Memories of Jay County Animal Control

01/16/2022

Do you love animals? Do you hate seeing that shelters and rescues are over capacity? Do you want your pet to live longer and happier lives? Get your pet spayed or neutered.

Irresponsible breeding, on purpose or by accident, is a problem. We are offering free surgeries to help. Please take us up on them. Be a part of the solution.

Please share.

01/08/2022

Please message Spay Away the Stray in Jay County if you need help!

Now that it's getting colder we are going to focus on animals that have people that can commit to keeping them indoors for a week or two(or longer) to recover after surgery. If you can do that, we'd love to help you spay/neuter the critters in your care. If you can't, we still want to help but we need to wait until it is consistently warmer out.

Please send us a private message if you need help. 😊

11/08/2021

Plase contact Spay Away the Stray in Jay County if interested!

We don't like to post anything negative to our page, but this is the sad truth.

We don't want it to be this way. With enough small changes we can make a big impact and fix this. We will be offering 15 free dog spay/neuter surgeries to help our community. These surgeries are available to residents of Jay County and preference will be given to pitbulls(and mixes), chihuahuas(and mixes), and good ol' Heinz 57's. We can spay/neuter all the dogs in your home.

Please private message the page to inquire if you are eligible and if there are spots still available.

08/06/2021

COMMUNITY CAT, SHMOMMUNITY CAT

Once upon a time there was a man named Dave. One day Dave saw a cat outside his house. Angrily, he shook his fist in the air and yelled "get off my lawn, ya varmint!". The cat was terrified and ran under Dave's shed.

On the next block a man named Jim saw a cat outside his house. Jim ran inside and got a bowl of water and some of his cat's food to share with this new friend. Jim gave the kitty a little "pspspspsps" and the kitty cautiously sniffed the wind and came over for a little snack. Jim was able to make friends with the cat and he worked with us to get her spayed. He learned all about being a great community cat provider by not leaving food and water out at all times. He even learned he could add coffee grounds to his garden to keep her out of his veggies.

What happened to Dave a block over? Well poor ol' Dave soon found himself overwhelmed with cats. The cat had babies under his shed...and then a couple months later she had babies again... In one summer ONE cat had three litters!

Dave was not a happy camper!

One day Jim was taking a lovely stroll down the block and noticed Dave very stressed out and yelling at his shed!

"Hey neighbor! What's the problerino?" inquired Jim.

"These cats are making me crazy" Dave replied.

Luckily, Jim had learned ALL about community cats and was happy to help Dave out.

"Well, buddy, let me tell you about the vacuum effect! This is a really cool part of community cats. Cats are territorial so trapping them and removing them doesn't work. More cats just move into the space. BUT if you have one or two community cats who are spayed or neutered they will hang out, not make babies, and take up resources so they're not available to other cats who might not be spayed or neutered."

Dave threw his hands in the air in exasperation. "I've been trapping and removing these cats ALL summer and they just keep coming".

"That's right Dave", said Jim, "It might sound counterintuitive but trapping and removing cats just doesn't work. More cats will just move into the area and they will repopulate even faster. It's called the vacuum effect. Check out this video on my phone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5V0e1L87gI"

They worked with us to get all the cats spayed and neutered and they all lived happily ever after.

If numbers are more your jam, take a gander below.
Stray cat intake numbers:
2009 5,929
2010 5,657 (Hope for Animals opens up)
2011 5,487
2012 5,166
2013 4,838
2014 4,365 (Community cat program starts)
2015 4,115
2016 4,267
2017 3,498
2018 3,266
2019 3,073
2020 2,843

Our stray cat intakes are decreasing at a faster rate since the implementation of the community cat program after several years of staying similar using the trap and euthanize strategy.

Questions about the community cat program? Drop 'em in the comments!

01/24/2021

It's almost Spring. Do you know what that means? Animals will be going into heat(if they haven't already) and there will be a plethora of puppies and kittens being born soon.

We can help prevent those unwanted litters. Please contact us today. We'd love to help your pitbull, chihuahua, husky, and several other breeds(or mixes of said breeds) get spayed/neutered. We would also LOVE to help you with all those outside cats that have been hanging around. Please note: ALL cats that go through this program will be vaccinated for rabies and eartipped.

Please direct message the page for details. We do not see other questions and will be unable to help otherwise.

01/02/2021

No longer available. Adopted/rescued.

01/01/2021

Jay County Animal Control is permanently closed as of today, 1/1/2021. All of our animals have successfully found rescues and adopters.

If you are needing to relinquish or report a found/lost animal, please contact the Jay County Humane Society(260-726-6339) or Midwest Pet Refuge.

If you are needing assistance with spaying/neutering your animals or strays please contact Spay Away the Stray in Jay County. They will assist you as much as they can.

We are still happy to post lost/found pets to our page is hopes of reuniting them and their people.

Thank you for many good years of support from all of wonderful rescue partners and adopters. We couldn't have saved the thousands of animals that have gone through our shelter without you. ❤🐶🐱❤

We would also like to wish the Fields' Family a happy retirement after many years of service to our community.

12/30/2020

Still missing!

12/11/2020

Lola has been missing from W 100 N since Wednesday (12/9) morning. She is injured and might be limping.

If you’ve seen her or taken her in, please contact Lindsey at 260-445-5540 or her husband, Conner Ray, 260-251-8239. Thank you!

12/10/2020

Adopted/rescued pets. No longer available.

12/08/2020

Please direct message our friends at Spay Away the Stray! This is a great program. More animals getting spayed/neutered= less animals entering the shelter system homeless in our area. Please share!

'Tis the season of giving and thanks to multiple generous donors we'd like to give back to our community by offering 40 FREE cat spays/neuters with eartips and rabies vaccines as well as 15 FREE spays/neuters for pitbulls(and mixes of the breed.

You must be a resident of Jay County to qualify for these surgeries and cats must be outdoor stray/barn/ferals and not house pets.

Please direct message the page to see if you qualify. Questions on this post will not be answered.

11/25/2020

Found down around homeless shelter if you know who he belongs to ot belongs to you please contact Jay County Animal Control at 260-726-4365. Seems to be blind or has eye sight problems

11/15/2020

Adopted/rescues pets. No longer available.

10/24/2020

If she is yours, she is safe at the humane society(not animal control). Please call 260-726-6339.

Found in Portland. Please call 260-726-3331 if it is yours or you know who’s it is.

10/20/2020

Found on 500 block of east north street if she belongs to you or know who she belongs to please contact Jay County Animal control