Temporary Boarding
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Temporary Boarding Services for Owned Pets
We strive to keep pets with their families and out of the shelter. For people experiencing a crisis who temporarily cannot care for their pet, we offer two free boarding programs. People deserve to receive the care they need and keep ownership of their pet.
Length of stay is limited to avoid excess stress to the animal and ensure prompt reunification. Please understand that we will only be able to accommodate the specific situations listed below.
Safety Net Service
When a person enrolls in COMEA or Community Action of Laramie County, the shelter provides free temporary boarding to their pets in an effort to keep pets with their family. Pets enrolled in this program may be visited by their people during their stay of up to 30 days. They are provided with food, water, walks, socialization, and enrichment. This program offers spaying/neutering, microchips, and rabies vaccination at no additional expense to the owner. (A contract from one of the organizations listed above is required prior to enrollment.)
“In that moment, after an accident, there’s so much going on. I’m thinking about my dogs, […] and I’m thinking about my health. I’m thinking about my family, who has no idea what has happened yet. My plate is so full that [the Cheyenne Animal Shelter] saying, ‘We’ve got your dogs taken care of,’ I can’t really put into words how much that meant to me.” - Crisis Care Service participant, Eric. To listen to Eric’s full interview, click here.
Crisis Care Service
If a pet owner is hospitalized, mandatorily evacuating from a natural disaster, or has passed away, the shelter provides free boarding to their pets for up to 10 days. Pets enrolled in this program may be visited by their people during their stay. They are provided with food, water, walks, socialization, and enrichment. An owner may also arrange for their pet’s stay if they have a planned hospitalization. If the owner has passed away, pets are boarded to allow people the opportunity to reclaim their family member’s pet.