CONTACT
T: 618-944-0376
E: [email protected]Physical Address:8619 Travis Court
Herrin, IL 62948
Mailing Address: 300 N Park Ave
Herrin, IL 621948
The City of Herrin Animal Control is an indispensable city department providing the following services:
- Controlling animals running at large (dogs and cats)
- Protecting the public from dangerous or vicious animals
- Conducting wellbeing checks such as neglect, abandon and abuse
- Picking up stray, unwanted and feral animals running at-large
- Assisting Hospitals with animal bites in order to prevent rabies
- Providing shelter for the pets of citizens experiencing emergency situations (i.e., fire, flood, etc.)
- Helping lost pets find their way home
- We providing emergency services to the Villages of Energy and Crainville.
- We work with State Inspector in hoarding, neglect and abuse cases.
The City of Herrin Animal Control is a non-profit organization that includes a city funded animal shelter. We are the homes for the animals who were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time or just surrendered by their owners. Some didn’t find their way home and were without an ID tag to reunite them with their owners. We get so many new animals in our shelter every day, and they all have a very limited time to be adopted.
The shelter can’t always hold animals until we find the perfect home, there are simply too many arriving. Some people are bringing litters of animals in at a time. Although we do keep animals as long as possible to find their forever home, putting animals down is a last resort. Please do your part.
There are many things citizens can do to improve the situation for animals in our city. We want to thank everyone in advance who would like to help save one of these wonderful animals!
- Adopt an animal!
- Sponsor an animal! This way, the animal has an even better chance of finding a loving home!
- Foster an animal.
Even if you are unable to adopt or sponsor an animal, you can make a difference by donating the supplies that help the shelter care for animals in-house or the resources that allow the shelter to transport other animals to greater capacity, no-kill shelters, or rescues as necessary. Suggestions include:
- Monetary donations can be made to the City Clerk's office at City Hall.
- Cat sized crates. (Used to transport cats to rescues around the state and country.)
- Collars for dogs or cats of all sizes
- Puppy and cat booster shots
- Puppy food
- Wet cat/ kitten food.
- Traveling crates (especially medium and large)
- Dog beds.
Thank you for your support in giving!