The Fond du Lac city council has approved contracts with three humane officer organizations who will continue providing animal control services to the city in 2024. City manager Joe Moore says Critter Junction, Lucky Dog and Sandi Paws will provide a variety of vital animal control services to the city – including taking custody of stray and abandoned dogs and cats, and attempting to reunite pets with their owners – under a uniform payment structure. A fourth organization, the Fond du Lac Humane Society, has asked to have a contract with the City to serve as an animal control facility, which continues their role of housing stray and abandoned animals. Moore says these contracts are the result of a negotiation meeting with all four organizations last month. Based on 2023 data, the City estimates that 700 domesticated animals, including approximately 200 dogs and 500 cats, will be surrendered to or taken into possession by the three City-appointed humane officer organizations.
