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Community Learning Hours will Resume in March!

For Your Generous Support in 2024!

Thank You!

Working in neighborhoods so people

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Partners for Pets

Howard  

Fayette

Clayton

Allamakee

Winneshiek

& pets can live better lives!

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News & Events

2024 Annual Giving Campaign -

$45,551 Raised!

Humane Education Programming

We are excited to partner with local libraries, the MICCIO Foundation, and TeachHeart.org - humane education curriculum provider - to bring new educational experiences to youth and children in our service area neighborhoods.

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FIND YOUR BEST MATCH

ENRICH YOUR LIFE & THEIRS

CHANGE LIVES TODAY

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE

We Appreciate

Your Support!

If You Find a Dog or Cat--

Found dogs and cats are often someone's pets. Before calling local authorities, check for identification. If the dog/cat is wearing identification, try to contact the owner.

 

Whenever possible, keep the pet close to where your found it: 90+% of lost pets are within 1 mile of their home. Keep the pet in a safe, secure space separated from your own pets.

Contact the closest veterinary clinic, animal shelter, police department, or sheriff's office that is open and ask them to scan for a microchip. If microchiped, the chip will contain the owner's contact information.

Post FOUND LOST DOG or CAT with a picture and where you found the pet on social media. Ask one of the above listed organizations to post on their social media pages. You can also post on local community groups on Facebook.

Before posting, check posts from people who have lost pets for a potential match. If you cannot hold the pet until locating its owner, contact your local animal services/animal control agency.  Local animal services/control agencies have authority through state and local laws to help and house stray pets. Your local animal services/control agency is the first place a pet owner will contact when looking for a lost pet.

Important Note: HSNEI can only accept lost/stray pets by appointment--in support of local animal services/control agencies and the community.

After searching the immediate area, widen the search: take a picture to show people you meet and ask them to contact you if they see your pet.  Ask them to contact you immediately and not chase or follow your pet.

Place familiar belongings outside in a sheltered area to draw your pet home: your clothing, your pet's favorite blanket or toy. You can also set a humane trap using tuna or other fragrant food.

Cats are often drawn to the smell of their own litter boxes.

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If You Lose Your Dog or Cat--

Begin a search: grab a picture and your cell phone. Start searching the immediate area where pet was last seen. If you have multiple people and don't know where your pet went, spread out.

 

If your pet has a microchip, contact your microchip registry company to let them know your pet is missing and to verify that your address, phone#, and other contact details are up to date.

Check crawl spaces, open areas under porches and decks, and other sheltered spots. Ask close neighbors to do the same. Check often to see if your pet has returned.

 

Call local animal services/control agencies and check the social media pages of HSNEI and other local community pages for found pet posts.

Posting flyers and newspaper may help. Check surrounding shelters and animal control agencies. Sometimes--with the best of intentions--people take your pet hours away from their home.

 

Keep checking all places. It may take time, especially if your pet is farther away from home. Be patient and don't give up hope.

2025 Funding Sponsors

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Help provide a safe refuge, medical care, and a new life for hundreds of dogs and cats every year.

Support dogs & cats at HSNEI

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Humane Society of Northeast Iowa
No Community Learning & Help Hours until February
Phone Hours

2345 Millennium Rd

Decorah, IA 52101

(563) 382-0500

info@hsnei.org

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Monday & Wednesday 12 - 2 pm

Thursday 10 - 12 pm

Friday 2 - 3:30 pm

By Appointment Only
Scheduled 7 days a week
Adoptions - Found Strays - Owner Surrenders - Assistance

Copyright 2013-2024 by Humane Society of Northeast Iowa (dba HSNEI), all rights reserved.    HSNEI is a tax deductible organization incorporated as a 501c(3)  in the United States.

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