Lost Paws Trapping

Lost Paws Trapping We are a very small group of dog lovers. Our main purpose is to reunite lost pets with their families. Thank you �

We also trap many stray, elusive dogs and provide needed vet care when we can. We do not charge for our services, we are donation only. We are NO longer an IL 501c3, however that does not change our mission. Donation links:
https://www.paypal.me/lostpawstrapping
Venmo:

Elka and Mila were recently rehomed. They traveled over four hours to their new home only to escape almost immediately. ...
04/02/2025

Elka and Mila were recently rehomed. They traveled over four hours to their new home only to escape almost immediately. With having no one familiar to them nearby, the new owner desperately tried to get them back home. They just wouldn't give in to her. She reached out for assistance and trying to recover them since they were staying in the close area.

Mila was trapped pretty quickly the next night, however, Elka did not cooperate as much. After a few more nights of Elka being a no-show, she was found frequenting at burned out home another street over. It was Kurt's bedtime but he obliged and drove down there and moved the trap to the burned out home. Took her a little bit, but she finally trapped, and they are both home with their new owner. Thanks Kurt Swanson for setting the traps! ❤️

Trapping videos in comments.

LPT South....After two long weeks on the run, several long nights of hoping this little girl would surrender. She avoide...
03/30/2025

LPT South....After two long weeks on the run, several long nights of hoping this little girl would surrender. She avoided the alligators and all the other critters in the area where she was running and hiding! ❤️

Mya was visiting Florida with her owner when she got spooked and got away from her family. After 2 long weeks on the run and terrified of everything she was safely trapped early this morning. She seems like she's in good shape but extremely covered from head to toe in burrs and pointy spikes.

Several hours of grooming today, and baths she still needs her underside shaved as she has things matted down to her skin everywhere.

Looks like she'll be hanging out with me for a while, but she is doing extremely well here and just wants attention. 🫶🏼

At around 11 months old, she's still full of s***k after all that running. Time to be pampered Mya!

Venmo:

Two very scared puppies most likely dumped in a rural area. Not sure how long they were out there on their own but very ...
03/27/2025

Two very scared puppies most likely dumped in a rural area. Not sure how long they were out there on their own but very skinny and scared. Thank you for giving us the heads up and looking out for them, Alicia Richey Mueller . They are still very scared but are on the mend and doing good.
One male, and one female, we will call Max and Emma since that's what Alicia was calling them.

Thanks Kurt Swanson for hauling the traps out, setting them, and not keeping me up all night long watching cameras. Maryanne Heuer for helping pick up the last one and getting it to safety, and Michelle Parker for being a rock star again and helping us out! ❤️

03/18/2025

LPT North...
This sweet girl was seemingly dumped on a back road. Luckily she stayed in the same area long enough that some residents in the area saw her and got food out for her when she wouldn't come to them. If anybody even tried to approach she would take off into the woods. After setting up the camera to be sure that she would come back to the feeding station a trap was set the next morning and she cooperated fairly quickly! Hopefully this time around she will get a forever family that deserves her! Thanks Kurt Swanson for getting the trap out there and set!

03/18/2025

LPT South...
Yes I'm slacking on making posts. After almost 2 weeks of watching cats, trapping feral cats, the target cat finally came. Of course it only came around at night when all the other cats would come. After trapping a couple ferals to get them out of the way, what we thought was Sophia, ended up being a male cat named Sarge. Sophia's owner only had her for 4 days and was sure that this Maine c**n was Sophia. Unfortunately after trapping it only to realize it was someone else's missing cat named Sarge. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Sarge is home now so Sophia is still on the run. :-(

📢📢📢📢📢📢📢 needs a home!Sprite is a beautiful girl, we are told approximately 3 years old. Sprite was left behind when her ...
02/03/2025

📢📢📢📢📢📢📢 needs a home!

Sprite is a beautiful girl, we are told approximately 3 years old. Sprite was left behind when her negligent owners moved. A neighbor found out and came over and fed her until someone picked her up from the home. With rescues and AC being full, unfortunately she had nowhere to go. She was handed off to a friend, temporarily, prior to the holidays.

Sprite is an awesome dog that will make a great addition to her new family. Sprite is kennel trained, house trained, knows sit, shake, wait, loves to ride in cars! Prefer a home without cats, as we are not sure how she will do with them. Her temporary home the cats are kept separate in a separate room as they are afraid of her.

Sprite is approximately 41 lbs, she will be spayed and up to date on shots before going to a new home. Anyone seriously interested, please contact Rox Beard for more details. Let's find this girl a home of her own! Her adoption fee is only $75 just to ensure a serious adopter.

Sprite is also a Kansas City Chiefs fan and will be rooting for the Kansas City Chiefs in the Superbowl!
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Lady Llewellyn we will call her was trapped last night. Beautiful blue pit we think. 😍 Thank you Kurt for taking the equ...
12/24/2024

Lady Llewellyn we will call her was trapped last night. Beautiful blue pit we think. 😍 Thank you Kurt for taking the equipment out and picking her up. No more nasty nights out in the weather. ❤️

Pics in comments.

