Minnesota Pet Resources
Community Support
Affordable vet care, emergency help, and support to keep pets healthy and in their homes. If you’re struggling, you’re not alone — start here.
🔍Lost or Found a Pet?
The first 24 hours matter most. Follow these steps in order — the earliest ones make the biggest difference.
If your pet is lost
- Search nearby first. Most cats are found within a few houses of home; dogs often circle back. Walk the area at dawn and dusk calling calmly, and leave your pet’s bed or an unwashed item of your clothing outside your door.
- Report it immediately. Call your city’s animal control or police non-emergency line, and every shelter and vet clinic within a few miles — strays with microchips are usually brought to a vet or shelter to be scanned.
- Update your microchip registration. Make sure your phone number is current with the chip company right away. A chip only works if the contact info does.
- Post online the same day. Use the free photo-matching and community sites below, plus Nextdoor.
- Put up posters. Big, simple, readable from a car: photo, one-word description (“LOST DOG”), and your phone number. Protect them in plastic sleeves and post within a 5-block radius, plus pet stores, vet offices, and schools.
- Don’t give up quickly. Pets are recovered weeks or even months later. Keep listings active and re-check shelters in person every few days — staff can’t always match a written description to the animal in front of them.
If you find a stray
Follow the same steps in reverse — have the animal scanned for a microchip at any vet (free), report it to animal control, and post in the “found” sections of the sites below. In Minnesota, finders should report a stray rather than simply keeping it.
Petco Love Lost
ONLINE · FREE
Free national database with photo-matching to reunite lost pets with their families.
Petfinder Shelter Search
ONLINE · FREE
Find every shelter and rescue near your zip code so you can call and check in person.
RxLow-Cost Vet Care
Clinics offering reduced-fee wellness care, spay/neuter, vaccines, and dental services. Many use income-based pricing — call ahead to ask what to bring.
MN SNAP
STATEWIDE · MOBILE UNIT
Low-cost spay/neuter surgeries and core vaccinations for cats and dogs, serving communities across Minnesota.
Humane Society
GOLDEN VALLEY · ST. PAUL
Full-range vet care, spay/neuter, and dental with affordable standard fees plus income-based discounts.
Mission Animal Hospital
EDEN PRAIRIE
Nonprofit clinic with sliding-scale, income-based fees. Walk-in urgent care and appointments.
ValueCare Vet Clinic
CHASKA · RICHFIELD
Affordable full-service care — no income qualification needed.
Access Veterinary Care
MINNEAPOLIS
Routine care, surgeries, and dental by appointment; walk-in urgent care with evening and weekend hours as space allows.
VeTouch (U of M)
MINNEAPOLIS
Student-run monthly vaccine clinics for financially qualified Twin Cities residents. Appointment only.
24Emergency Care
If your pet is in immediate danger, call ahead so the team can prepare for your arrival.
U of M Veterinary
ST. PAUL
24-hour emergency and specialty hospital. Financial assistance funds available for eligible clients.
Como Park Hospital
ROSEVILLE
Full-service clinic with 24-hour emergency care. Accepts CareCredit.
Pet Poison Helpline
NATIONWIDE
24/7 phone guidance if your pet ate something toxic. A per-incident fee applies.
🌳Wildlife & Species-Specific Rescues
Found an injured wild animal, or need help with a companion animal other than a cat or dog? Start with these organizations.
Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of MN
Wildlife Rehabilitation & Release
U of M Raptor Center
Parrot Help
MN Pocket Pet Rescue
FERRETS · RATS · REPTILES
Rescue for small companion animals and reptiles.
Piggy Haven
MN Companion Rabbit Society
MN Hooved Animal Rescue
HORSES
Rescue and rehabilitation for horses and hooved animals.
⚠Report Animal Abuse
If you believe an animal is in an immediate life-threatening situation, using good judgment, you can always call 911 or your local police non-emergency number. Metro county websites will refer you to the Animal Humane Society.
Minnesota Federated Humane Societies
Animal Humane Society — Humane Investigations
TWIN CITIES METRO
Report suspected animal cruelty or neglect in Minnesota.
City of Minneapolis — Animal Care & Control
MINNEAPOLIS CITY LIMITS
Report animal abuse occurring within Minneapolis city limits.
Contact Us
We’d love to hear from you! Whether you’re interested in adopting, fostering, volunteering, or just have a question about one of our animals, drop us a note below and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
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