, Mahnomen, and Waubun - Spay/neuter and humane education - Stray/found animal services - Volunteer opportunities including foster care Note: Will accept animals outside of the service area only when responsible organizations cannot accept them

- Adoption and pet placement - Pet and stay animal surrender - Lost animal assistance - Pet behavior helpline - Euthanasia and cremation services - Volunteer programs

Provides humane animal services for Lake County

- The animal pound is open to the public Monday through Friday from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM Closed weekends and holidays - Three Animal Control Officers maintain the pound. For complaints about animals or questions about impounded animals, you may contact one of the following Officers during the specified hours in person or by phone at the pound 218- 283-9276, or by calling: - Law Enforcement Center 218-283-4416 - Pick-up fee for impounded animals remains at $20 - A second incident in a calendar year will result in a $30 fee - A third occurrence in a calendar year and each occurrence thereafter will result in a $50 fee - A fee of $2 for daily care until animal picked up - A daily fee of $4 for a dog or $2 for a cat if animal is not properly licensed. Licenses can be purchased at the pound anytime during regular hours. Questions or complaints regarding pound staff should be directed to the Chief of Police at 283-4416. In case of Emergency Call 218-283-4416 or 911

Provides animal adoption and foster services: - Accepts animals that owners are forced to surrender by appointment and for a fee - Cares for stray or found pets for 5 days and then placed in adoption program if they are not reclaimed. Visit website for lost and found report - Participates in "Pets for the Elderly" - Place animals for adoption and foster homes Provides animal services including microchipping and soft paws (specialized nail caps) for a fee

Animal adoptions: Looking for safe homes and caring companions for pets; all animals are spayed and neutered Animal surrender: Bring the animal to the shelter by appointment only Lost and Found: Lost Animal Assistance, will list animals in the lost and found book and will refer to other agencies Humane Education: - Educate people as well as sensitize people to the humane treatment of animals - Inform people about pet over-population and the benefits of spaying and neutering pets - Provide referrals for neglect or cruelty reports to the appropriate agencies - Shelter tours for groups and schools, contact the volunteer coordinator

- Adoptions - Fostering opportunities - If you have a lost or found pet, give us a call right away. We have impound agreements with the city of Little Falls as well as other cities and townships. - Surrenders are another way pets come into our shelter. - Volunteers over the age of 12 always welcome and needed.

City police department: - Dog/cat pound: Perfect Paws, 1120 Grove Avenue, Montevideo, MN 56265, (320)269-3223 - General crime reporting - General victim/witness assistance - Law enforcement records - Missing persons location assistance - Participates in Nixle; individuals can receive public safety alerts directly from the police department and other local agencies by a free text/email messaging system. Visit www.nixle.com to sign up.

The Winona Area Humane Society (WAHS) provides domestic animal services including shelter of stray dogs and cats, adoption of dogs and cats, and public assistance with pet food. Each animal adopted from WAHS is spayed/neutered, vetted, and updated on vaccinations; microchipping is available upon an adopter's request.

Non-profit organization that promotes respect for animal life, works to prevent animal homelessness, abuse, and provides community education regarding the humane/ethical treatment of animals

Provides the following services: - Domestic Animal Issue: Reporting a domestic animal attack or aggressive animals. Reporting and removal of deceased domestic animal (including wild animal) found on city street, boulevard, or sidewalk. - Lost and Found Pet: Animals are placed in care and on hold for five days. If the animal is not claimed within that five-day period and is adoptable, it will be transferred to a local shelter and put up for adoption.

Provides the following services: - Domestic Animal Issue: Reporting a domestic animal attack or aggressive animals. Reporting and removal of deceased domestic animal (including wild animal) found on city street, boulevard, or sidewalk. - Lost and Found Pet: Animals are placed in care and on hold for five days. If the animal is not claimed within that five-day period and is adoptable, it will be transferred to a local shelter and put up for adoption.

- Accepts stray animals - Accepts surrenders of cats and dogs - Foster homes - Hospice Foster Program: Provides care that encompasses the physical, emotional and social needs of animals in the advanced stages of a progressive, life limiting illness or disability - Pet Adoptions: Animals available for adoption. Every one is spayed or neutered prior to adoption. Individuals must be at least 18 years old to adopt. - Rescues animals - Reunites lost pets with their owners

- Accepts surrenders of cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies and enables them to be available for adoption - Accepts reports of lost or found animals - Before animals are adopted, the agency vaccinates puppies against rabies, checks for feline leukemia, uses heartworm tests, and provides heartworm preventative to healthy dogs or gives dogs who test positive for heartworm a second chance by treating them. Also uses microchip technology and spaying/neutering of adult animals prior to adoption. - Fur Keeps: Keeps pets with their owners by providing resources, assistance, and training to help families and pets stay together. Shelter diversion, emergency financial assistance for veterinary care (pays for 50% of the service with a $1,000 maximum, visit website for additional details), and pet food (2-week supply of food provided per pet per family once within a calendar month) are provided. - Low-kill organization. Does not euthanize based on supply and demand of pet overpopulation. Works with participating vets and only euthanizes animals deemed un-adoptable due to severe health issues or un-remediable behavior problems, such as aggression and biting.

Rescues, rehabilitates and re-homes companion animals. Admits owner-surrendered, stray and unclaimed, sick, and injured animals into the shelter. Works with local domestic abuse shelters to provide foster care for pets when their owners need to go into a shelter.

Animal shelter provides the following services: - Adoption - Foster care services offered by volunteers; volunteers accepted - Rescue services for dogs, cats, and exotic pets - Takes surrendered animals

- Does not euthanize an animal except on the advice of a veterinarian in the case of critical injury, terminal illness, debilitating pain, or severe behavioral problem in which the animal is a danger to themselves, other animals or humans - Promotes and provides humane protection and shelter for abandoned or lost companion animals - Seeks adoptive homes for companion animals under protective care - Provides public education regarding societal problem of animal overpopulation - Promotes the principles of responsible companion animal care - Advocates for the spaying and neutering of all companion animals

Shelters homeless animals until they are placed in new homes - Dogs and cats are adopted out to appropriate homes - Pets are vetted and spayed or neutered before adoption - Lost and found animal services referral - Accepts donations and volunteers

Services offered: - Adoption - Animal control - Foster care - Lost and found - Surrendering a pet

Providing the following services: - Adoption services - Animal shelter services - Humane education

- Adoption and pet placement - Pet and stay animal surrender - Lost animal assistance - Pet behavior helpline - Euthanasia and cremation services - Volunteer programs