If you have lost your pet, time is of the essence. Minnesota state law requires animal shelters and stray holding facilities to hold and advertise stray pets for five business days. After five days, these pets could be placed for adoption. If you have any questions or need guidance, please call Tri-County Humane Society at (320) 252-0896, or email pets@tricountyhumanesociety.org.
If you find a pet, please call us at (320) 252-0896 to see if their owner has called us and filed a lost pet report. We can also scan any stray pet to see if it has a microchip, or an animal control officer/vet clinic can scan for a chip.
If we do not have a match, we will take your contact information and schedule an appointment to take the pet in if it was found in an area that contracts with us. If it was found in an area that does not contract with us, we will direct you to the appropriate stray holding facility.
If possible, do not remove the pet from the site where you have found it until the appropriate animal control officer, sheriff or police department has been contacted. Some jurisdictions have strict policies on only picking up stray animals from the location they were found.
