Town Report Old Lyme Animal Shelter and Animal Control Department
The shelter was busy again this year. We rescued three feral cat colonies and were able to adopt out most of the cats. We also helped Pet Connections with some cats that they had rescued in Old Lyme. Our new
cat area has been a blessing and we are all grateful that we have the space to house all these abandoned animals. Everyone that visits the shelter is very impressed with the cheerful atmosphere.
They feel Old Lyme has a wonderful facility and the staff do too!
This year we rescued 103 animals from the streets of Old Lyme. We returned 49 of these to their owners, adopted 47 to new homes. The other 7 were carried over into the next fiscal year. There were 12 dog
bites and 268 complaints from residents.
Many people still have to be reminded that dogs are not allowed to roam off of their property, and are not to be barking and disturbing their neighbors. Aggressive behavior towards people or other animals is absolutely not tolerated and all dog bites are to be reported to the Animal Control Officer. State statue requires that the dogs that bite have to be quarantined.
And, of course, all dogs have to be licensed at the Town Hall. This seems to be a problem for some people, but they need to realize that there are many important reasons why this has to be done other than the
fact that it is a state law.
Residents of Old Lyme that need help with their pets can feel free to call us about any problem. We will help and we have a network of other people to call on. One of the situations we run into, and we can’t stress this enough, is that if you can no longer take care of your pet, please call us and we will either take it into the shelter or help you find a new home. We find many animals roaming that we know have been “dumped out”!
We are located at 3 Machnik Drive off of Hatchet Hill Rd. which is off of Four Mile River Road near exit 71. Please call us at (860) 434-3047.
Martha Rumskas Animal Control Officer |
