Lawrence Humane’s Animal Services team is responsible for animal services-related concerns in unincorporated Douglas County, Kansas. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Our mission is to achieve a safe, humane county for people and animals. We have a compliance-based philosophy that follows national standards of enforcement set forth by the National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA) and other animal control/field services experts.
Lawrence Humane Society’s Animal Services team serves unincorporated Douglas County, Kansas.
If you live inside the city limits of Lawrence, Eudora, or Baldwin City, please contact your city’s animal control department for assistance.
To learn about the Douglas County, Kansas, animal ordinances, please refer to Chapter 2: Animal Control in the official County Code.
You can report:
You can submit an Animal Services Complaint Form online or call us at 785-371-0499.
For emergencies (where people or animals are in immediate danger), call 911.
Our Animal Services team reviews each report, prioritizes urgent issues, and investigates when needed. We may contact you for more information or provide education and resources to resolve the issue.
Stray animals are brought to Lawrence Humane where they are scanned for a microchip, held for their legal stray hold period, and cared for until they are reclaimed or made available for adoption.
We encourage pet owners to reclaim pets as quickly as possible to reduce stress on the animal. If your pet is impounded, you will need:
Our Animal Services Officers respond to calls 7 days a week during daytime hours, with after-hours on-call response for emergencies.
Lawrence Humane’s Pet Resource Center is is open for stray intake and reclaims:
Monday – Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday – Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
The majority of lost or stray animals have families who love them and are typically found less than one mile from their homes. To keep pet families together, it is best to try to locate a lost pet’s family prior to bringing the animal to the shelter. On average, only 3-4% of the stray cats and only 15-20% of the stray dogs brought to the shelter are returned to their owners.
If you find a lost pet, be sure to follow these steps:
If you are unable to locate an owner or unable to continue caring for the found animal, please contact your local shelter to discuss services. It’s important that the animal is taken to the shelter in the city it was found in to give them the best opportunity to reunite with their owner.
This form is for reporting animal-related concerns in unincorporated Douglas County, Kansas.
Please complete this form to register a Livestock Guardian Dog in Douglas County, Kansas.
Pet Resource Center: 9am-6pm, every day
1805 E. 19th Street
Lawrence, KS 66046
(785) 843-6835
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