JUNEAU ANIMAL RESCUE

THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU (CBJ) CONTRACTS WITH JUNEAU ANIMAL RESCUE TO PROVIDE ANIMAL CONTROL AND PROTECTION SERVICES FOR ITS COMMUNITY. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS PROVIDE ENFORCEMENT OF THE CBJ ANIMAL CONTROL AND PROTECTION ORDINANCES. OFFICERS ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND PROTECTION TO ANIMALS IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY ALSO PROVIDE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH AN ANIMAL OR ITS OWNER(S). OFFICERS RESPOND TO ALL TYPES OF ANIMAL RELATED CASES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: BITES TO HUMANS, BITES TO ANIMALS, STRAY ANIMALS, INJURED ANIMALS, SUSPECTED ABUSED OR NEGLECT, ABANDONED AND LOST ANIMALS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023 ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS RESPONDED TO 6,659 CALLS FOR ACTION, IMPOUNDED 401 ANIMALS, AND RETURNED 433 ANIMALS SAFELY TO THEIR OWNERS.

JUNEAU ANIMAL RESCUE PROVIDES SHELTER AND CARE FOR DOMESTIC ANIMALS IN THE CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU. WE ARE THE ONLY BRICKS AND MORTAR SHELTER IN JUNEAU, AND THE LARGEST SHELTER IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA. WE ARE AN OPEN ADMISSION SHELTER, MEANING WE WILL TAKE ANY ANIMAL THAT IS SURRENDERED TO US, FOUND WITHOUT AN OWNER, OR FOUND TO BE ABANDONED, NEGLECTED OR ABUSED. ALL ANIMALS IN OUR CARE RECEIVE A BASIC HEATH EXAM AND ARE VACCINATED. IF THEY ARE NOT CLAIMED, THEY GO INTO OUR ADOPTION PROGRAM WHERE THEY STAY UNTIL WE CAN FIND THEM A GOOD HOME. ALL DOGS, CATS, FERRETS, RABBITS AND SOME SMALL ANIMALS ARE SPAYED OR NEUTERED AND MICROCHIPPED. DOGS ADOPTED FROM US ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED BEFORE LEAVING THE PREMISES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023, THE SHELTER TOOK IN 353 OWNER SURRENDERED ANIMALS AND 263 UNCLAIMED IMPOUNDED ANIMALS AND ADOPTED OUT 508 ANIMALS TO NEW HOMES. JUNEAU ANIMAL RESCUE ALSO PROVIDES LIMITED SUPPORT TO ANIMALS IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST ALASKA, OCCASIONALLY TAKING IN UNWANTED OR NEGLECTED ANIMALS FROM OUTLYING COMMUNITIES.