City urges licensing canine and cats to guard pets and group – Albert Lea Tribune

City urges licensing canine and cats to guard pets and group – Albert Lea Tribune

Metropolis urges licensing of canines and cats to guard pets and group

Revealed 8:46 am Friday, March 24, 2023

Licensing animals in Albert Lea is necessary for guaranteeing the safety and properly-being of equally the animals and the neighborhood. If a pet will get lacking, license tags can information law enforcement officials in securely returning the pet to its proprietor. Licensing additionally necessitates proof of vaccinations. Vaccinations defend towards circumstances which can be hazardous to pets and individuals.

Town of Albert Lea is reminding all pet owners that the licensing time period for canines and cats begins on April 1. All canines and cats within the metropolis restrictions are important to be licensed, and the license is professional for a number of years. Issues about unlicensed pets might probably closing end in a high-quality.

To resume a pet’s license, cease by the metropolis Finance Division on the highest ground of Metropolis Corridor at 221 E. Clark St. Along with proof of vaccination, pet entrepreneurs will want proof of spaying or neutering for a license cost cheaper price. The licensing charge is $10 for altered animals and $75 for non-altered animals.

The Freeborn County Humane Tradition encourages altering and vaccinating pets.

“Spaying and neutering stops undesired litters, overpopulation, and shields versus day by day life-threatening problems that may seem from not being spayed or neutered. Vaccinations are additionally key in stopping animals from contracting and spreading lifetime-threatening problems, even when the animal life solely indoors,” defined Tawni Hammer, shelter supervisor for the Freeborn County Humane Fashionable society.

For far more info on pet licensing, go to town’s web site, https://cityofalbertlea.org/pet-license, or name the Finance Division at 507-377-4300.