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Welcome
The chances are, if you are
looking at this web site, that you have either lost your beloved pet, or
you are maybe looking to adopt a new member into your family - We hope
that our web site can help you in your quest.
On a regular basis, we receive
calls from members of the public who have either lost a pet, or have
found an animal that they would prefer to care for themselves until the
proper owner comes forward, therefore, we have now added a page to our
website detailing any "lost and founds" that have been reported to us.
If you have lost an animal that has been reported as found - or found an
animal that has been reported as lost, please contact the people
concerned directly, the phone numbers or email addresses are listed on our page and the
listings will remain live for a few weeks (unless we are told of a successful
outcome sooner)
This is a free
service provided by Animal Control, for the benefit of citizens - just
hit the "Lost & Found" menu button for the listings.
Announcement
It is with great sadness, that we must
announce that our Great Dane "Dominique" passed away on Christmas eve.
Dominique was abandoned by her owners
and locked into a garage, the door of the garage was then nailed shut.
When we got her, she was painfully thin
and neglected - we were told not to expect her to live for more than about
3-4 months, She surpassed everyone's expectations and was with us for nearly
3 years, During which time, she was undoubtedly given more love and
affection than she had in the past.
God Bless You Dominique - We Shall Miss
You!
Micro-chipping Service
We can microchip any dog that you adopt from us -
and the details will be logged with the National Register. This will
ensure that your dog is returned to you as quickly as possible if he
wanders off, because
we routinely scan all dogs which come in to us. The Cost To Microchip
Your New Dog Is Just $25.00, Please click the button if you would like more information.
THE 7 DAY
HOLD.
A few of our
animals are not yet ready to be adopted, the reason for this is that we
hold a stray cat or dog for a period of 7 days, to allow the owner
sufficient time to retrieve their pet - any animals which are not
reclaimed within this period are
then put into the adoption program.
The adoption
fees vary from $65 for dogs and are fixed at $50 for Cats, this includes
their first shots and de-worming. According to State Law, these animals
will need to be spayed or neutered as required - it will be your
responsibility to arrange this if it's needed.
We typically tend to be seen by
the public as just "dog catchers", but in
reality, there is a great deal more to it than that! In addition
to the stray or vicious dogs that we deal with, a lot of animals that
are at our shelter have been generally abused, beaten and left to go
hungry, this is a practice that is inexcusable and totally unacceptable,
Please click on the "Read Me" menu button for some very poignant
thoughts.
We
handle
domestic
animal abuse, neglect
and
abandonment,
we
also deal with wildlife, horses, pigs, ducks, reptiles and any other
animal residing within the city limits. We have even had
a bear
and cougar, which
we placed at Popcorn Park Zoo,
Forked River, New
Jersey.
Here are pictures of the 2 guys
that we sent there:
The cougar,
"Cindy Lou" is now 19 and "Boo Boo" the bear is 13.
We would really like to thank John Bergman and his colleagues for doing
a wonderful job in looking after the animals that they have there.
Please be sure to click the button and check them out!
We speak up for the animals who
are unable to speak for themselves, we regularly instigate legal action
against the perpetrators of animal cruelty - and try to find the "victims"
new loving homes.
"Unfortunately each year,
hundreds
of animals are euthanized by our facility because of the "irresponsible
pet owner". We have the job of cleaning up, where society has failed.
Our shelter is not capable
of holding all of the animals we impound and holding them indefinitely.
That is why we hope that this web site
will help in the placement of some of these animals"
If you click on this
picture of the little boy and his dog, you will be taken to our "wish-list" - we are always extremely
grateful for any donations of supplies that people may be able to spare
us - Thankyou
Every page on our site has menu /
navigation buttons, - please use these to work your way around the
pages.
This website has been designed to
be as informative as possible for our visitors, If you would like to
make any suggestions as to things that you would like to see included on
here, please let us know by clicking on this photo of Teddy & Matrix
(our house-cats) :-
We sincerely hope that this site
helps to re-unite you with your lost pet - or introduces you to a new
one!
Cindy Rarrat
(Owner / Operator)
This
site is updated regularly, If you are a
returning visitor please refresh your browser on each page that you
look at - to ensure that you see the latest information.
OUR MISSION:
"To educate the citizens of
Sioux City
about animal control and animal welfare; to protect human and animal
health and safety; to increase responsible pet ownership, reduce the
numbers of unwanted pets, and to work towards the reduced need for our
services".
OFFICE OPENING HOURS:
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