08/06/2026
๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐:
To keep this announcement focused on providing accurate information regarding this change in municipal stray animal impound services, we have decided to turn comments off. We appreciate your understanding and encourage anyone with questions regarding the policies or procedures of the City of Negaunee, the City of Ishpeming, or Ishpeming Township to contact the appropriate municipality or its designated impound provider directly.
๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐
We want to make the public aware of an important change so there is no confusion if you find a stray animal.
Effective ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ณ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, the ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐ช๐ฆ and has instead contracted with ๐๐๐ต๐ฝ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ for those services.
Because each municipality is responsible for providing and funding its own stray animal impound services, it is important that stray animals are reported to the agency responsible for the municipality where they are found. This helps ensure animals are taken to the correct impound facility and gives owners the best opportunity to locate their lost pets.
If you find a stray animal:
๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ:
Negaunee Police Department โ 906-475-4154
Stray animals will be handled through the Ishpeming Township Pound.
๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ต๐ฝ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด:
Ishpeming Police Department โ 906-486-4416
๐ ๐๐๐ต๐ฝ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ:
Ishpeming Township Pound โ 906-485-5415
Located off Copper Street, Ishpeming Township.
๐ ๐๐น๐น ๐ข๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐:
Business Hours: UPAWS โ 906-475-6661
After Hours: Marquette County Central Dispatch โ 906-475-9912
If you're unsure which municipality a stray animal was found in, please contact Marquette County Central Dispatch at 906-475-9912. They can help direct you to the appropriate agency.
UPAWS provides stray animal impound services for municipalities within Marquette County that contract with us. Beginning ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ณ, the ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ต๐ฝ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ, ๐ท๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ต๐ฝ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ต๐ฝ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐.
To avoid delays in getting animals to the appropriate impound facility, ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ต๐ฝ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ต๐ฝ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐ช๐ฆ.
Instead, contact the appropriate agency listed above. They are responsible for answering questions and providing housing and instructions regarding stray animals found within their jurisdictions.
Thank you for your cooperation in helping ensure lost pets are directed to the appropriate impound facility, giving them the best opportunity to be reunited with their families.
๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ: We understand you may have additional questions. To ensure you receive the most accurate information, please contact the appropriate municipality or its designated impound provider directly regarding their impound policies and procedures, as UPAWS is unable to speak on their behalf.