12/17/2024

That's one itty bitty dachshund! She is so freaking cute, so happy she is safe! Very skittish just adopted from a breeder. Thank you Kurt Swanson for dropping things to drop the equipment! Safe at home! ❤️

12/09/2024

Roaming doodle apprehended! This doodle had been roaming the Belleville Shiloh border for a few days avoiding everyone. Since it was staying in one general area those days a feeding station was set up. Didn't take long for the dog to come to the food, shortly thereafter a trap was set to catch it rather quickly, thanks Maryanne Heuer . We just wanted to get it away from the high traffic area where it was hanging. Dog is currently on stray hold, not microchipped. Picture in comments.

Between Belleville and Millstadt, several reports of this dog being seen but kept running from people. Same area where w...
11/11/2024

Between Belleville and Millstadt, several reports of this dog being seen but kept running from people. Same area where we just trapped the other little guy a couple weeks ago. This little girl had a litter of pups and we're guessing was dumped after they sold the litter. 🤬

People living out there tagged us right away, and a good friend from Maneghi Meadows farm put food out for us. Once we had someone available Maryanne Heuer and Wayde Martin went out there to set up a camera and trap. Luckily they saw her when they were out there and were able to win her over and just put a slip lead on her. Talk about a super sweet little girl! How anybody could ever dump this dog I have no clue! Originally they called her Sugar because she was the sweetest little thing and just longing for affection!

However, since it's veterans weekend and the pup seemed to prefer the name Poppy..... I think we'll go with Poppy as her temporary holder calls her! Somebody's going to get a great dog, she's the sweetest little girl! ❤️

Picture in comments! Somebody needs to adopt this little girl she's the best! 🥰

10/30/2024

Didn't think this little dude was going to ever come to the trap! Meet Chili Peppa, Sparky....AKA whatever. Haven't really decided on a name yet, but this little fella was seemingly dumped in an area just outside of Belleville towards Millstadt.

He hung around the intersection traffic area the first day seemingly waiting for whomever had dumped him to come back for him. Once people tried to get him he headed off down the road just a bit into an open field area. He had no intentions of coming to anyone for food, other small dogs, or anything else. He chose to just hang out in the middle of the field and avoid all of us.

He watched us set a trap, smelled the bacon from afar that had been cooked but yet never came anywhere near the trap area. After day two of not coming anywhere near the trap area we were getting worried! We had tried all other avenues, then he was seen down the road in another area later that evening. Luckily by the middle of the night he showed up back in the same field after we had bungied the trap open. He went in to grab a little bacon. So with high hopes for the next day we set it early added more bacon and then waited and waited. He finally showed up after dark just before we were going to have to bungee it open again because of pepé Le Pew and a racc**n that was hanging out there. Luckily he showed up and went in for the bacon!

Very scared, but has come around very quickly and loves the attention! ❤️ ❤️❤️❤️

Thanks to all of those that helped us in that area, Maneghi Meadows and neighbors, as well as the usual, Angela Caito-Price, Kurt Swanson , and long distance Gay Arnold.

Little Louie was a newly adopted pup (September 7th) from Stray Rescue of St Louis. Louie was only with his new owners a...
09/14/2024

Little Louie was a newly adopted pup (September 7th) from Stray Rescue of St Louis. Louie was only with his new owners about 4 hours when he darted out an open door and took off. We are told Louie was rescued from the Bahamas after the hurricane hit and somehow landed at Stray Rescue.

Louie came back to the yard a couple times and was seen around the neighborhood off and on. We got him on camera a couple times, he got to eat once and the next time he came back there was a cat that had beat him to the trap and it was closed. Took him a couple more days before he came around again and finally walked into the trap around midnight Friday night!

I know his owners are exhausted and super excited to have him back home! Hopefully Louie can get the spoiling he so deserves now!

Kudos to Maryanne Heuer for dropping off the equipment and setting the trap up in the yard for this sweet boy!

08/24/2024

Meet Pepper! ❤️ On Aug 9th Pepper got spooked and took off from her owner while camping. She was seen various times but avoided people and was too scared to return to anyone. We told them to get a couple feeding stations set up. It was unknown whether she had eaten at any of them or not, they weren't being monitored with cameras. She was also seen running into a cornfield a couple times. LPT set up a camera at the feeding station near the camper that she had been staying. Luckily she showed up in the middle of the night Thursday looking for food. Friday a trap was baited and set, waiting and praying she returned on Friday. With so much activity around the area we knew she probably wouldn't show her face until night time when it quieted down. We waited all night long and she finally made her appearance in the wee hours of the morning Saturday! Thanks to all of those that helped, Angela Caito-Price for setting up camera and trap, great job girl! Angie Berry for assisting getting another trap and running out the door this morning to help! Great job guys and welcome home Pepper!
Pictures in comments.

