What Are Stray Animals ?Stray animals are pets found wandering without their owners. Our goal is to reunite these pets with their families, but sadly, only 16-20% manage to find their way back home. SFAHS provides food, water, and a safe haven for stray animals from our contracted areas, serving as a central hub for owners to reconnect with their pets.
Help Reunite!
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1. Post to your local social media page
- Facebook, NextDoor, and 24PetConnect are becoming prominent and are quite successful in locating owners.
- Keeping a found pet in the area increases the chance of reuniting it with its owner — please don’t take it far from where it was found.
2. Check the animal for a microchip
- Contact the nearest humane societies to check for microchips. Please do not cross state lines.
- Contact your closest veterinary clinic if there is no humane society nearby.
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3. Report it to your local non-emergency dispatch
If you live within a city's limits, call your local PD first.
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County Dispatch Contacts
- Minnehaha County 605-367-7000
- Lincoln County 605-764-5651
- Turner County 605-297-3225
- McCook County 605-425-2761
- Hutchinson County 605-387-2341
- Hanson County 605-239-4409
- Davison County 605-995-8630
- Miner County 605-772-4501
- Clay County 605-677-7100
- Union County 605-356-2679
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4. Bring the animal to SFAHS
Stray pets must be brought to SFAHS during business hours.
- SFAHS is only able to intake animals from our contracted jurisdictions, please check your area below before visiting the shelter.
- We need information on where the pet was found, and any details that may help reunite the pet with their families.
- The animal will be checked for a microchip and held for the legal hold time
- Finders may request adoption after the legal hold period but must follow standard adoption procedures.
Please, do not abandon pets on SFAHS property- It is a crime !
If the animal needs urgent medical care, please go to All City South Emergency Care. |