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Responsible Pet Ownership
Choosing the Right Pet
Take your lifestyle into consideration. Will you have enough time and energy to devote to your pet?

Spay or Neuter Your Pet
Spaying and neutering:
  • Prevents unwanted pets
  • Prevents future problems for owners
  • Prevents diseases
  • Can help to calm down pets
  • Reduces spotting and spaying problems
  • Discourages roaming and fighting

Use Proper Identification
The rabies identification tag is your pet’s free call home. The law requires that pets wear rabies tags.

If You Lose Your Pet
  • Begin your search as soon as your pet is missing. Most shelters will only house animals for a period of five to six days.
  • Call and visit all area shelters. The shelter cannot call if your pet has no identification tag or microchip.
  • Call the local police.
  • Post signs with a description of your pet.

To Avoid Animal Bites
  • Never force a strange animal into a vehicle.
  • Do not handle an injured or sick animal. Instead, call animal control.
Monroe County
100 South Main Street
Waterloo, IL 62298
Ph: (618) 939-8681