LSU Emergency Animal Shelter Plan for Return of Pets to Owners, Foster Care Options

The LSU Emergency Animal Shelter in the Parker Coliseum will not accept new pets after September 30, 2005 and the operation will close on October 15, 2005.

If possible, owners should pick up their animals by September 30 or give consent for adoption. If owners wish to give their pet up for adoption, they should call 225-578-6111; if owners wish to arrange for long-term fostering for their pet, they should come by the Parker Coliseum shelter or go to http://www.petfinder.com.

Pets remaining in the shelter after September 30, 2005, will be considered “abandoned.” Some of these pets will be adopted out to new owners locally in Baton Rouge and remaining animals will be transported to shelters in other areas of the U.S. for subsequent adoption. All animals adopted out will be photographed for identification purposes and the image will be placed on Petfinder.com (http://www.petfinder.com). Records of transportation and adoption will be kept so that owners can trace down the location of their pets. All adoptions will be on a provisional basis for at least 30 days, allowing owners to reclaim their pets.

For shelter news, visit the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine’s web site ( http://www.vetmed.lsu.edu/).

An e-mail detailing closure plans for the other state shelters will follow.