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Last Updated: Saturday, July 19, 2008
Sometimes the decision to surrender an animal must be made. It can be an unpleasant task, especially if it is someone's loved pet, but we understand and we do care.
If you have or find an unwanted animal, please do the right thing for it; do not let it become unloved, forgotten and hidden away, possibly to starve to death, be hit by a car, or suffer other needless misery. Here is what you can do:
IF YOU ARE BRINGING AN ANIMAL IN YOURSELF, CLICK HERE.
IF YOU NEED CONTACT THE DOG CONTROL OFFICER OR LOCAL OFFICE, READ BELOW:
If you have a stray animal, call the dog control officer in your town.
In Ogdensburg call 393-1555 and ask for the Dog Control Officer.
For all other towns and villages, you must contact your Town Government for the correct information. You can find them in your phone book.
Here is a link to the roster of St. Lawrence County government officials where for most areas you will find Dog Wardens or Animal Control entries, arranged by villages and towns.:
http://www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/County_Clerk/Roster2004.pdf#page=55
It’s a fairly large file, about 500k, so it’s not quick to load, but all city, county, town and village government is listed there. You’ll need the Acrobat PDF reader to download it to your screen.
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Please also surrender any health, vet and shot records you may have for the animal. Do not remove collars unless they are causing the animal discomfort.
And, on a final note, should you surrender a pet or stray, please realize that our by-laws do not permit us to provide updates to anyone concerning the animal's status. Our volunteers are very busy, plus it is sometimes an unpleasant task to have to relive some of the less pleasant aspects of their jobs. Please just try to rest comfortable in the knowledge that they experienced the most humane thing possible to be done for them, in most cases that is to be adopted by some loving family or person.
We do NOT adopt animals to college students, breeders, dealers, for resale, or any other reason other than to become a pet of the prospective adoptor. These are companion animals.
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