Resources

PETS

Lost Pets: (info from Animal Shelter site) 

• Compose an accurate description of your missing companion animal. Be specific about your companion animal's breed, size, weight, sex, collar, tags, and any distinguishing characteristics. Please provide a recent photo of your companion animal.

• Fill out a Lost Pet Report or call Bloomington Animal Care and Control at 812-349-3492. 

• Use social media:  Facebook’s Bloomington Indiana Lost and Found Pets Page, Next Door, etc.

• Post flyers picturing and describing your lost companion and your contact information at bus stops, schools, veterinary clinics, laundromats, and stores.

• Reach out to your neighbors.  Let them know your animal is missing and ask permission to inspect their property. Email hello@parkridgeneighborhood.org to request a lost pet notice be posted. Please include description, area where lost, and photos if possible.

• Visit the Shelter regularly. Take a chance on anything remotely similar to your lost animal and visit the shelter often! (Regularly check the photos & descriptions posted online of all Stray Intakes at the shelter) Remember that within day’s dirt, rain, and irregular grooming can quickly change the appearance of your beloved pet.

• Alert the postal carrier, newspaper carriers, and your neighbors of your missing companion animal.

• Check with neighborhood children and walkers/bikers. They often will know your companion animal and may have seen him/her.

• Consider your animal’s personality – fearful animals will hide, gregarious animals will enter homes and cars to be with people.

LOST & FOUND PET ALERT CHECKLIST

1. Check with your immediate neighbors and block captain

2. Post to Park Ridge Neighborhood Facebook Page

3. Post to Park Ridge Neighborhood Email List

4. Post & Search Facebook Bloomington, IN Lost and Found Page

5. Post with Pawboost

6. Check Stray Photos Posted with the Animal Shelter

7. Check Found Animal Reports posted with the Animal Shelter

8. Post flyers in the area where lost or found (Pawboost template): include date, location, and photo

ADOPT A PET

• Animal Shelter Twitter Bot - Posting new adoptables as they are added

• Bloomington Animal Shelter Adoptable Animals

REPORT AN OFF-LEASH ANIMAL

All dogs are required to be on a leash under the control of their owner any time they are off the owners property.  We understand your desire to give your dog freedom and exercise.  It is both good for them and for you, however we share this space with wild animals, people with allergies and fear, and dogs that are not fans of new dogs in their space.  Please be respectful of your neighbors and prevent unfortunate accidents by keeping your dogs on leash.

To contact an Animal Control Officer or report an Animal incident 

• Call 812-349-3492 for Animal Control during the following hours:  Monday/Wednesday/Thursday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Tuesday/Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• After Hours Emergencies (such as injured and aggressive animals) Call 812-339-1444.

• Report online via U-Report (you can submit a photo)