On January 1,2016, a new Illinois law was passed to require what is necessary if a rescue, shelter or veterinary clinic holds a stray animal. We also confirmed this information with Dr. Mark Ernst, State Veterinarian. The law is Animal Welfare Section (225 ILCS 605/3.6) of the Illinois State Statutes. Sec. 3.6. Acceptance of stray dogs and cats. […]
For all media related inquiries, please email lostdogsil@gmail.com. Press Release Articles: Abandoned or Lost? Rethinking Stray Dogs Think You’ve Got a Dead-End Microchip? Think Again Our MVPP of the day is a remarkable individual Susan Taney (founder/director of Lost Dogs Illinois) who runs a group of volunteers who saw the need to provide education for […]
Finders is NOT keepers. We have a problem in our region (Illinois). One would hope that most people have a good moral compass. You drop your wallet .. someone returns it to you. You leave your cell behind at a store…someone turns it in. What happens if you find out someone found your lost items and […]
I totally understand see your struggle, this is like missing your child, a part of your family… not knowing if their scared, sick, hot, cold, injured, hungry, thirsty, abused… the horrors and worries going thru your head. People try to water it down, say it’s not important, not a priority, it’s just a pet, it’s […]
“The hardest thing is the dogs that people do not know what happened to them. I know they are out there, but they just haven’t found them. ” The work that Lost Dogs Illinois Co-Founder and Director Susan Taney does is so important. There is no worse feeling than losing your dog. We go into great detail about her […]
For many years the CACC’s Return to Owner (RTO) rate for dogs was DISMAL. Six years ago we met with the then senior management staff to discuss what CACC could do to get more dogs home. It should be noted that 60% of the intake of CACC is stray dogs. That means many of these […]
A number of organizations and individuals are offering to help you find your lost pet these days, so what makes Lost Dogs Illinois different? For one thing, Lost Dogs Illinois is no fly-by-night organization. Susan Taney, who has more than 25 years of experience in shelter management, pet adoption counseling and animal rescue work, founded […]
This year already Lost Dogs Illinois has partnered with several groups to offer free vaccines, microchips, collars and leashes and engraved ID tags. We pride ourselves in helping to preserve the human-animal bond. April, 2017 – LDI partnered with Garrido Stray Rescue Foundation and Realtors to the Rescue to offer Free microchips and engraved ID tags […]
This week I, personally and professionally, learned a valuable lesson, never ever underestimate the survival instinct of a dog. I, because of this underestimating, did not do everything in my power to find a dog until a full day had almost passed which could have contributed to this dog losing her life. All because I […]
On April 23, the U.S. will celebrate its fourth annual National Lost Dog Awareness Day (NLDAD). This canine-centric awareness day was created by Lost Dogs of America to bring attention to the multitude of dogs that that go missing from their homes each and every day, while providing resources and hope to reunite them. The […]