Stray or Lost Animal:

If you have found a stray or lost animal in your neighborhood, the best thing to do first is to contact the humane society or animal control provider for your county. When you file a found-animal report, your local humane society can help you determine if the animal is owned.

• NOCO Humane
• Cheyenne Animal Shelter
• Humane Society of Boulder Valley

Petco Love Lost:

The Alliance partners with Petco Love Lost to make reuniting lost pets easier usuing image recognition technology to search a national lost and found data base. Click here to visit Petco Love Lost’s website search and report your lost pet. 

Stray Kittens or Cat with Kittens:

Find a kitten outside? It may not be abandoned but just unsupervised by its mom at the moment. Please read this Best Friends article for tips on how to determine if the kitten is orphaned, or whether mom is just away. When you come across outdoor kittens, you may feel the need to immediately pick them up and bring them home with you, but that might not be the best thing for the kittens – or for you. Learn how to tell how old a kitten is. For additional information about stray kittens, please check out this article by Alley Cat Allies.

For Trap-Neuter-Return resources and additional help, please visit Animal Friends Alliance’s Community Cat Program page, where we also have an assistance request form. Another local agency that also helps feral and community cats is Northern Colorado Friends of Ferals.

*Animal Friends Alliance is a limited-admission shelter and receives animals by appointment only. We cannot accept animals on a walk-in basis. 

Low-Cost Spay/Neuter, Vaccines, Microchips

•  Our veterinary clinic offers subsidized spaying, neutering, vaccinations, microchipping, and more. Please call us at (970) 484-1861 for more information or to set up an appointment. See our Calendar of Events for vaccination clinic dates and locations.
• Denver Dumb Friends League: A full-service veterinary hospital and wellness clinic for pets and a fully subsidized (no-cost) cat spay/neuter clinic for Colorado cats.
• Elder Pet Care: A nonprofit clinic that provides low-cost services to clients age 55 and older. Cost reduction ranges of 10%-75% with proof of overall income.

Assistance for Low-Income Pet Owners

Animal Friends Alliance offers the following programs for struggling pet owners, to help prevent families from having to surrender their cats or dogs to a shelter due to an inability to afford spay/neuter or pet food.

• Prevent a Litter Plus (PAL+)
• Kibble Supply Pet Food Pantry

Additional Resources

Humane Society of the United States: Are you having trouble affording your pet? Check their list of national and state resources for pet owners in need.

If your pet is showing any undesirable behaviors, you should contact your veterinarian first to rule out any medical conditions that may be the cause. If medical issues are ruled out, please see these resources for behavior advice:

• Behavior Issue Resources
• Contact our shelter at adopt@savinganimaltoday.org.

If you decide it is necessary to give up your pet, the following are resources that could help.

• Animal Friends Alliance Feline Intake Process
  *Animal Friends Alliance is a limited-admission shelter and receives animals by appointment only. We cannot accept cats on a walk-in basis.
• Animal Friends Alliance Canine Intake Process
  *Animal Friends Alliance is a limited-admission shelter and receives animals by appointment only. We cannot accept dogs on a walk-in basis.
• Re-Homing a Pet on Your Own: Since many pet owners obtain their furry family members from sources outside a shelter, chances are good that you can find a new home for your pet through various forms of advertisement including social media and Craigslist.One reliable and free online resource for posting your pet is through REHOME by Adopt-a-Pet.com and The Petco Foundation.We advise that you are careful when re-homing your pet to someone you don’t know and that ask for a valid form of identification. It is recommended to charge a fee and ask plenty of questions. Good homes and families inquiring about your pet will not be deterred by these safeguards. You want to make sure that your pet goes to the best possible home, and they will respect that. It also helps to have your pet spayed/neutered, up to date on vaccinations, and to have cats tested for feline leukemia (FeLV). Please be aware that kittens should not be re-homed until they are at least 8 weeks of age or older. See this guide to help you determine a kitten’s age.