Donation links:
https://www.paypal.me/lostpawstrapping
Venmo:

This girl was rescued from a not so good situation, and a soon-to-be homeless situation. She was left alone consistently...
07/23/2024

This girl was rescued from a not so good situation, and a soon-to-be homeless situation. She was left alone consistently and only fed sporadically. We have rescue placement for her, but we would like to help cover her vetting. Praying for heartworm negative but we don't know yet. 🙏🏼 Any small donation towards her vetting will be appreciated. Hoping her second life is the life she deserves! ❤️

Venmo:
PayPal: www.paypal.me/lostpawstrapping

This cutie is one of our July 4th runaways. Luckily her owner got word she had been seen hanging around a wooded area be...
07/13/2024

This cutie is one of our July 4th runaways. Luckily her owner got word she had been seen hanging around a wooded area between Belleville and Shiloh but would run whenever approached. After camping out trying to get a visual on his dog he messaged us for assistance.

The first night she was a no-show, she had ventured off into a subdivision nearby. We had high hopes she would return though to the spot by the creek and railroad tracks. Maryanne Heuer rebated the trap early this morning with some fresh food and luckily he came back and took the bait late this afternoon! Great job Maryanne!

Videos in comments, the temperamental camera stopped sending videos for a few minutes right when the dog was entering the trap. 🤦🏼‍♀️

🚨 LOST DOG, Shiloh/Belleville, IL - last seen in Fox Glenn neighborhood and East B Street. DO NOT CHASE, Lost Paws Trapp...
07/12/2024

🚨 LOST DOG, Shiloh/Belleville, IL - last seen in Fox Glenn neighborhood and East B Street. DO NOT CHASE, Lost Paws Trapping is assisting owner and we need sightings reported so we can strategize trapping. LPT 618-977-1594 or owner 551-600-4897.

With a heat index of 116 degrees, 🥵 thank goodness this was a fast trapping for Lost Paws Trapping South. This poor girl...
07/08/2024

With a heat index of 116 degrees, 🥵
thank goodness this was a fast trapping for Lost Paws Trapping South. This poor girl has been running around for a few weeks different locations but was very elusive of all people. We're thinking she came from outside of this area, she had collars but no microchip.

She was stuck in a preserve area that was very hard to even get into for several days. Before the area could even be looked over to see if it was possible to get a trap into it, she vanished. She popped up again this weekend in a different area and was found staying close to a pond area.

This heat was too much for us old people and certainly too hot for this poor husky. I tried to approach her the evening before, but just couldn't get near her. You could tell she was wearing down and physically exhausted.

Too scared to cooperate and get in the back of the Animal Control truck, she did get a ride in the front seat with the officer and air conditioning! She's no dummy! ❤️

Video in comments.

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LPT North... This sweet girl was seemingly dumped on a back road. Luckily she stayed in the same area long enough that some residents in the area saw her and got food out for her when she wouldn't come to them. If anybody even tried to approach she would take off into the woods. After setting up the camera to be sure that she would come back to the feeding station a trap was set the next morning and she cooperated fairly quickly! Hopefully this time around she will get a forever family that deserves her! Thanks Kurt Swanson for getting the trap out there and set!

LPT South... Yes I'm slacking on making posts. After almost 2 weeks of watching cats, trapping feral cats, the target cat finally came. Of course it only came around at night when all the other cats would come. After trapping a couple ferals to get them out of the way, what we thought was Sophia, ended up being a male cat named Sarge. Sophia's owner only had her for 4 days and was sure that this Maine coon was Sophia. Unfortunately after trapping it only to realize it was someone else's missing cat named Sarge. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Sarge is home now so Sophia is still on the run. :-(

Great job to everyone involved to finally bring Harley home almost 2.5 months! 10-22-2024 to 1-11-2025 Great job fighting the bitter cold to set up a trap late at night, Angela Caito-Price! You rock girl! Pictures in comments. https://www.wsiltv.com/news/illinois/veteran-loses-service-dog-after-crash-in-southern-illinois/article_9d8324cc-97b0-11ef-86eb-ab076cd4eed7.html Venmo: @lostpawstrapping https://www.paypal.me/lostpawstrapping

That's one itty bitty dachshund! She is so freaking cute, so happy she is safe! Very skittish just adopted from a breeder. Thank you Kurt Swanson for dropping things to drop the equipment! Safe at home! ❤️

Roaming doodle apprehended! This doodle had been roaming the Belleville Shiloh border for a few days avoiding everyone. Since it was staying in one general area those days a feeding station was set up. Didn't take long for the dog to come to the food, shortly thereafter a trap was set to catch it rather quickly, thanks Maryanne Heuer . We just wanted to get it away from the high traffic area where it was hanging. Dog is currently on stray hold, not microchipped. Picture in comments.

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