Handles all animal complaints by enforcing all animal control ordinances for city of Minneapolis and dispersing wardens on patrol to proper area of activity. Keeps animals impounded available for five full days to be reclaimed by their owners. Pick-up services offered for: - Cats: Only if they are live trapped or otherwise contained - Wild animals: Only if they are injured/sick - Dead animal pick up Additional services: - Handles routine neglect cases and acts of animal cruelty - Provides adoption of dogs, cats, and small animals at the shelter - Investigates dog bites and quarantine services enforced for rabies - Sells licenses for dogs and cats, dog park permits, and other animal permits - Approves special permits for events involving hooved animals and animals wild by nature - Monitors licensed pet shops in Minneapolis - Investigates crimes against animals - Volunteer program - Works closely with health agencies to control zoonotic (disease that can be passed between animals and humans) diseases Works with Minneapolis Police to allow: - Domestic violence victims to board their pets at the Animal Control facility for five days at no cost - Police officers to bring in the pets of domestic violence victims - Enforces all animal care and protection state and local codes and statutes

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.

Offers services including: - Community Pet Pantry: Cat and dog food available to families needing additional support - Dog adoption - Foster care services - Owner surrender services Volunteer opportunities available

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.

- 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

- Provides temporary foster homes for homeless golden retrievers - Facilitates adoption services to families who have been screened to provide forever homes to golden retrievers

- Continuing Care: Anyone who leaves a bequest to Animal Ark can make plans for the lifetime care of their pets should the pets survive them. These animals will stay at Animal Ark, or a foster home until a permanent home can be found - Feral Friends: Feral cat elimination project which assists property owners to trap, sterilize, and release feral cats - Foster Program: Uses local people to foster animals from the shelter. Typically these animals might need special attention. Often they are mothers with kittens or puppies. - Twin Cities Pet Fix: Prints and distributes certificates that can be redeemed at participating veterinarians for discounted spay or neuter surgery

Helps victims who have been impacted by domestic violence in Carver and Scott counties. Services provided: - 24-hour confidential crisis line to provide a safe place to call, receive support, and ask questions. Trained advocates are available 24 hours/7 days a week. Meetings at the office are also available by appointment. - Emotional support for the victim and their child(ren) - Help victims fleeing a domestic violence situation seek safe shelter - Information for support group, resources, school enrollment, and follow up services - Safety planning and safety equipment for the home - Partners with Carver Scott Humane Society to offer temporary fostering of pets for Southern Valley Alliance clients who are residents through their program, SafeFurSpaces, part of the Fur Keeps Program - Transitional Housing: Partners with Carver County Community Development Agency (CDA) and private property managers to connect clients to scattered site transitional housing units located throughout Carver and Scott counties. Housing is offered on a case-by-case basis, depending on funding and size availability of apartment units.

Provides pet care for individuals who are temporarily unable to care for their pets due to tough life situations.

- Adoptable animals are provided with veterinary care including spay and neuter services if the animal is old enough (usually around four months) before they are available for adoption - Foster homes for animals awaiting placement and animals that are too sick or injured to be placed - Placement of lost, unwanted, and abandoned animals - Rescues cats and dogs

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

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

Provides shelter for domestic violence survivors and their children. Pets are also welcome to the shelter. All basic needs including meals are provided.